Each capsule invites a unique interaction, perfectly set by the waterfront.
20.05.2024
The playful handrail faces the river, with fun shapes that also serve as seating.
07.03.2024100 architects
100 cities
100 projects
RUBIX SQUARE
Fuzhou | China
A Playful fusion of art,
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LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The site is next to the historical Huancheng river which provides of a very interesting balance between natural and urban character since is in direct relation with a park, but at the same time located in a very consolidated urban space.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The proposal is located in Huancheng Nan Road, Jiaxing, China.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Bioclimatic Axonometric: An eye-catching proposal inspired by the lotus flower that collects the rain water and solar energy.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
First sketch. “Lotus Eco-Bus Stop” is an eye-catching proposal for the new generation of bus stops in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Elevation.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The proposal is strongly inspired by nature connected to South China Culture, dragging inspiration from Lotus plants, often seen in Chinese Paintings from the South.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The design strategy is over-scaling the Lotus plants in order to create structures which offer shelter to citizens and users of the bus public transportation.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Detail Plan.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The seating features and flower pots within the proposal, are also inspired by nature, designed as rolling stones where people can sit on.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
To complete a very nature-driven proposal, floor graphics are added to the design, mimicking the shadows of the Lotus leaves projected on the ground.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Constructive section.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The natural shape of Lotus plants is actually perfect to act as rainwater collectors, allowing us to reuse the water for the irrigation of the new vegetation decorating the bus stop.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Each Lotus plant is equipped with a solar panel on the top, to collect enough energy to recharge the phone batteries of users and light up the LED lighting at night.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The design strategy is over-scaling the Lotus plants in order to create structures which offer shelter to citizens and users of the bus public transportation.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The proposal is strongly inspired by nature connected to South China Culture, dragging inspiration from Lotus plants, often seen in Chinese Paintings from the SouthLOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
The site is next to the historical Huancheng river which provides of a very interesting balance between natural and urban character since is in direct relation with a park, but at the same time located in a very consolidated urban space.LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Panel number 3 for competition entry by 100architects team: Cosima Jiang and Ginger HuangLOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Panel number 2 for competition entry by 100architects team: Cosima Jiang and Ginger HuangLOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
Panel number 1 for competition entry by 100architects team: Cosima Jiang and Ginger HuangLOTUS ECO-BUS STOP
General Plan.© 100architects
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CUCKOO HOUSE
Taking advantage of the only column that goes from bottom to top through the atrium, the design strategy consisted on dressing it with a system of houses structurally anchored to the column itself.CUCKOO HOUSE
Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.CUCKOO HOUSE
A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other.CUCKOO HOUSE
The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.CUCKOO HOUSE
A simple yet effective beautification exercise crowned on the top house with the cuckoo bird that comes out every hour to indicate the time and entertain the kids.CUCKOO HOUSE
A vivid and vibrant color palette was carefully selected to make the installation striking and eye-catching to all visitors who approach the kids’ atrium, boosting its visibility from all the angles.CUCKOO HOUSE
Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.CUCKOO HOUSE
The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.CUCKOO HOUSE
A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other.CUCKOO HOUSE
Taking advantage of the only column that goes from bottom to top through the atrium, the design strategy consisted on dressing it with a system of houses structurally anchored to the column itself.CUCKOO HOUSE
