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CODED SCAPE
Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China.CODED SCAPE
Our intention was to transfer to the surrounding landscape this strong tech character, playing with the idea of binary code, in the form of black & white or full & empty, applied to the base canvas of the landscape, the pavement & the greenery.CODED SCAPE
The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart technologies applied to the urban realm, is one of the buildings that make up a new Tech Hub in the Fuyang District of Hangzhou, a city known to be home of Chinese tech industry-leading companies.CODED SCAPE
Thus, the pavement & greenery patterns resemble a binary code language, onto which we insert colorful bits of activity, as platforms for social interaction within the space.CODED SCAPE
Inspired by the modular rhythm of the main building’s structure, we trace an imaginary grid that helps us to allocate and distribute geometrical landscape features in different scales.CODED SCAPE
The features go from tiny pixels of grass, passing through middle patches of geometrical bushes to bigger platforms of urban furniture & activity areas for education & entertainment.CODED SCAPE
Within the entire landscape, we strategically place a few focal points, either as resting areas or gathering points, as well as educational, leisure & entertainment spaces.CODED SCAPE
In this way, a Circle’s Plaza can be found at the pedestrian entrance as a meeting point for visitors; a Bots Playground is located right next to the observation tower for the entertainment of kids;CODED SCAPE
a series of 4 mini-plazas make up the main educational & activity area right by the side of the main circulation area, and a calm Coded Garden is placed in between the buildings in order to serve them both as a resting spot for workers and visitors from both buildings.CODED SCAPE
Altogether, the landscape enhances and stimulates the experience of visitors in the public realm even before entering the Experience Center.CODED SCAPE
Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China.CODED SCAPE
The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart technologies applied to the urban realm, is one of the buildings that make up a new Tech Hub in the Fuyang District of Hangzhou, a city known to be home of Chinese tech industry-leading companies.CODED SCAPE
Our intention was to transfer to the surrounding landscape this strong tech character, playing with the idea of binary code, in the form of black & white or full & empty, applied to the base canvas of the landscape, the pavement & the greenery.CODED SCAPE
Thus, the pavement & greenery patterns resemble a binary code language, onto which we insert colorful bits of activity, as platforms for social interaction within the space.CODED SCAPE
Inspired by the modular rhythm of the main building’s structure, we trace an imaginary grid that helps us to allocate and distribute geometrical landscape features in different scales.CODED SCAPE
The features go from tiny pixels of grass, passing through middle patches of geometrical bushes to bigger platforms of urban furniture & activity areas for education & entertainment.CODED SCAPE
Within the entire landscape, we strategically place a few focal points, either as resting areas or gathering points, as well as educational, leisure & entertainment spaces.CODED SCAPE
In this way, a Circle’s Plaza can be found at the pedestrian entrance as a meeting point for visitors; a Bots Playground is located right next to the observation tower for the entertainment of kids;CODED SCAPE
a series of 4 mini-plazas make up the main educational & activity area right by the side of the main circulation area, and a calm Coded Garden is placed in between the buildings in order to serve them both as a resting spot for workers and visitors from both buildings.CODED SCAPE
Altogether, the landscape enhances and stimulates the experience of visitors in the public realm even before entering the Experience Center.CODED SCAPE
Coded Scape is an urban landscape architectural project of 10.000 m2 that surrounds the Hangzhou Future City Experience Center, in Hangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province, China.CODED SCAPE
The Future City Experience Center, a showroom of smart technologies applied to the urban realm, is one of the buildings that make up a new Tech Hub in the Fuyang District of Hangzhou, a city known to be home of Chinese tech industry-leading companies.CODED SCAPE
Our intention was to transfer to the surrounding landscape this strong tech character, playing with the idea of binary code, in the form of black & white or full & empty, applied to the base canvas of the landscape, the pavement & the greenery.CODED SCAPE
Thus, the pavement & greenery patterns resemble a binary code language, onto which we insert colorful bits of activity, as platforms for social interaction within the space.CODED SCAPE
Inspired by the modular rhythm of the main building’s structure, we trace an imaginary grid that helps us to allocate and distribute geometrical landscape features in different scales.CODED SCAPE
Within the entire landscape, we strategically place a few focal points, either as resting areas or gathering points, as well as educational, leisure & entertainment spaces.CODED SCAPE
In this way, a Circle’s Plaza can be found at the pedestrian entrance as a meeting point for visitors; a Bots Playground is located right next to the observation tower for the entertainment of kids;© 100architects
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OLYMPIA ON TOUR
Olympia on Tour is a remake of our playful urban intervention “Olympia”, done back in 2017, inspired by sports for the activation of different public spaces.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
