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Terminus AI PARK: “Macrochips” Built into the Earth
Terminus AI PARK: “Macrochips” Built into the Earth
Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China
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Terminus AI PARK: “Macrochips” Built into the Earth
Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
AI PARK, a pilot zone of Terminus Group’s AI CITY, is an experimental base for new and exciting urban experiences, R&D testing, and human-robot interactions. Considering the undulating terrain of the site, AI PARK was designed with a set of metal walls resembling microchips which are inserted into the earth. The walls not only offer structural support, but also integrate robot ramps, hardware equipment, servers, shafts, and outlets, with labs distributed between each wall. AI PARK is a creation and exploration of a human-robot co-living environment. Well-placed ramps ensure that all levels are accessible for robots, a primary user group.
The project is located by Fengming Lake in the Chongqing Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. A natural elevation difference of 3-6 meters exists between the road and the water bank on the site. Terminus Group, a leading global AI smart service provider, is dedicated to providing high-quality products focused on smart cities, sustainable development, and robotics. Therefore, it is hoped that AI PARK will serve as the pilot zone headquarters for its AI and robotics products. The design echoes the features of the original landform, embedding the building partially into the landscape and above the water. With its metal walls that undulate organically with the terrain, AI PARK represents the intention of integrating technology and nature.
The design team explored the possibilities of future architecture in human-computer interaction and progressive AI technology. The architecture consists of a set of microchip-like metal walls, which are inserted into the undulating terrain. The image of microchips inserted into the earth illustrates the mission of Terminus Group to utilize AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things) as a smart system for regulating and controlling urban space. Jutting out towards the water bank, the metal walls follow the slope of the terrain. Courtyards and laboratories, both connected and scattered among the walls, present open views of the water.
At the entrance of AI PARK sits a charging station for various types of robots. Visitors are guided through a corridor to an enclosed courtyard space, where they enter a new time, one in which humans and robots roam together. Robots are users of space just as humans are, and their behavior affects the spatial form of the building. Thus, the design team aimed to combine architecture and machinery, integrating robot ramps, equipment, and walls into one unified space. The wall design adopts a double-wall unit system. Robot ramps, hardware equipment, servers, shafts, outlets, and supporting structures are integrated into the cavity. The building’s facade is made of anodized aluminum panels, and several segmented walls are opened for lighting, air, windows, louvers, sensors, and other equipment. With wheeled axle chassis, the current model of Terminus robots can drive on a path with a slope of 8% and a 1.5 meters radius. The design team used common self-leveling concrete as the base, with relatively rough grinding to meet the frictional requirements of the wheels. In addition, the light sets off the silhouette of the robot's movement, creating a unique, technological, and dramatic spatial experience.
In 1923, Le Corbusier wrote “A house is a machine for living in” to challenge the conventional architectural wisdom. Yet the relationship between machines and architecture is far more profound than a formal style or aesthetic preference. Architecture is the unceasing agglomeration of technology. AI PARK builds a human-robot co-living environment that is progressive, experimental… and “incomplete”. Just like the idea of AI self-learning, AI PARK is flexible and able to be modified and expanded to meet future demands, further achieving the sustainability of architecture.
The project is located by Fengming Lake in the Chongqing Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. A natural elevation difference of 3-6 meters exists between the road and the water bank on the site. Terminus Group, a leading global AI smart service provider, is dedicated to providing high-quality products focused on smart cities, sustainable development, and robotics. Therefore, it is hoped that AI PARK will serve as the pilot zone headquarters for its AI and robotics products. The design echoes the features of the original landform, embedding the building partially into the landscape and above the water. With its metal walls that undulate organically with the terrain, AI PARK represents the intention of integrating technology and nature.
The design team explored the possibilities of future architecture in human-computer interaction and progressive AI technology. The architecture consists of a set of microchip-like metal walls, which are inserted into the undulating terrain. The image of microchips inserted into the earth illustrates the mission of Terminus Group to utilize AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things) as a smart system for regulating and controlling urban space. Jutting out towards the water bank, the metal walls follow the slope of the terrain. Courtyards and laboratories, both connected and scattered among the walls, present open views of the water.
At the entrance of AI PARK sits a charging station for various types of robots. Visitors are guided through a corridor to an enclosed courtyard space, where they enter a new time, one in which humans and robots roam together. Robots are users of space just as humans are, and their behavior affects the spatial form of the building. Thus, the design team aimed to combine architecture and machinery, integrating robot ramps, equipment, and walls into one unified space. The wall design adopts a double-wall unit system. Robot ramps, hardware equipment, servers, shafts, outlets, and supporting structures are integrated into the cavity. The building’s facade is made of anodized aluminum panels, and several segmented walls are opened for lighting, air, windows, louvers, sensors, and other equipment. With wheeled axle chassis, the current model of Terminus robots can drive on a path with a slope of 8% and a 1.5 meters radius. The design team used common self-leveling concrete as the base, with relatively rough grinding to meet the frictional requirements of the wheels. In addition, the light sets off the silhouette of the robot's movement, creating a unique, technological, and dramatic spatial experience.
In 1923, Le Corbusier wrote “A house is a machine for living in” to challenge the conventional architectural wisdom. Yet the relationship between machines and architecture is far more profound than a formal style or aesthetic preference. Architecture is the unceasing agglomeration of technology. AI PARK builds a human-robot co-living environment that is progressive, experimental… and “incomplete”. Just like the idea of AI self-learning, AI PARK is flexible and able to be modified and expanded to meet future demands, further achieving the sustainability of architecture.
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