West Village·Basis Yard Design in Chengdu

Abstract

Unique from typical concentrated complexes, West Village encircles an entire city block to maximize the interior open space for sports and green. The oversized park-styled courtyard forms a vegetated basin containing diverse public life; it is also a representation of the original low-land landscape of Sichuan Basin. Smaller bamboo courtyards exist within the larger courtyard, and are open to the public, enabling them to pass freely through the block. The spatial design relates to the ever-popular local leisure lifestyle and refreshes their former collective memories. West Village provides a functional structure that allows individual customization; various expressions are integrated by the large scale of the courtyard. In this way, the inner facade eventually becomes a parade of marketplace scenarios. An elevated runway entwines the whole courtyard and connects each floor from below ground to the roof. It creates excitement from unusual experiences (especially for joggers and cyclists) and gives the project a dynamic character.

Keywords

Urban Design / Public Space / Everyday Life / Genius Loci / Mixed-use

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Higher Education Press