A simple yet effective beautification exercise crowned on the top house with the cuckoo bird that comes out every hour to indicate the time and entertain the kids.CUCKOO HOUSE
A vivid and vibrant color palette was carefully selected to make the installation striking and eye-catching to all visitors who approach the kids’ atrium, boosting its visibility from all the angles.CUCKOO HOUSE
Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.CUCKOO HOUSE
The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.© 100architects
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SEA HORSE
Seahorse is a water park designed for the public space of a new residential area in Chongqing (China).SEA HORSE
The communal public areas of the compound count with a swimming pool area for residents, which is complemented with this water playscape for kids, with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among resident kids.SEA HORSE
It is a multi functional space intended for entertainment.SEA HORSE
Following with the themed series of Horse playgrounds from our client, they commissioned us this new playscape with the particular request that this one had to include water features in it.SEA HORSE
As main wet area, the Sea Horse sunken platform hosts the big majority of water features, customized in the same color palette, and sprinkling water towards the interior of that sunken wet platform.SEA HORSE
The surrounding areas of the Sea Horse are treated in a contrasting striped color palette, defining a dry play area which contains dry playful features in order to make the playscape usable & playable also during winter months.SEA HORSE
Those dry playful features are designed in a circular shape, mimicking water ripples of activity.SEA HORSE
The resulting image is a colorful and eye-catching playscape, which includes playing features for kids as well as shaded seating features for adults, visible from all the residential towers surrounding the central public space.SEA HORSE
The resulting image is a colorful and eye-catching playscape, which includes playing features for kids as well as shaded seating features for adults, visible from all the residential towers surrounding the central public space.SEA HORSE
Those dry playful features are designed in a circular shape, mimicking water ripples of activity.SEA HORSE
The surrounding areas of the Sea Horse are treated in a contrasting striped color palette, defining a dry play area which contains dry playful features in order to make the playscape usable & playable also during winter months.SEA HORSE
As main wet area, the Sea Horse sunken platform hosts the big majority of water features, customized in the same color palette, and sprinkling water towards the interior of that sunken wet platform.SEA HORSE
Therefore, the water park features a main sunken wet area in the shape of a Sea Horse, which can be understood not only from a pedestrian point of view within the playscape, but also from all the surrounding residential towers.SEA HORSE
When relating the Horse theme park and the water features, it was obvious for us that the twist of this project had to be a Sea Horse approach, the Horse of the water realm.SEA HORSE
Following with the themed series of Horse playgrounds from our client, they commissioned us this new playscape with the particular request that this one had to include water features in it.SEA HORSE
The surrounding public areas count with a swimming pool as well, which is complemented with this water playscape for kids, with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids and adults alike.SEA HORSE
Functional Plan Layout© 100architects
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HANG OUT
Hang Out is a public space project design to activate a public space in a new mix use development in Pudong, Shanghai. It is located in one of the main outdoor public plazasHANG OUT
The big hexagonal structure is divided in 6 smaller equilateral triangles. Each of the 6 triangles offers a different hanging function for the public space.HANG OUT
It is a temporary installation that provides entertainment for kids and adults alike with the objective of attract users and activating the retail around.HANG OUT
Inspired by the triangulation of crystal’s structures. The project is shaped as a huge self-standing hexagonal structure from which different fun features are hanging down creating a suspended public space.HANG OUT
Each of the 6 equilateral triangles is equipped with a different hanging function designed to encourage and foster social interactions among users.HANG OUT
The functions are: hanging balls, hammock seats, pipe forest, swing lounge and laying net and floating tables.HANG OUT
The hexagon arises from the graphics on the floor to make a more immersive experience.HANG OUT
Hang Out is a public space project design to activate a public space in a new mix use development in Pudong, Shanghai.HANG OUT
It is located in one of the main outdoor public plazasHANG OUT
The big hexagonal structure is divided in 6 smaller equilateral triangles.HANG OUT
Each of the 6 triangles offers a different hanging function for the public space.HANG OUT