The project is composed of 2 surreal sports fields, Basketball & Tennis, in which users cannot strictly and officially play those sports, but instead, they can immerse themselves into a surreal-themed play environment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
This time, driven by a “plug & play” strategy, it is intended to be itinerant throughout several cities in China.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
Those surreal sports fields are linked together by a running track, providing play opportunities for kids, as well as resting opportunities on an innovative “bitten” wooden deck that acts as public furniture and meeting point for adults and other social groups, fostering social interactions within the installation.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
It is part of a series of itinerant “plug & play” installations developed by 100architects to promote physical activity among kids, aiming to activate and improve numerous public spaces, It has been installed first in the city of Ningbo, in the fall of 2021, and early next year will be moving to Hangzhou, with several other cities in the pipeline.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
as well as the experience of citizens in the public realm with just a single installation which can be enjoyed in several cities, turning temporarily pedestrian streets and plazas into eye-catching and exciting pop-up hotspots of fun and entertainment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
The project is composed of 2 surreal sports fields, Basketball & Tennis, in which users cannot strictly and officially play those sports, but instead, they can immerse themselves into a surreal-themed play environment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
we believe that through recreational amenities in the Public Realm that go beyond the spatial norms of typical sports facilities, we can foster healthier lifestyles in a wider range of social groups.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
Those surreal sports fields are linked together by a running track, providing play opportunities for kids, as well as resting opportunities on an innovative “bitten” wooden deck that acts as public furniture and meeting point for adults and other social groups, fostering social interactions within the installation.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
Olympia on Tour is a remake of our playful urban intervention “Olympia”, done back in 2017, inspired by sports for the activation of different public spaces.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
This time, driven by a “plug & play” strategy, it is intended to be itinerant throughout several cities in China.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
The project is composed of 2 surreal sports fields, Basketball & Tennis, in which users cannot strictly and officially play those sports, but instead, they can immerse themselves into a surreal-themed play environment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
It has been installed first in the city of Ningbo, in the fall of 2021, and early next year will be moving to Hangzhou, with several other cities in the pipeline.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
It is part of a series of itinerant “plug & play” installations developed by 100architects to promote physical activity among kids, aiming to activate and improve numerous public spaces,OLYMPIA ON TOUR
as well as the experience of citizens in the public realm with just a single installation which can be enjoyed in several cities, turning temporarily pedestrian streets and plazas into eye-catching and exciting pop-up hotspots of fun and entertainment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
The project is composed of 2 surreal sports fields, Basketball & Tennis, in which users cannot strictly and officially play those sports, but instead, they can immerse themselves into a surreal-themed play environment.OLYMPIA ON TOUR
Understanding sports as a physical recreation, or any form of physical activity undertaken in leisure time for the sake of pleasure & entertainment, rather than high-performance sports facilities for only athletes,OLYMPIA ON TOUR
we believe that through recreational amenities in the Public Realm that go beyond the spatial norms of typical sports facilities, we can foster healthier lifestyles in a wider range of social groups.© 100architects
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RIVER LOOP
River Loop is a metropolitan intervention in the riverbanks of Rionegro, Antioquia in Colombia, that extends for over 4 kilometers in length. The master plan defines not only the riverfront itself but also the areas adjacent to the river as a public park with urban equipment of different types for all kinds of users.RIVER LOOP
In order to face the immense challenge of imagining the Rionegro Park of the future, and in what way the project could better serve the citizens of Rionegro,RIVER LOOP
our proposal inevitably finds inspiration in the river itself that gives name to its city, and around which the entire project is developed.RIVER LOOP
Deliberately, the proposal allows itself to be suggested and seduced by that sinuous and meandering silhouette of the River to generate a new public framework that is less Cartesian and more sinuous.RIVER LOOP
It is less abrupt and more friendly with the human scale and with the pedestrian, less gray and more welcoming and stimulating, capable of reconnecting the city and its citizens with their quintessential natural public space, the River.RIVER LOOP
In this way, the main purpose of the proposal is focused on creating a hybrid urban-natural system intertwining three fundamental aspects of the landscape: controlled natural ecosystems, pedestrian accessibility, and a public functional program.RIVER LOOP
