DESIGN NAME: City Lounge Station
PRIMARY FUNCTION: City Lounge Station
INSPIRATION: Given the location of the project in the downtown area surrounded by lights on commercial streets, the designer pourposely designed a low-key and special box to provide a home-like station for those who work along the busy streets.
It is a warm light on the street, sharing the care from the city. It becomes the cultural identity of a city home, quietly waiting in the city center for the next passerby who needs shelter from the wind and rain.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is at an intersection of two busy roads where is close to the Tianyi Square subway station at the CBD of Ningbo's old city. It provides convenient services to citizens, for examples, short breaks, drink water, charge phones, access to medical kit and other facilities.
The project is box modeled stations, which can be mass produced and distributed in any corners of a city. All components are prefabricated in the factory, which can be assembled on site in a very short time.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project was launched in Ningbo in February 2022 and completed in December
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The project is of steel structure.
The project is box modeled stations, which can be mass produced and distributed in any corners of a city. All components are prefabricated in the factory, which can be assembled on site in a very short time.
All components are prefabricated in the factory, which can be assembled on site in a very short time.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Size:3.6m x 7.6m x 3.3m
Total area:28 Square
TAGS: City Station,Yongai E Home,City Post,Lounge
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The life in a city is usually fast-paced and self-enclosed. The designer hopes to create a temporary homelike lounge in the city through a lighting box with warmth. It looks like an object from outer space, floating on the ground, and supported by a large scale, suspended steel structure. It is a homelike shelter provides solace to anyone in need.
CHALLENGE: Given the location of the project in the downtown area surrounded by lights on commercial streets, we pourposely designed a low-key and special box to provide a home-like station for those who work along the busy streets.
It is a warm light on the street, sharing the care from the city. It becomes the cultural identity of a city home, quietly waiting in the city center for the next passerby who needs shelter from the wind and rain.
ADDED DATE: 2023-04-22 12:27:59
TEAM MEMBERS (6) : Chief Designer:Yang Bingqing, Designer:Zhang Yiling, Designer:Zhang Jialiang, Designer:Wang Zheqi, Internship:Chen Kelun and Internship:Liu Fei
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer:Pu Yan
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