It is a temporary installation that provides entertainment for kids and adults alike with the objective of attract users and activating the retail around.HANG OUT
Inspired by the triangulation of crystal’s structures. The project is shaped as a huge self-standing hexagonal structure from which different fun features are hanging down creating a suspended public space.HANG OUT
Each of the 6 equilateral triangles is equipped with a different hanging function designed to encourage and foster social interactions among users.HANG OUT
The functions are: hanging balls, hammock seats, pipe forest, swing lounge and laying net and floating tables.HANG OUT
The hexagon arises from the graphics on the floor to make a more immersive experience.HANG OUT
Hang Out is a public space project design to activate a public space in a new mix use development in Pudong, Shanghai.HANG OUT
The project is shaped as a huge self-standing hexagonal structure from which different fun features are hanging down creating a suspended public space.HANG OUT
It is located in one of the main outdoor public plazas© 100architects
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CRYSTAL POOL
Crystal Pool is a creative public space activation designed for the grand opening of a new mixed-use complex located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai),CRYSTAL POOL
The main installation is a gathering of playing and resting functions for kids, youngsters and adults alike.CRYSTAL POOL
with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.CRYSTAL POOL
The project comprises the staircase that connects the street level with the public rooftop of the commercial buildingCRYSTAL POOL
and also the landing area on the street level in an attempt to link both levels through an eye-catching intervention which could encourage visitors to use the staircase as a public space as well.CRYSTAL POOL
The staircase was sprinkled with “water drops”, different typologies of mini-tribunes, carefully designed to provide a range of different seating & lounge positions overlooking the whole central intersection plaza.CRYSTAL POOL
Those “water drops” would then create a “water puddle” on the bottom landing area, a pool of fun for the younger visitors, containing an obstacle track and a virtual pool with fun features as a playscape.CRYSTAL POOL
The resulting intervention is rendered as a playscape on the street level, filled with basic geometrical objects such as bubbles and waves to be colonized by kids, besides shaded seating features for adultsCRYSTAL POOL
plus a funky staircase, turned from just a circulation space into a space to stay, to rest, to lay down and contemplate the urban enclave.CRYSTAL POOL
Crystal Pool is a creative public space activation designed for the grand opening of a new mixed-use complex located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai),CRYSTAL POOL
Human perspective taken from the stairs towards the Crystal PoolCRYSTAL POOL
Those “water drops” would then create a “water puddle” on the bottom landing area, a pool of fun for the younger visitors, containing an obstacle track and a virtual pool with fun features as a playscape.CRYSTAL POOL
The staircase was sprinkled with “water drops”, different typologies of mini-tribunes, carefully designed to provide a range of different seating & lounge positions overlooking the whole central intersection plaza.CRYSTAL POOL
and also the landing area on the street level in an attempt to link both levels through an eye-catching intervention which could encourage visitors to use the staircase as a public space as well.CRYSTAL POOL
The project comprises the staircase that connects the street level with the public rooftop of the commercial building.CRYSTAL POOL
with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.CRYSTAL POOL
The resulting intervention is rendered as a playscape on the street level, filled with basic geometrical objects such as bubbles and waves to be colonized by kids, besides shaded seating features for adultsCRYSTAL POOL
The staircase was sprinkled with “water drops”, different typologies of mini-tribunes, carefully designed to provide a range of different seating & lounge positions overlooking the whole central intersection plaza.CRYSTAL POOL
Those “water drops” would then create a “water puddle” on the bottom landing area, a pool of fun for the younger visitors, containing an obstacle track and a virtual pool with fun features as a playscape.CRYSTAL POOL
Aerial View taken from the terrace towards the Crystal PoolCRYSTAL POOL
shading structures, umbrellas and seating features resemble a water splashCRYSTAL POOL
shading structures, umbrellas and seating features resemble a water splashCRYSTAL POOL
Functional plan layout of the project.© 100architects
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SPECTRUM
Spectrum is a series of 2 indoor interventions in the main atriums of the commercial space from a new mixed-use complex located in the New Bund.SPECTRUM
The project was done with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.SPECTRUM
the location is the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai).SPECTRUM