In the first place, the proposal aims to generate controlled hybrid spaces, interspersing nature and architecture, on the one hand, to contribute to generating a healthy natural ecosystem along both riverbanks,RIVER LOOP
and on the other hand, to do it in such a way that it can be accessible and enjoyable by citizens, creating a true urban-natural environmental corridor along the winding route.RIVER LOOP
To achieve this first aim, we create a matrix of different typologies of riverbanks which can be allocated according to the needs of the immediate context around, the program planned to be inserted, and the level of desired pedestrian accessibility.RIVER LOOP
That matrix contains 12 different typologies that would create a remarkable everchanging riverbank experience keeping users entertained over the 4 kilometers length of the intervention.RIVER LOOP
In the second instance, it is developed a network of urban affluents of the River in the form of interconnected winding roads, which allow easy pedestrian access throughout the entire promenade,RIVER LOOP
generating new opportunities for citizens to reconnect with the natural ecology of their emblematic River.RIVER LOOP
However, these roads are not only limited to ground level, they are often separated from the ground level to cross over other roads, form a pedestrian bridge over water or highways, or connect to a pedestrian route at a higher level.RIVER LOOP
These new landscaping affluents in turn provide the third fundamental element of the design and abundant public program of activities throughout the park.RIVER LOOP
The paths overlap and intersect, diverge and converge, twist and turn, rise and fall, generating concavities and convexities that allow hosting squares, viewpoints, amphitheaters, cafes, meeting points, sports areas, children's play areas, etc.RIVER LOOP
Finally, this urban renewal strategy, supported by these three fundamental pillars, also makes use of our particular theory of hyper-stimulation applied to public spaces through the strategic use of color, to truly turn the project into an urban-natural landmark at the national and international level.RIVER LOOP
In a country with roots as colorful as Colombia, where color influences people's emotions and mental state so positively, what better way to extend an invitation to all Rionegreros/as to reconnect with their Rio, than through an immense canvas of color that stimulates and elevates their sense of belonging and pride for their city?RIVER LOOP
River Loop is a metropolitan intervention in the riverbanks of Rionegro, Antioquia in Colombia, that extends for over 4 kilometers in length. The master plan defines not only the riverfront itself but also the areas adjacent to the river as a public park with urban equipment of different types for all kinds of users.RIVER LOOP
In order to face the immense challenge of imagining the Rionegro Park of the future, and in what way the project could better serve the citizens of Rionegro, our proposal inevitably finds inspiration in the river itself that gives name to its city, and around which the entire project is developed.RIVER LOOP
Deliberately, the proposal allows itself to be suggested and seduced by that sinuous and meandering silhouette of the River to generate a new public framework that is less Cartesian and more sinuous.RIVER LOOP
It is less abrupt and more friendly with the human scale and with the pedestrian, less gray and more welcoming and stimulating, capable of reconnecting the city and its citizens with their quintessential natural public space, the River.© 100architects
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URBAN RIPPLE
Urban Ripple is a hyper-stimulating public space designed by 100architects around a newly built Exhibition Center in Guangzhou, the most populous city of Guangdong Province, China.URBAN RIPPLE
In order to follow up that narrative, 100architects was commissioned to design a very eye-catching, stimulating and multifunctional public space surrounding the building, aiming to boost the visitor experience before even entering the building.URBAN RIPPLE
Driven by youngster’s lifestyle, the Exhibition Center intends to call the attention of millennials and Gen Z through a wide range of functions, such as Modern Art Gallery, Party Rooms, Cinema, Band Room, Workshop Room, etc.URBAN RIPPLE
The hyper-stimulating space is permanently open to public, not only for the Exhibition Center’s visitors but any passerby since this area completely belongs to the public realm.URBAN RIPPLE
The project is inspired by the famous Zhujiang River (Pearl River), one of the most important and proud icons of Guangzhou, which also gives name to the client’s company.URBAN RIPPLE
It features a simple yet striking combinative system of geometrized water ripples, where the main public functions for social interaction are placed, and striped urban corridors resembling the flow of the river while suggesting and encouraging pedestrian circulation.URBAN RIPPLE
The main space of the project is right in front of the exhibition center; a colorful sunken plaza with seating features, greenery and shading structures, strategically located in the heart of this urban space, contrasting with all the greyscale circulations revolving around itself.URBAN RIPPLE
Besides the patterns, the use of color plays a key role in the clear definition of both spaces, the one for staying and engaging socially as well as the one for circulating.URBAN RIPPLE
Thus, circulation corridors are solved with shades of grey stone pavement, while for injecting vitality in functional spaces, vibrant colors are applied, using as a base, shades of aquamarine color for the pavements.URBAN RIPPLE
On the other hand, contrasting, energetic & uplifting colors highlight the urban furniture and other features, in order to call and direct the attention of passersby.URBAN RIPPLE
