ELECTRO HUT

Electro Hut
Hengqin Waterfront | Zhuhai| China

Transforming Hengqin’s Waterfront with Futuristic Capsules and Vibrant Social Spaces

Overlooking Macau from Hengqin Island’s waterfront, ElectroHut introduces essential amenities and striking platforms aimed at fostering an outdoor lifestyle and encouraging social interaction among citizens and tourist. Simultaneously, it establishes a distinctive visual identity for Hengqin Island. This project is part of a broader series of interventions undertaken by 100architects along the Hengqin waterfront.

The intervention showcases a series of capsules designed with sleek, electronic-inspired shapes, creating a futuristic silhouette. These unique forms also appear independently in various parts of the project, extending almost like projections of the capsules towards both the city and the waterfront. On the city-facing side, they host additional functions such as swings and hammocks. As they extend towards the waterfront, these silhouettes transform into a continuous, thicker handrail that doubles as a table overlooking the sea. Surrounding this table are numerous stools, making it a highly functional structure ideal for enjoying a snack with a view. Moreover, these silhouettes serve as interactive handrails, featuring entertaining elements such as musical instruments, telescopes, and selfie spots.

The outer surfaces are deliberately adorned in vibrant blue hues, creating an electrifying visual impact. In contrast, the inner surfaces of the capsules feature warm wood finishes, providing a cozy environment ideal for leisurely activities. These capsules serve diverse purposes; some are tailored for social gatherings and casual conversations, while others feature playful installations like swings and slides, offering plenty of leisure and entertainment options. The inviting warmth of the wooden interiors makes them perfect for comfortable leisure activities, lounging, socializing, and relaxing under their comforting shade, embodying the essence of the project named HUT.

At night, the project is illuminated with bluish and yellowish LED lights that accentuate the electric silhouettes, creating a sublime visual effect. The overall night ambiance is quite enchanting, fostering an immersive experience of rhythm and color under the lit-up, electrified structures, and transforming the surroundings into a human-scale urban landmark.

Credits

PROJECT NAME: ELECTRO HUT
DESIGN: 100 Architects (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
DESIGN TEAM: Marcial Jesús, Javier González, Mónica Páez, Lara Broglio, Ponyo Zhao, Keith Gong, Cosima Jiang, Michelle Aldora, Jango Zhang & Yuntong Liu.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM: Matias Hernandez, Jenny Fan & Eva Jiang
SIZE: 610 m2
STATUS: Built
LOCATION: Hengqin, Zhuhai, China

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