The base of the project is a multi-functional platform that provides simple and colorful volumes that can be used for playing and resting for kids and adults alike.SPECTRUM
The project is inspired by the physical phenomenon of the spectrum of colors derived from a light ray when intercepting a crystal, in which the light ray gets split into a range of different colors.SPECTRUM
A colorful and rather sculptural installation designed to beautify the main indoor social spots of the commercial space.SPECTRUM
From the skylights of both atriums, a group of colorful light rays represented by colorful nylon strings invade the voids.SPECTRUM
The nylon strings are tensed creating rainbows of colors that cross the 25 meters of void from top to bottom until reaching the floor, where they create colorful plazas.SPECTRUM
The colorful plazas at the bottom consist on a group of circular platforms of activity, shaped by the light rays, intersecting each other to compose a unitary space under the strings.SPECTRUM
Seating features and playful domes arise from those circular platforms, providing the functionality of the installation.SPECTRUM
The result is a stimulating space for interacting with others, resting, playing and whiling away for some time.SPECTRUM
Visible from all floors, the colorful strings are an eye-catching element that triggers the curiosity of visitors to approach the atrium and look into the void to discover the what is happening.SPECTRUM
It consists in 3 circles of activities intercepting each other in the main atrium of the shopping center.SPECTRUM
The circles are either domes, for climbing and playing, or seating features for resting.SPECTRUM
Spectrum is a series of 2 indoor interventions in the main atriums of the commercial space from a new mixed-use complex located in the New Bund.SPECTRUM
the location is the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai).SPECTRUM
The project was done with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.© 100architects
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BIG BANG
Big Bang is a creative public rooftop activation designed for a new mixed-use building located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai),BIG BANG
It is a "painted scape" that acts as a platform that offer multiples activities for different age groups. From shading structures with resting features to playing, performing and learning areas.BIG BANG
with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.BIG BANG
The project is located in a 2-story rooftop which is always open to public, with direct access from the street level and the indoor commercial space. It sets an outdoor public platform for social interactions.BIG BANG
In the epicenter of the explosion emerges a hill of activities, dividing the multifunctional platform in 2 areas.BIG BANG
One side of the hill is dedicated to playful activities for the entertainment of the younger visitors, such us slopes, tunnels, climbing surfaces, etc...BIG BANG
The other side of the hill was designed to host small gatherings, events and workshops, not only for kids but for youngsters and adults as well, and therefore it features different types of tribunes and mini-amphitheaters.BIG BANG
The resulting intervention is rendered as a system of 4 transversal stripes of triangulated colors and various activities, occupying the rooftop from border to border.BIG BANG
The other side of the hill was designed to host small gatherings, events and workshops, not only for kids but for youngsters and adults as well, and therefore it features different types of tribunes and mini-amphitheaters.BIG BANG
In the epicenter of the explosion emerges a hill of activities, dividing the multifunctional platform in 2 areas.BIG BANG
One side of the hill is dedicated to playful activities for the entertainment of the younger visitors, such us slopes, tunnels, climbing surfaces, etc...BIG BANG
The design was conceptualized as an explosion of colors in the public rooftop of the commercial building, releasing colorful debris from the epicenter to the sides, which becomes either seating features or shading structures.BIG BANG
The project is located in a 2-story rooftop which is always open to public, with direct access from the street level and the indoor commercial space. It sets an outdoor public platform for social interactions.BIG BANG
with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among new visitors, appealing to kids, youngsters & adults alike.© 100architects
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TWIN RIBBONS
Twin Ribbons is an indoor installation in HKRI Taikoo Hui, a top-class business, retail & entertainment hub in Shanghai downtown, at the heart of the vibrant district of Jing’an.TWIN RIBBONS
The installation comprises 2 almost identical red ribbons which are carefully bent in order to create an artificial and continuous topographical profileTWIN RIBBONS
providing activities such as seating features, swinging objects, sliding ramps, slopes and mini amphitheaters among others.TWIN RIBBONS
