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Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

Studio Link-arc, Llc

CLIENT
Shanghai Zhangjiang Group Co., Ltd

PROGRAM
Performing Arts Center, Exhibition Center, Sports Center, And Library; With Exterior Plazas, Parks, Playing Fields, And Underground Parking

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Yichen Lu, Razvan Voroneanu

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Buro Ehring

PROJECT TEAM
Ching-tsung Huang, Dongyul Kim, Jiabo Xu, Hyunjoo Lee, Hyungsun Choi, Fupeng Mei, Jialin Yuan, Simeng Qin, Andres De La Paz

ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Ptw Architects And Ccdi

AREA
500,000 Sqft - 1,000,000 Sqft

PROJECT AREA
46,000 Sqm Above Ground / 40,000 Sqm Below Ground

STATUS
Concept

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

CATEGORY
Landscape + Planning › Public Park

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Located in the Zhangjiang District of Shanghai, to the east of Pudong, Shanghai Future Park is the meant to form a new centerpiece for the expansion a current technology development intended district.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo
Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

The complex project site borders many different conditions—it is bounded by the urban thoroughfares of Chuanhe Road and Naxian Road to east and west, and the Chuanyang and Zhihui Rivers to the north and south.

The site also serves as the terminus of the major public axis of Baiye Road, a planted urban boulevard to the south of the site.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo
Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

The client brief called for an ambitious mix of programs including a performing arts center; an exhibition and gallery space; a library; and an athletic center.

This mix of civic uses is intended to create a new hub of civic and urban life for the region. After analyzing the site and program, Link-Arc decided to approach the project from an urban perspective.

Instead of creating a typical object building typical for large civic commissions of this nature, the Shanghai Future Park could be conceived as a series of interconnected public zones unified and sheltered by a unique roof structure. 

Link-Arc began from the outside in, proposing three civic spaces, each with different usage and character, and defined by a specific relationship to the site and context.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo
Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

To the north and east, a Sports Park incorporates playing fields and athletic facilities and connects to existing running paths along the banks of Chuanyang River. To the west, a civic plaza called the Culture Park serves as the main public entrance and is defined by a generous public stair.

To the south, a Riverbank Park, defined by expansive river views and generous plantings, creates a major new civic amenity, extends the green space of Baiye Road, and increases public connectivity in the region.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

These spaces are connected via a raised central platform. These spaces are sheltered by a lightweight roof structure which creates a grand civic gesture and unifies the distinct public spaces while reinforcing their individual characteristics.

The roof extends over the public stairs of the Culture Park to shelter the main public entrance but is withdrawn from the Riverbank Park to create an open public space adjacent to the Zhihui River with panoramic views of the water and the cityscape beyond. In addition, the roof generates the architecture beneath by implying locations for major programmatic elements.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo
Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

Beneath the roof, the massing and program arrangement is closely linked to the site strategy. The major program elements are aligned on three axes: the Music Axis, the Sports Axis, and the Cultural Axis.

Each major venue in the program is articulated as a conical form (a “core”) which creates an iconic presence within the park and is linked to the design of the roof.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo
Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

Lower masses between the cores hold additional programmed spaces and create additional public zones beneath the floating metal roof. 

The architecture below the roof is defined by a striated steel skin that unifies the massing and enlivens the building’s exterior form. This skin further improves the building’s sustainable design response by promoting natural ventilation and reducing heat gain on the façade.

Shanghai Future Park - Dynamo

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