Hangzhou West Lake Service Area

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Unique Properties

Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. The original project had a small scale, single function and old facilities. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the public buildings and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area.

Dimensions & Packaging

The project has an overall planning area of 61,408 square meters.

Tags

Mall, City, Interior, Renew, Culture

Production Technology

Under the special circumstance of the global pandemic, the designers introduced new service facilities such as smart capsule hotel, unmanned convenience store and unmanned coffee stand that apply the face recognition technology to reduce social contacts. Meanwhile, through the switch control in entrances of the building in five directions, they switch the one stop mode to the function separation mode, to reduce crowd gathering.

Design Challenge

Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape. The exterior facades composed of super white curtain wall glass and wooden grilles are combined with the osmanthus shaped roofs to endow the whole buildings a unique dynamic effect.

Project Duration

The project was located in Hang Zhou, China.

Operation Flow

Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration.The interior of the buildings also embodies the overall style of the architecture. With warm wood and pure colors, it creates a relaxed, cozy space atmosphere. The two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.

Research

Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is a reconstruction project , the design team gives priority to the sustainability of the public buildings. This project bring a Hang Zhou culture to the visitors, the two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.

Inspiration

This service area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the project and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area space. The designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape.

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