Additionally, the project is not only in the ground floor, but also extends to the rooftop of the building colonizing with an elevated plaza the top floor of the Exhibition Center, filling it up with colors, shading structures and seating features.URBAN RIPPLE
Urban Ripple is equipped with several sitting features, amphitheaters for gathering or public performances, lounge areas, stools & tables under canopies to rest under shadows, as well as playful and interactive features, offering joyful and entertainment spaces for all kind of age groups.URBAN RIPPLE
Altogether, the proposal creates a very uncommon and surprising public space, beautifying the surroundings of the Exhibition Center while boosting and stimulating visitors’ senses and experiences in the public realm.URBAN RIPPLE
Urban Ripple is a hyper-stimulating public space designed by 100architects around a newly built Exhibition Center in Guangzhou, the most populous city of Guangdong Province, China.URBAN RIPPLE
Driven by youngster’s lifestyle, the Exhibition Center intends to call the attention of millennials and Gen Z through a wide range of functions, such as Modern Art Gallery, Party Rooms, Cinema, Band Room, Workshop Room, etc.URBAN RIPPLE
In order to follow up that narrative, 100architects was commissioned to design a very eye-catching, stimulating and multifunctional public space surrounding the building, aiming to boost the visitor experience before even entering the building.URBAN RIPPLE
The hyper-stimulating space is permanently open to public, not only for the Exhibition Center’s visitors but any passerby since this area completely belongs to the public realm.URBAN RIPPLE
The project is inspired by the famous Zhujiang River (Pearl River), one of the most important and proud icons of Guangzhou, which also gives name to the client’s company.URBAN RIPPLE
It features a simple yet striking combinative system of geometrized water ripples, where the main public functions for social interaction are placed, and striped urban corridors resembling the flow of the river while suggesting and encouraging pedestrian circulation.URBAN RIPPLE
The main space of the project is right in front of the exhibition center; a colorful sunken plaza with seating features, greenery and shading structures, strategically located in the heart of this urban space, contrasting with all the greyscale circulations revolving around itself.URBAN RIPPLE
Besides the patterns, the use of color plays a key role in the clear definition of both spaces, the one for staying and engaging socially as well as the one for circulating.URBAN RIPPLE
Thus, circulation corridors are solved with shades of grey stone pavement, while for injecting vitality in functional spaces, vibrant colors are applied, using as a base, shades of aquamarine color for the pavements.URBAN RIPPLE
On the other hand, contrasting, energetic & uplifting colors highlight the urban furniture and other features, in order to call and direct the attention of passersby.URBAN RIPPLE
Additionally, the project is not only in the ground floor, but also extends to the rooftop of the building colonizing with an elevated plaza the top floor of the Exhibition Center, filling it up with colors, shading structures and seating features.URBAN RIPPLE
Urban Ripple is equipped with several sitting features, amphitheaters for gathering or public performances, lounge areas, stools & tables under canopies to rest under shadows, as well as playful and interactive features, offering joyful and entertainment spaces for all kind of age groups.© 100architects
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OCTOPUS KINGDOM
It is a hyper-stimulating urban toy for Nanshan District and for all the visitors of the mall, a colorful intervention that acts as an urban attractor, calling the attention by standing out from its urban surrounding environment.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Octopus Kingdom is a new example of eye-catching urban playscape designed by 100architects on the rooftop of Gateaway One, a newly built shopping mall in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The playscape resembles a small village of sand castles on the seaside, and a gigantic Octopus emerging from the sea and approaching curiously the shore of this paradisiac beach, mesmerized by those colorful sand castles.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The 7-meters-high Octopus head, arises as the main IP play object visible from all the surrounding buildings, while its 8 wavy & meandering tentacles are playful courses of ...OCTOPUS KINGDOM
...challenging activities and obstacles at the ground level, helping children to develop their physical abilities and cognitive skills while learning through play.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The 9 colorful sand castles on the beach create a “Play Route” which children can travel crossing from castle to castle, discovering new play opportunities in each of them.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Besides the main Octopus and the sand castles, the playscape is equipped with several sitting features, like the amphitheater for gathering, or stools & tables under a group of marine canopies for adults to rest while kids have fun.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The decorative lighting strategy seeking to achieve an impressive night effect, highlights the most recognizable profiles of the project, that is all the edges of the Octopus head, the edges of the sand castles and the edges of the amphitheater.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Sparkling dots of light are embedded into the floor for a magical environmental effect, while custom-made algae-shaped lamps are implemented in the perimeter for a holistic and immersive marine experience.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Octopus Kingdom is a new example of eye-catching urban playscape designed by 100architects on the rooftop of Gateaway One, a newly built shopping mall in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
