U Cube 景觀翻新 by Lacime Landscaping is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 園境設計 Competition Category.

銅園境設計· 2020

U Cube 景觀翻新

by Lacime Landscaping

Client: Lacime Landscaping

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 園境設計 Category

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The Design

About U Cube 景觀翻新

U Cube係一個位於中國上海嘅小型街道景觀翻新項目,喺2018年完成。設計理念以去除繁複、保留簡約為主軸。極簡嘅元素、未來感嘅物料同精緻嘅細節,將呢條街道轉化成一個實用嘅辦公景觀。原本嘅巷弄狹窄又陰暗,所以佈局設計以延展空間為原則。精緻嘅門牌同標誌性嘅入口,將辦公區域同住宅區域分隔開嚟。車輛出入受到管制,提供一個寧靜獨立嘅工作環境。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

U Cube 景觀翻新是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計U Cube 景觀翻新將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。U Cube 景觀翻新出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Following the design philosophy of removing complexity and keeping simplicity, Lacime made the small-scale streets a beautiful and practical office landscape by using minimal elements, futuristic design techniques, and exquisite details.
Dimensions & Packaging: The original lane was narrow and dark, which become more congested and depressed because of coexistence of passages and vehicles. So, the design was based on the principle of stretching space.
Tags: landscape, renovation, architecture, street, simplicity
Production Technology: The original street lacks a unique soul and character due to the messy city interface and the ambiguous boundaries between different industries. As a result, this commercial and residential land failed to inject vitality into the area. As to the facade, the futuristic materials, fine doorplate and iconic entrance stand out from the surrounding chaotic environment, dividing the office area from the residential area. Meanwhile, the nature of the land is highlighted with a new image, thus the value of the neighborhood has been improved.
Design Challenge: How to integrate the four elements into one, and to inject new life to the area from point to plane has become the main point of this design. The modern building contrasts sharply with the surrounding environment. The pure white walls and the tough clean lines both lay a good foundation for the landscape design.
Research: Looking at the endless stream of time, whether after five years, ten years, thirty years or even one hundred years, a good work can exist in time, beyond time, and will not be swallowed by time. This is what we have been pursuing and what we are longing for.
Inspiration: As Jane Jacobs pointed out in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities that while modern urban planning theory promotes regionalization, it devalues high-density, and the mixed use of small-scale neighborhoods and open spaces undermines urban diversity. The four elements of a vibrant urban area are proposed in the book: mixed land use, small-scale neighborhoods, coexistence of new and old buildings and high population density, which are integrated in this project.
Project Duration: The project is completed in 2018 in Shanghai, China.
Operation Flow: In addition to the landscape transformation, the vehicle is shielded by control, providing a relatively quiet and independent modern working environment which has a sense of future.
The thinking and design of a landscape project should be beyond what we see at present and design can promote value.
Team Members: Zhang Yi, Wang Jing, Hou Jianbang, Wang Donghao, Huang Xuelong, Wu Di, Ma Dawei, Zeng Xiaohui