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Shanghai WLA Artificial Intelligence Lab Gardens
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Shanghai, China
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Other Projects by Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)
Shanghai WLA Artificial Intelligence Lab Gardens
Shanghai, China
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The newly completed Artificial Intelligence Lab (AI LAB) is located in the core of the World Laureates Association (WLA) Science Community, Lingang New Area.
Developed by Parkland Group, the AI Lab was designed by PLP Architecture, Arup, AISA , alongside a wider team of international design practices: Hassell, ECADI, BAM and HDA. This new workspace was designed to facilitate world-class cutting edge AI research, collaboration and innovation.
Ballistic Architecture Machine's (BAM) innovative landscape design brings AI concepts to life in Shanghai's AI Lab, integrating DIKW pyramid concepts into multi-level outdoor spaces for research and contemplation.
The 47,400m2 building complex is the result of extensive research into the requirements and working practices of the rapidly growing AI sector. Despite the public emergence of AI in recent years, research undertaken by the design team found that most companies in the field operate from generic workspaces originally designed for other purposes.
The design team conducted extensive research on the spatial requirements for future AI labs, including the typology, scale and functional components. The result is a highly flexible complex space that can respond to the rapidly changing needs of the industry.
One of the most important components of the project is the Super Lab with a height of 18 metres, a large space that can accommodate complex simulation environments. In a shift from conventional research facilities, the design allows scientists to showcase their work to visitors and the local community, by positioning it facing the Science Boulevard on the north-eastern corner of the podium. This helps to stimulate the public’s interest and participation in science and artificial intelligence. The podium hosts the main social and collaborative functions of the building. It is divided into four quarters and connected along the north-south and east-west direction through atria.The design aims to create an “urban living room” that enhances the laboratory’s integration into the city.
For this project, BAM designed the AI Lab’s landscape including the ground level, L3 roof deck and top roof garden. Conceptually, the physical spaces of the landscape are intended to manifest an abstract framework of artificial intelligence: the Data Information Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid.
At the ground level, BAM applied the concept of Data, highlighting the site's strong winds through parametric analysis. The design visually expresses these winds through patterns and art installations while utilizing hedges and walls to create sheltered microclimates for the researchers.
The Knowledge level, represented by the L3 roof deck, is organized as a series of rooms for sharing ideas and facilitating interaction among the building's researchers. It features outdoor meeting spaces, a Zen meditation garden, and a lecture forum. Images of pioneer AI scientists are projected in a blue room, which research suggests is the most inspiring color.
The top roof garden represents the apex of the DIKW pyramid: Wisdom. Here, BAM juxtaposes a gridded white 'desert' landscape with a lush, green 'Garden of Eden' space. The dialectic of structured machine intelligence and the cautionary tale of forbidden knowledge are linked by a walking loop. This landscape encourages reflection not only on the structure of knowledge but also on the deeper philosophical questions accompanying artificial intelligence.
As AI continues to transform our world, the Shanghai AI Lab stands as a testament to the power of interdisciplinary collaboration and forward-thinking design. It sets a new standard for research facilities globally, potentially influencing the future of scientific discovery and technological advancement.
Developed by Parkland Group, the AI Lab was designed by PLP Architecture, Arup, AISA , alongside a wider team of international design practices: Hassell, ECADI, BAM and HDA. This new workspace was designed to facilitate world-class cutting edge AI research, collaboration and innovation.
Ballistic Architecture Machine's (BAM) innovative landscape design brings AI concepts to life in Shanghai's AI Lab, integrating DIKW pyramid concepts into multi-level outdoor spaces for research and contemplation.
The 47,400m2 building complex is the result of extensive research into the requirements and working practices of the rapidly growing AI sector. Despite the public emergence of AI in recent years, research undertaken by the design team found that most companies in the field operate from generic workspaces originally designed for other purposes.
The design team conducted extensive research on the spatial requirements for future AI labs, including the typology, scale and functional components. The result is a highly flexible complex space that can respond to the rapidly changing needs of the industry.
One of the most important components of the project is the Super Lab with a height of 18 metres, a large space that can accommodate complex simulation environments. In a shift from conventional research facilities, the design allows scientists to showcase their work to visitors and the local community, by positioning it facing the Science Boulevard on the north-eastern corner of the podium. This helps to stimulate the public’s interest and participation in science and artificial intelligence. The podium hosts the main social and collaborative functions of the building. It is divided into four quarters and connected along the north-south and east-west direction through atria.The design aims to create an “urban living room” that enhances the laboratory’s integration into the city.
For this project, BAM designed the AI Lab’s landscape including the ground level, L3 roof deck and top roof garden. Conceptually, the physical spaces of the landscape are intended to manifest an abstract framework of artificial intelligence: the Data Information Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid.
At the ground level, BAM applied the concept of Data, highlighting the site's strong winds through parametric analysis. The design visually expresses these winds through patterns and art installations while utilizing hedges and walls to create sheltered microclimates for the researchers.
The Knowledge level, represented by the L3 roof deck, is organized as a series of rooms for sharing ideas and facilitating interaction among the building's researchers. It features outdoor meeting spaces, a Zen meditation garden, and a lecture forum. Images of pioneer AI scientists are projected in a blue room, which research suggests is the most inspiring color.
The top roof garden represents the apex of the DIKW pyramid: Wisdom. Here, BAM juxtaposes a gridded white 'desert' landscape with a lush, green 'Garden of Eden' space. The dialectic of structured machine intelligence and the cautionary tale of forbidden knowledge are linked by a walking loop. This landscape encourages reflection not only on the structure of knowledge but also on the deeper philosophical questions accompanying artificial intelligence.
As AI continues to transform our world, the Shanghai AI Lab stands as a testament to the power of interdisciplinary collaboration and forward-thinking design. It sets a new standard for research facilities globally, potentially influencing the future of scientific discovery and technological advancement.
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