It is a hyper-stimulating urban toy for Nanshan District and for all the visitors of the mall, a colorful intervention that acts as an urban attractor, calling the attention by standing out from its urban surrounding environment.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The playscape resembles a small village of sand castles on the seaside, and a gigantic Octopus emerging from the sea and approaching curiously the shore of this paradisiac beach, mesmerized by those colorful sand castles.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The 7-meters-high Octopus head, arises as the main IP play object visible from all the surrounding buildings, while its 8 wavy & meandering tentacles are playful courses of ..OCTOPUS KINGDOM
...challenging activities and obstacles at the ground level, helping children to develop their physical abilities and cognitive skills while learning through play.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The 9 colorful sand castles on the beach create a “Play Route” which children can travel crossing from castle to castle, discovering new play opportunities in each of them.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The colorful floor, solved with EPDM to absorb impacts while playing, renders a beach, by using different shades of yellow to represent the sand, and different shades of blue to represent the sea.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Besides the main Octopus and the sand castles, the playscape is equipped with several sitting features, like the amphitheater for gathering, or stools & tables under a group of marine canopies for adults to rest while kids have fun.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The decorative lighting strategy seeking to achieve an impressive night effect, highlights the most recognizable profiles of the project, that is all the edges of the Octopus head, the edges of the sand castles and the edges of the amphitheater.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Sparkling dots of light are embedded into the floor for a magical environmental effect, while custom-made algae-shaped lamps are implemented in the perimeter for a holistic and immersive marine experience.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
Octopus Kingdom is a new example of eye-catching urban playscape designed by 100architects on the rooftop of Gateaway One, a newly built shopping mall in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
It is a hyper-stimulating urban toy for Nanshan District and for all the visitors of the mall, a colorful intervention that acts as an urban attractor, calling the attention by standing out from its urban surrounding environment.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The playscape resembles a small village of sand castles on the seaside, and a gigantic Octopus emerging from the sea and approaching curiously the shore of this paradisiac beach, mesmerized by those colorful sand castles.OCTOPUS KINGDOM
The 7-meters-high Octopus head, arises as the main IP play object visible from all the surrounding buildings, while its 8 wavy & meandering tentacles are playful courses of ..OCTOPUS KINGDOM
...challenging activities and obstacles at the ground level, helping children to develop their physical abilities and cognitive skills while learning through play.© 100architects
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THE NEST
The Nest is another example of eye-catching and hyper-stimulating design done by 100architects to improve and beautify the urban public realm, in this case in the city of Chengdu, the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan.THE NEST
100architects have designed this urban playscape to boost joy and entertainment for kids and adults alike, regardless of their age. A colorful playscape that acts as an urban attractor, calling the attention by standing out from its urban surrounding environment.THE NEST
The project belongs to a particular typology of urban public interventions intending to be “urban toys for the city”. Following the studio’s belief that “Play is not only for kids”,THE NEST
The narrative of the design of this multifunctional playscape, and hence its name The Nest.THE NEST
The project is driven and inspired by the idea of a colorful birth, a magical moment of birth of two little chicks in their nest, being accompanied by their mother bird, who is trying to provide them with their first meal.THE NEST
The three birds, as main IP objects, emerge in the center as vertical play structures which can be habitable by kids, climbing up & sliding down, finding in each of them different play opportunities.THE NEST
Surrounding the main birds, the project evolves with a pattern based on circles, which act as platforms for leisure and social interaction and in which a wide range of other functions are implemented in order to enhance the multifunctionality of the playscape.THE NEST
Those surrounding circles provide kids for instance with a sunken sandpit, swings or a trampoline; youngsters with a round ping-pong table and a fitness core;THE NEST
and adults & elders with features such as a Chinese chess table, elderly exercising equipment, and even different sitting components under eggshell-shaped canopies for shadowing.THE NEST
As a way of sewing all the circular components together, a meandering running track is used around them, turning the playscape into a multifunctional circuit of events to be enjoyed by kids & adults alike.THE NEST
To complete this urban intervention in a holistic way, the surrounding landscape is also solved with circular shapes of greenery, bushes, flowers and trees, enclosing the playscape in a safe way for kids to play freely.THE NEST
