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Serpentine Station
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Entry for AIM International Design Competition 2010Modernization is a delicate and slow moving process; it is nearly always followed by painful and often difficult adjustment period where resolving one problem, opens window to another problem.China is modernizing at an unprecedented rate, far beyond predictable manner and pace of much earlier urbanized cities, such as london, new York, and tokyo. despite the tremendous economic and social gains this brute force method of developing world class cities have accomplished, china have not over- come the all too common and difficult problems that comes with urban development, including, congestion, pollution, and urban reconciliation (e.g. how to connect work, living, and public interest).Interestingly enough, the symptoms faced by cable 8 Factory complex in beijing are all too common in over- developed cities, specifically, la and nY. the method utilized in these cities are very similar to what has been done in the factory block, that is, ‘adaptive reuse’; renovation and revamping of the space for new use, such as conversion of industrial factory into an open platform, loft residences or offices.If you can get them to work, how do You get them to stay? If you can get them to live, how do you get them to play?PrecedenceOn the fringe of the bustling downtown LA is the idiosyncratic and rejuvenated art district, home to communes of artists who came to the abandoned industrial park, seeking new creative freedom (code changes in LA allowed industrial complex to be converted into residential space) and cheap rents in the decommissioned factory buildings near LittleTokyo where once booming manufacturing industry of LA once occupied. However this blessing in disguise maybe, there is a drawback. Downtown LA, especially the art district is devoid of much of the infrastructure to maintain an after work culture. Art District is almost entirely devoid of public space, greenery, and other social glue (parks, recreation center, restaurant, bar and etc) to draw the workforce from downtown, from outside the city, and even within the district itself.Re-appraisal of the Renovated Spaceif the renovation of factory space into loft space has brought new breath of life into a dead space, we need another renovation to revive the integral, but often misunderstood, public space, or more specifically, social space. From the perspective of urban juxtaposition, factory 8 complex is nestled within the heart of the capitol, where both face and heart of the modernized china is represented with glittering towers, stadium, and opera house by worlds leading architect. cable 8 is positioned to become a mediator of contemporary culture and the new modernized china all the components are aligned together, yet fragmented by missing gap; what cable 8 complex needs is an ‘intersection’ where the economy (business) and culture (the art) can meet.Serpentine Station, an elevated landscape and social complex with connecting bridge between adjacent buildings is a re-appraisal of the renovation approach, taking an existing infrastructure to create a new. the aligning low rise towers with both living and workspace is devoid of social friendly attractors, yet the potential for human traffic is tremendous, counting the population within the capitol.The project's point of departure is to create an intersection for social and cultural exchange, using the existing volume of space, while creating a sustained infrastructure of social interaction. named, ‘Serpentine Station’ for its wrapping/coiling form; it will provide a rare green space for cable 8 with spectacular views of the beijing skyline. accessible to both residents, tenants, and public, the park encompasses the 5 aligning buildings within cable 8, connected via bridge that includes a cafe at the east end, exhibition and gallery space at the north end, and an outdoor theater space, all wrapped within exuberant landscape.
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