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Transit Oriented City – Dongtan Central Business Master Plan / Ojanen Chiou Architects + SWA Group

Jan 2012

By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Urban Design , Dongtan, Ojanen_Chiou Architects, South Korea, SWA Group

Courtesy of Ojanen_Chiou Architects + SWA Group

Designed by SWA Group with Ojanen Chiou Architects LLP, the 157 hectare Dongtan Central Business Master Plan is at the heart of Dongtan City: a new urban center located just 30 km south of Seoul in South Korea. The development zone is situated on a former agricultural plain that had been taken over by various industrial uses. Bounded by a river to the west and mountainous terrain to the east, this zone is bisected by a major transportation corridor connecting Seoul with the southern reaches of the country. At the core of the development is a transit center that will accommodate high-speed and metropolitan rail stations connecting with a bi-modal (bus + tram) transit system, and long-distance and city buses, establishing Dongtan City as a major regional transit hub. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »

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Suzhou Industrial Park Central Business District / SWA Group

Sep 2011

By Kelly Minner — Filed under: Landscape , China, Suzhou, SWA Group

Lead by principal designers Hui-Li Lee and John Wong, SWA Group along with consulting architect Ojanen_Chiou Architects provided the winning competition proposal for the Suzhou Industrial Park Central Business District which aims to bridge old and new cultural historic heritage through the innovative design of public open space. Providing a focal point for the Suzhou’s CBD, the park highlights its ideal location, the connection between ecological and social environments, and the unique landscape of Jinji Lake which offers a mix of urban life and waterfront activities .

Landscape Architects: SWA Group
Location: Suzhou, China
Consulting Architect: Ojanen_Chiou Architects
Drawings/Renderings: SWA Group

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Xinyang Master Plan / WORD + SWA Group

Feb 2011

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Urban Planning , China, SWA Group, WORD, Xinyang

Courtesy of WORD + SWA Group. Rendering by Kilograph.

For their latest master plan in Xinyang, WORD with SWA Group Los Angeles have developed a framework that responds to the town’s predicted swift population growth. As Chinese communities, such as Xinyang, begin to expand at rapid paces, the existing infrastructures must be re-thought and re-organized, as the demand for new development adds stress to the current systems. Working with a site measuring over 36 kilometers in length with varying topography – a mountainous region in the south to plains and plateaus to the north – the firms resorted to a solution “requiring calculated sensitivity and ingenuity” based on the region’s natural systems.

A great set of diagrams, and more information about the project after the break. read more »

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Video: PARK(ing) Day 2010 in San Francisco

Oct 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Videos , PARK(ing) Day, San Francisco, STUDIOS Architecture, SWA Group, USA

PARK(ing) Day is a world-wide attempt to draw attention to how much space is taken for parking in our cities. STUDIOS Architecture and SWA Group have developed some site furniture that pixilates views of the city through plotter paper tubes and binder clips.

The site was at the intersection of 1st and Howard in San Francisco, California.

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Miyi Tower and Master plan / Studio SHIFT and SWA Group

Jun 2009

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Structures ,Urban Planning , China, Miyi Tower, Sichuan, Studio SHIFT, SWA Group

The Los Angeles based team of Studio SHIFT and SWA Group has been selected to create a master plan for the Sichuan Province, a developing area in China. The plan consists of SHIFT’s Miyi Tower that aims to promote the region’s heritage, and SWA Group’s design for a sustainable promenade.

Further project description and more images after the break.

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