The night effect of the project enhances the meandering shapes of all the eggshells through decorative lighting with flex LED strips on the edges.THE NEST
This includes the eggshells from which the little chicks are arise, and the ones serving as shadowing canopies. For functional lighting, lampposts were designed with smaller eggshell-shaped lamps on top.THE NEST
The Nest is another example of eye-catching and hyper-stimulating design done by 100architects to improve and beautify the urban public realm, in this case in the city of Chengdu, the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan.THE NEST
The project belongs to a particular typology of urban public interventions intending to be “urban toys for the city”. Following the studio’s belief that “Play is not only for kids”,THE NEST
100architects have designed this urban playscape to boost joy and entertainment for kids and adults alike, regardless of their age. A colorful playscape that acts as an urban attractor, calling the attention by standing out from its urban surrounding environment.THE NEST
The narrative of the design of this multifunctional playscape, and hence its name The Nest.THE NEST
The project is driven and inspired by the idea of a colorful birth, a magical moment of birth of two little chicks in their nest, being accompanied by their mother bird, who is trying to provide them with their first meal.THE NEST
The three birds, as main IP objects, emerge in the center as vertical play structures which can be habitable by kids, climbing up & sliding down, finding in each of them different play opportunities.THE NEST
Surrounding the main birds, the project evolves with a pattern based on circles, which act as platforms for leisure and social interaction and in which a wide range of other functions are implemented in order to enhance the multifunctionality of the playscape.THE NEST
Those surrounding circles provide kids for instance with a sunken sandpit, swings or a trampoline; youngsters with a round ping-pong table and a fitness core;© 100architects
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HERMIT RETREAT
Hermit Retreat has been designed to become a distinguished rural destination in Pingwu County, where Chinese tradition meets modern luxury.HERMIT RETREAT
Therefore, the design is strongly inspired in traditional Chinese rural architecture, but with a modern twist. We believe that the mixture of traditional & modern styles is the key for a successful boutique touristic destination in a rural setting.HERMIT RETREAT
Thus, we have adopted certain traditional features of Chinese rural architecture into our design.HERMIT RETREAT
The challenge of this project was designing 1 rural hotel split in 2 different plots. The original position of the existing buildings in Plot 1 and Plot 2 are irregular and atomized.HERMIT RETREAT
Therefore, with the aim of sewing both plots together, we use a Fish-bone Scheme, in which the central path in between both plots is the main spine or lane, and from there we can easily reach and access every pavilion through secondary paths.HERMIT RETREAT
In order to achieve an efficient Fish-bone Scheme, we re-position all the pavilions nearby the main spine, separating the pavilions in Plot 2 from the neighbor pre-existing constructions on the North part, and proposing new pavilions in Plot 1, also closer to the central path.HERMIT RETREAT
The main spine, besides being the main circulation area, turns into a platform with areas for contemplation and social interaction, uniting both plots naturally into one comprehensive joint proposal.HERMIT RETREAT
In order to offer a premium, private, cozy, boutique experience, we opted for organizing the units in separated wooden villas built on piles, rather than in rooms within the same building.HERMIT RETREAT
This enhances the sense of privacy, and allows us to create private outdoor terraces to connect with nature in a much closer way.HERMIT RETREAT
The lobby building has been elevated from the ground level in order to obtain an extra covered, usable, open public space underneath for social interactions among guests.HERMIT RETREAT
This open common space counts with a BBQ area, and a communal long table for sharing meals or bonfires at night.HERMIT RETREAT
Since it’s covered but not closed, its GFA counts as 50%, a good strategy to gain a big common usable area without increasing too much the total GFA of the plot.HERMIT RETREAT
Even though the GFA for the entire project was very limited, we have prioritized comfort, coziness, and happiness over built m2.HERMIT RETREAT
In the Plot 1, the brief suggested to use 160m2 as maximum building area, using 100m2 for the Lobby & common areas, and 60m2 in rooms.HERMIT RETREAT
We completely inverted that formula, dedicating 100m2 to the villas to be able to get 3 villas of 33,3 m2 each + outdoor terrace, while using only 60m2 for the Lobby Building.HERMIT RETREAT
In the Plot 2, the brief suggested to use 120m2 as maximum building area, dedicating 100m2 to rooms and just 20m2 to open pavilions.HERMIT RETREAT
Attractive common outdoor areas can be used as selling points by the hotel managers, and ultimately will be what makes a great experience for guests.HERMIT RETREAT
As outdoor features, we also created a “Gate Element” inspired in Chinese gates placed at the entrances of old towns or neighborhoods, indicating that once trespassing that gate, the nice experience begins.HERMIT RETREAT
Hermit retreat has been designed to become a distinguished rural destination in Pingwu County, where Chinese tradition meets modern luxury.HERMIT RETREAT
Therefore, the design is strongly inspired in traditional Chinese rural architecture, but with a modern twist. We believe that the mixture of traditional & modern styles is the key for a successful boutique touristic destination in a rural setting.HERMIT RETREAT
