CULTURAL RIBBON Urban Plaza Design

Economic and technical indicators

Planned land area: 13,865 m2

Green area: 4,500 m2

Green space rate: 32.5%

Building area: 1,750 m2

“Wuhou Square” is located in the Hongpailou business district, Chengdu, close to the historical and cultural area of Wuhou (a famous military strategist in history) Temple. The design area is 13,865 m2 surrounded by roads on three sides, there is a viaduct passing through the southwest, the green belt of Biyun Road on the east, and a high-rise hotel on the north. The area has convenient transportation, developed commerce, prosperous economy and strong traditional cultural atmosphere.

Year: 2017, Academic

University: Southwest Jiaotong University

Location: Chengdu, China

BIRDVIEW

Issue 1: Traffic pollution

Strategy 1: Tree Array and Sunken Square

Issue 2: Lack of places for rest and communication

The plants can not grow well due to smoke and dust pollution. The sinking square and stepped tree pool are used to reduce the impact of noise and smoke, so that people can gather here while not disturbed by the streets

Strategy 2: Activate the square boundary area

Issue 3: Broken cultural themes

The elderly choose to rest on the sculptures due to lack of places to rest in the original square, Large square and boundary are designed to activate the plaza along the sidewalk, to bring a place for rest and communication, and attract more people

Strategy 3: Marquis of Wu’s symbol- Silk head ribbon

This design is symbolized by the silk ribbon, the symbol of the wisdom of Marquis Wu, tied to his head. It is used as unify element in the site plan and the elevation, and take the moral as the floating life and wisdom

The curves create a sense of movement and flow across the building’s surface, integrating into the site. The sloping roof is conducive to drainage and provides barrier-free ramps for outdoor platforms, which conforms to sustainability and humanization.

Deyang City is the second largest industrial city in Sichuan Province, and the output of power generation equipment has ranked first in the world for many years. At present, Deyang City is facing the development bottleneck shared by industrial cities, seeking urban transformation and upgrading, and adjusting the proportion of industries. Jinshan Refractory Factory is a typical representative of the industrial development of Deyang City. The new factory has undertaken all the production tasks. It is an oppotunity to re-use the old factory area that bears half a century of memory.