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ASPECT Studios

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ASPECT Studios

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万科重庆西九广场位于重庆石坪桥商圈核心，是一个新兴而充满活力的综合性城市工作、生活、娱乐广场。改开放场地前身是一个医院，开发后为配有零售设施和屋顶花园的住宅塔楼。这个公共的小广场空间充分利用场地的形状和地形，采用与山城重庆相呼应的等高线平面元素构成广场上的铺装纹理，并布局水晶，台阶，座椅，种植池。是的广场及开放又具有一定的闭合性。广场的照明设计多样化而明亮，主要有挂在广场天空的点状小射灯、照亮无花果树的投射灯、照亮旱喷泉的地埋灯、照亮座椅树池边缘的线状藏灯，同时还借助了周围路灯的光辉。

这里不管白天黑夜，都有社区中和城市中的各种人群前来休憩，成为一个充满活力又让人难忘的城市空间。

Vanke, Xijiu Plaza is located at the centre of Shipingqiao retail hub. Vanke Group has the vision of developing Xijiu Plaza into a vibrant urban space for the younger generation to work, live and play.

Previously a hospital site, it will be redeveloped as an urban mixed-use development comprising residential and LOFT towers with supporting retail facilities and roof gardens.

The design captures the site’s heritage and its distinct topography. The Chongqing mountains and rivers are reflected with graphic pavement patterns, linear water features, raised planters with integrated timber seats and concrete steps forming a semi-enclosed space. Elevating the edges of the site strengthened and focussed view lines to the mall.

Historical steel industrial elements are used as feature pavement inlays in the main plaza and acknowledges the sites’ former use and importance to the local community as both a steel fabrication area and a community based hospital. Lighting is a holistic part of the overall design comprising catenary cables and feature up-lighting to Fig trees. Three large Jacaranda trees in the centre island provide shade and a signature element to hold the site within human scale against the backdrop of an urban city.

The plaza encourages engagement and activity between people within the community, those from different age groups with different interests, resulting in a dynamic, memorable and innovative urban space which is still distinctively Chongqing.

Project Title:  Vanke Chongqing Xijiu Plaza

Location:   Jiulongpo, Chongqing, China

Client:    Vanke Group

Team:    ASPECT Studios

Year:    2013

Area size:  26,000 square metres

Photography:   Andrew Lloyd