Thus, we have adopted certain traditional features of Chinese rural architecture into our design.HERMIT RETREAT
The lobby building has been elevated from the ground level in order to obtain an extra covered, usable, open public space underneath for social interactions among guests.HERMIT RETREAT
This open common space counts with a BBQ area, and a communal long table for sharing meals or bonfires at night.HERMIT RETREAT
In order to offer a premium, private, cozy, boutique experience, we opted for organizing the units in separated wooden villas built on piles, rather than in rooms within the same building.HERMIT RETREAT
This enhances the sense of privacy, and allows us to create private outdoor terraces to connect with nature in a much closer way.HERMIT RETREAT
Attractive common outdoor areas can be used as selling points by the hotel managers, and ultimately will be what makes a great experience for guests.HERMIT RETREAT
Besides the central path as a space for contemplation, with outdoor seating opportunities, we have also created twisted versions of Chinese pavilions, covered spaces fostering social gatherings, playing, resting and fun outdoor experiences.HERMIT RETREAT
In the Plot 1, the brief suggested to use 160m2 as maximum building area, using 100m2 for the Lobby & common areas, and 60m2 in rooms.© 100architects
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PEGASUS TRAIL
Pegasus Trail is a new milestone in the typology of urban public interventions made by 100architects in the Public Realm.PEGASUS TRAIL
This project intends to be a new typology of public space, “an urban toy for the city”. Following the studio’s belief that “Play is not only for kids”, 100architects have designed an urban playscape for the city, and for all its citizens, regardless of their age.PEGASUS TRAIL
In this occasion, the neighborhood-scale intervention landed in the ever-growing city of Chongqing, the 3rd largest city of China and one of the Chinese megacities with greatest growth rates in the past decade.PEGASUS TRAIL
A playscape that acts as an urban attractor, merged with the cityscape, blurring the boundaries between the play area and the surrounding cityscape, and presenting itself open and accessible for everyone.PEGASUS TRAIL
The design of this multifunctional playscape, and hence its name Pegasus, is inspired by equestrian sports, in which the horse is the central feature of disciplines such as “Dressage” and “Show Jumping”.PEGASUS TRAIL
The mythical winged horse leaves a magical yellow trace behind, meandering accurately around circular mini-plazas that serve as platforms for leisure and social interactions, turning the playscape into a multifunctional public space to be enjoyed by kids & adults alike.PEGASUS TRAIL
Like the equestrian sports, the design of Pegasus Trail is based on a challenging course of obstacles that users need to overcome successfully, turning the playscape into a “Play Route”.PEGASUS TRAIL
It has been designed as a playful course of challenging activities along the path of the yellow ribbon, which helps developing and challenging the physical abilities and cognitive skills of those who dare to try.PEGASUS TRAIL
All the playful components of the Play Route have been carefully studied and designed to create a sequential circuit of events, composed of challenging activities to be executed one after the other in a linear way.PEGASUS TRAIL
Therefore, the Play Route has been split into different sections with different complexities for different groups of children's ages.PEGASUS TRAIL
This way, we have an easier level of complexity in playful components for kids from 3 to 6 years old at the horse’s tail, and it gradually increases while getting closer to the horse’s head, presenting bigger challenges for kids from 6 to 14 years old.PEGASUS TRAIL
The ribbon meanders around 3 circular mini-plazas hosting different typologies of urban furniture for resting.PEGASUS TRAIL
While the ribbon represents the play and the action for kids, the circular plazas represent the rest and the calm spaces for parents and adults.PEGASUS TRAIL
In order to make the ribbon very eye-catching and stand out from its surrounding background, it was done in a bright and intense yellow color, an energetic color that quickly grabs the attention of passersby, and can evoke a sense of happiness, vitality and optimism.PEGASUS TRAIL
The floor, solved with EPDM to absorb impacts while playing, renders a wide range of patterns, graphics and interactive games which connect the different spaces and activities on the ribbon.PEGASUS TRAIL
Pegasus Trail is a new milestone in the typology of urban public interventions made by 100architects in the Public Realm.PEGASUS TRAIL
In this occasion, the neighborhood-scale intervention landed in the ever-growing city of Chongqing, the 3rd largest city of China and one of the Chinese megacities with greatest growth rates in the past decade.PEGASUS TRAIL
This project intends to be a new typology of public space, “an urban toy for the city”. Following the studio’s belief that “Play is not only for kids”, 100architects have designed an urban playscape for the city, and for all its citizens, regardless of their age.PEGASUS TRAIL
A playscape that acts as an urban attractor, merged with the cityscape, blurring the boundaries between the play area and the surrounding cityscape, and presenting itself open and accessible for everyone.PEGASUS TRAIL
The design of this multifunctional playscape, and hence its name Pegasus, is inspired by equestrian sports, in which the horse is the central feature of disciplines such as “Dressage” and “Show Jumping”.PEGASUS TRAIL
