Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體 by Yiwen Yu

Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體 by Yiwen Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 房地產設計 Competition Category.

銀房地產· 2024

Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體

by Yiwen Yu

Client: gad Design Group Ltd.

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 房地產 Category

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The Design

About Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體

衢州禮賢未來社區係位於中國衢州市中心、衢江東岸嘅一個住宅發展項目。五層高嘅建築圍合成庭院，上面點綴住幾座高層塔樓，令人聯想起附近古城嘅街巷。住宅樓宇嘅地面層架空並以天橋相連，形成一個共享嘅行人網絡，設有社區花園同開放空間。梯級、斜道同升降機將呢個網絡連接到周邊街道。項目採用咗預製裝配式建造同其他低碳建造方法。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Quzhou Lixian Future Community 住宅綜合體是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The "4+X" innovative scenario system was integrated to build three future communities. Focused on high-quality life development, it concentrates on future neighborhood, education, health, and governance as four major design scenes, coordinating entrepreneurship, transportation, low-carbon, architecture, and services. It aims to provide residents with a warm neighborhood, a resilient natural community, and an orderly community, creating the international garden community.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 106,927 m2, Gross Floor Area: 363,058 m2
Tags: architecture, commercial housing, pedestrian network, sustainable design
Production Technology: With the support of government authorities at all levels, land resources and urban transportation facilities were integrated from the planning stage, enabling the unique cross-district 3D traffic and enclosed layout. The application of BIM technology in the survey and design phase provided more precise technical drawings. The use of prefabricated buildings and other low-carbon technologies effectively improved construction efficiency and met environmental protection requirements.
Design Challenge: Breaking away from the established patterns of Chinese real estate development over decades and exploring a new form of community was a significant challenge for the design. The key was to draw on tradition, reshape diverse public spaces, and revive the familiar community concept. After the project's completion, it has become a popular spot where people stop to gaze at the arches, chat while walking their children near play facilities, or simply sit under a large tree overlooking the Qujiang River.
Research: This project is located in the center of Quzhou city, on the east bank of the Qujiang River, and consists of four plots of land. By elevating the ground floor of residential building and connecting it with over-road bridges, an elevated, shared, and safe three-dimensional pedestrian system was established, linking various residential groups and public service facilities. The planning layout draws inspiration from the streets and alleys of the Chinese ancient city, with 5-story buildings enclosing courtyards and a few high-rise towers scattered above the courtyards. This transforms the capacity of high-rises into the density of multi-story buildings, bringing back a sense of scale that is intimate and comfortable.
Inspiration: In the past thirty years of rapid urbanization in China, the development of commercial residential buildings has focused excessively on "economic efficiency", leading to a barracks-style layout, over-scaled, and isolated appearance in residential areas. Reflecting on this, the design team drew inspiration from traditional Chinese settlements and local residential culture in Quzhou. They sought to find a path more in line with a better life imagination, reshaping an open and diverse residential mode near the ancient city, thereby creating a modern and sustainable neighborhood.
Project Duration: The design phase of Lixian project started in 2019. The construction starts from 2020 and completed in 2023.
Operation Flow: Community gardens and open spaces for residents are located on this elevated pedestrian network, connecting with urban streets in all directions through steps, ramps and elevators. Although this pedestrian network is completely open, the one-story height gap is naturally formed which shows the boundaries of the community and enhances the sense of belonging of community residents.
Image Credits: gad Design Group Ltd.