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RED PLANET

An immersive public space in the heart of Shanghai's comercial district

09.02.2018

HUELLAS ARTES

An urban intervention in the public space of Santiago, Chile

29.09.2015

RED CARPET

A huge inclined plaza that acts as a massive amphitheater in East Nanjing

11.08.2015

LUCKY COIN

10 functions blending together in a massive yellow object

01.12.2014

A unique type of urban artifact powered by solar panels on its roof.

Shanghai Smart Booths is the result of 100architects’ second collaboration with the Shanghai Branch of China Telecom, the state-owned Chinese telecommunications company, after our previous Orange Phone Booths, where we did an exercise of turning these old relics into modern functional urban furniture. This time we went beyond that.

SHANGHAI SMART BOOTH, Shanghai

Urban Artifacts Street Intervention

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A bus stop inspired by the Azalea flower that collects the rain water

The proposal is strongly inspired by local nature, dragging inspiration from Azalea flowers, often seen in not only in Jiaxing City, but also in Zhejiang Province. The design strategy is over-scaling the leaves of Azalea flower in order to create structures which offer shelter to citizens and users of the bus public transportation.

AZALEA ECO-BUS STOP, Jiaxing

Urban Artifacts Street Intervention

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Strongly inspired by nature, it collects rain water and solar energy

This proposal is part of a series of 2 renovation of bus stops inspired in flowers in Huancheng Nan Road in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
“Lotus Eco-Bus Stop” is an eye-catching proposal strongly inspired by nature, collecting the rain water and solar energy.

LOTUS ECO-BUS STOP, Jiaxing

Urban Artifacts Street Intervention

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A new typology of urban artifacts permanently open to the public.

Permanently open to the public as a new typology of functional open urban objects which provide of free wifi connection, free USB charging sockets, sitting arrangement, newspaper rack, coffee table, reading lights at night and a emergency public phone are among the new features of this revamp phone booths.

ORANGE PHONE BOOTH, Shanghai

Urban Artifacts Street Intervention

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An "object plaza" able to host up to 5 people simultaneously

A spot to stop
A multi-functional object for resting and playing, it can host up to 5 users simultaneously. Its shape is specially designed to encourage social interactions among its users. It offers an elegant spot to stop, rest, sit, lay down, contemplate, observe, chat, play, and any other activities that users may come up with.