The mythical winged horse leaves a magical yellow trace behind, meandering accurately around circular mini-plazas that serve as platforms for leisure and social interactions, turning the playscape into a multifunctional public space to be enjoyed by kids & adults alike.PEGASUS TRAIL
Like the equestrian sports, the design of Pegasus Trail is based on a challenging course of obstacles that users need to overcome successfully, turning the playscape into a “Play Route”.PEGASUS TRAIL
It has been designed as a playful course of challenging activities along the path of the yellow ribbon, which helps developing and challenging the physical abilities and cognitive skills of those who dare to try.PEGASUS TRAIL
All the playful components of the Play Route have been carefully studied and designed to create a sequential circuit of events, composed of challenging activities to be executed one after the other in a linear way.PEGASUS TRAIL
Therefore, the Play Route has been split into different sections with different complexities for different groups of children's ages.PEGASUS TRAIL
This way, we have an easier level of complexity in playful components for kids from 3 to 6 years old at the horse’s tail, and it gradually increases while getting closer to the horse’s head, presenting bigger challenges for kids from 6 to 14 years old.PEGASUS TRAIL
The ribbon meanders around 3 circular mini-plazas hosting different typologies of urban furniture for resting.© 100architects
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The Orange Ring is a metropolitan intervention that aims to boost commerce and tourism catalyzing economic development by positioning this huge object on the riverbank of the Hang River.THE ORANGE MOON
The Orange Ring it is a project that will contribute to the city brand identity with a functional and eye catching project that will serve the entire city.THE ORANGE MOON
With the purpose of improving the existing public facility of the Swimming Pool in Jamsil Hangang Park, the Municipality of Seoul launched a Competition for a design solution that would bring back the former glory of this 30-years-old facility on the banks of the Hang River.THE ORANGE MOON
Not only by renovating the Swimming Pools themselves, but also seeking a solution that would reactivate the entire Park as a public destination within the City of Seoul.THE ORANGE MOON
Our mission transcended the renovation of the existing pools, targeting the reestablishment of the natural landscape and fulfilling an entire urban regeneration.THE ORANGE MOON
The project aims turning Hangang Park into a major urban and ecological landmark for the city of Seoul, to be used throughout all seasons.THE ORANGE MOON
The proposal unifies the pool complex with the surrounding cultural facilities. On the West, the Sagak Sagak Artistic Area, and on the East, the Botanical Learning Center.THE ORANGE MOON
The plan connects those 3 facilities through a system of meandering interweaved pedestrian paths, allowing easy pedestrian accessibility between all of them.THE ORANGE MOON
The project transforms the entire riverfront into a prominent public natural destination.THE ORANGE MOON
The proposal draws its inspiration from Taegeuk, the traditional Korean symbol which can be found in the National Flag of South Korea, as a very honored, loyal illustrative and recognizable shape.THE ORANGE MOON
A perfect circle split in two halves, red & blue, representing the balance in the universe.THE ORANGE MOON
The search for this balance between nature & architecture, is the core of our design, translating the Taegeuk into an orange circular object, a pedestrian walkway shaped as a ring that encloses the main pool facility.THE ORANGE MOON
This circular walkway is interrupted at the riverbank, hovering over the river, a belvedere allowing amazing views over the Hang River.THE ORANGE MOON
Curving upwards towards the highway, the elevated pedestrian walkway shields the pools from the traffic noise, and accommodates necessary indoor facilities under its roof at the same time.THE ORANGE MOON
It flattens at the intersection with the riverfront promenade, in order to ease pedestrian connectivity.THE ORANGE MOON
It protrudes over the riverbank, creating two walkable piers overlooking both, the river and the restored nature of the riverbank.THE ORANGE MOON
The undulating intertwined pedestrian paths create opportunities and affordances for the park’s public program.THE ORANGE MOON
Programmatic interventions for entertainment and leisure spaces within the natural environment are envisioned, offering valuable interactions with nature.THE ORANGE MOON
Spaces for practicing a wide range of sports, resting areas, shading structures and natural kids playscapes, resulting in a multifunctional park suitable for all kind of ages.THE ORANGE MOON
All pools are designed in a sustainable way to naturally clean its water by using a helophyte filtering system with reeds planted around the pools.THE ORANGE MOON
The treatment of cleaning the water is naturally done by bacteria living in the roots of the planted reeds.THE ORANGE MOON
All pools are designed in a sustainable way to naturally clean its water by using a helophyte filtering system with reeds planted around the pools.THE ORANGE MOON
The Orange Ring is a metropolitan intervention that aims to boost commerce and tourism catalyzing economic development by positioning this huge object on the riverbank of the Hang River.THE ORANGE MOON
The Orange Ring it is a project that will contribute to the city brand identity with a functional and eye catching project that will serve the entire city.THE ORANGE MOON
With the purpose of improving the existing public facility of the Swimming Pool in Jamsil Hangang Park, the Municipality of Seoul launched a Competition for a design solution that would bring back the former glory of this 30-years-old facility on the banks of the Hang River.© 100architects
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