Taking advantage of the highest bends of the ribbons, green & blue functional boxes were plugged-in as add-on capsules with playful slopes within.TWIN RIBBONS
Both ribbons are confronted to each other, almost creating an infinite symbol, resulting with 2 different enclosed areas for EDUTAINMENT (education + entertainment).TWIN RIBBONS
The green area is intended for educative workshops and performances, while the blue area is more focused on educative games and entertainment.TWIN RIBBONS
The project was designed as an indoor activation of the public space within the main atriums, generating a meeting & entertainment spot for social interactions at the heart of the retail spaceTWIN RIBBONS
The ribbons are visible from all the floors, encouraging the gathering and interaction of people.TWIN RIBBONS
Twin Ribbons not only create an eye-catching cyclical platform as a challenging path to be traveled by jumping, climbing, sliding and crawling up and down.TWIN RIBBONS
It also provides functional shapes to host different adult-related activities, such as speeches, workshops, performances, etc…TWIN RIBBONS
Twin Ribbons is an indoor installation in HKRI Taikoo Hui, a top-class business, retail & entertainment hub in Shanghai downtown, at the heart of the vibrant district of Jing’an.TWIN RIBBONS
The installation comprises 2 almost identical red ribbons which are carefully bent in order to create an artificial and continuous topographical profileTWIN RIBBONS
providing activities such as seating features, swinging objects, sliding ramps, slopes and mini amphitheaters among others.TWIN RIBBONS
Taking advantage of the highest bends of the ribbons, green & blue functional boxes were plugged-in as add-on capsules with playful slopes within.TWIN RIBBONS
Both ribbons are confronted to each other, almost creating an infinite symbol, resulting with 2 different enclosed areas for EDUTAINMENT (education + entertainment).TWIN RIBBONS
The green area is intended for educative workshops and performances, while the blue area is more focused on educative games and entertainment.TWIN RIBBONS
The project was designed as an indoor activation of the public space within the main atriums, generating a meeting & entertainment spot for social interactions at the heart of the retail spaceTWIN RIBBONS
The ribbons are visible from all the floors, encouraging the gathering and interaction of people.TWIN RIBBONS
Twin Ribbons not only create an eye-catching cyclical platform as a challenging path to be traveled by jumping, climbing, sliding and crawling up and down.TWIN RIBBONS
It also provides functional shapes to host different adult-related activities, such as speeches, workshops, performances, etc…TWIN RIBBONS
Twin Ribbons is an indoor installation in HKRI Taikoo Hui, a top-class business, retail & entertainment hub in Shanghai downtown, at the heart of the vibrant district of Jing’an.TWIN RIBBONS
The installation comprises 2 almost identical red ribbons which are carefully bent in order to create an artificial and continuous topographical profileTWIN RIBBONS
providing activities such as seating features, swinging objects, sliding ramps, slopes and mini amphitheaters among others.TWIN RIBBONS
Both ribbons are confronted to each other, almost creating an infinite symbol, resulting with 2 different enclosed areas for EDUTAINMENT (education + entertainment).© 100architects
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SHIPYARD
Shipyard is a bold public space designed by 100architects for the 2019 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season, reactivating a forgotten part of the Yangpu Waterfront with energy and meaning.SHIPYARD
The design draws inspiration from the site’s shipbuilding past, evoking the skeletal frame of a vessel under construction—but reimagined through color, rhythm, and architectural poetry.SHIPYARD
Corten steel ribs emerge from the preserved bronze grid on the ground, mimicking the structure of a ship while forming vibrant spaces for gathering, playing, resting, and interacting.SHIPYARD
Bright orange surfaces contrast with the industrial backdrop, catching the eye and redefining the space as a landmark of activation and creativity.SHIPYARD
Planters shaped like chimneys and triangular shading sails evoke nautical elements, turning the memory of machinery into moments of public comfort and play.SHIPYARD
The spatial sequence flows from bow to stern, guiding visitors through an open journey filled with amphitheaters, slides, seating, and lush green accents.SHIPYARD
More than a tribute to heritage, Shipyard is a reinterpretation of place—bringing together history, public function, and artistic expression into one continuous urban experience.SHIPYARD
It transforms the waterfront into a layered story of movement, memory, and interaction—reviving the shipyard spirit in a space designed for the people.SHIPYARD
These sculptural forms create a playful, multifunctional landscape filled with seating, amphitheaters, slides, and green planters resembling ship chimneys.© 100architects
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