Wuhan China

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South Site Plan


Through a parametric “packing” equation, 17 groups of cells, or “neighborhoods” are created to form residential clusters.  Proposed streets, as well as parking and open areas for public and civic events separate these neighborhoods.  Residential units are proposed in a series of three tower types and connecting “bridge” buildings that are planned on the perimeter of each neighborhood cell, creating open space at the interior of these cells for residential use.  Each cell functions as a community and has its own community identity.  By clustering these cells and utilizing open space between them, larger public and civic functions can occur.  Natural and constructed wetlands surround these communities and form a soft transition between the built environment and the agricultural fields that surround it.  Additional civic buildings are planned on the northern edge of the site.