Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2023
Aedas's Chengdu Hyperlane Park Retail Architecture presents a sweeping aerial perspective that commands the viewer's eye along a sinuous elevated promenade threading through an expansive urban district, the compositional structure employing a powerful diagonal vector that originates from the lower right foreground and extends into atmospheric depth toward a crystalline tower marking the vanishing point near the upper left quadrant. The undulating copper-toned ribbon of the elevated walkway serves as the primary focal element, its serpentine form establishing rhythmic movement across the picture plane while simultaneously creating a strong figure-ground relationship against the softer greens of mature deciduous trees and the neutral grays of surrounding architecture. The chromatic palette achieves sophisticated harmony through the interplay of warm terracotta and copper hues of the architectural intervention against the verdant viridian and sap green of landscaped gardens, while the atmospheric perspective renders distant structures in increasingly desaturated cerulean and pearl gray tones suggesting humid subtropical air. The luminosity suggests late morning or early afternoon golden hour conditions with diffused natural light casting soft shadows beneath the elevated structure and creating gentle highlights along the metallic cladding surfaces. Spatial construction employs classical one-point perspective with the elevated park functioning as the primary orthogonal guide, while overlapping planes of tree canopy, rooftop gardens, and receding building masses establish clear foreground, middle ground, and background zones. The rooftop gardens blooming with lavender, purple, and amber vegetation introduce chromatic accents that punctuate the predominantly warm-cool dialogue, while sculptural elements in vermillion orange and golden yellow create moments of concentrated visual intensity. The rendering technique suggests photorealistic digital visualization with meticulous attention to material differentiation between the striated copper cladding, the smooth glass storefronts, and the organic softness of planted areas, achieving a balance between technical precision and atmospheric suggestion that evokes contemporary architectural visualization practices while maintaining the compositional sophistication of classical landscape painting traditions.
Hyperlane Park consists of 12 plots, spanned across the sky garden corridor, overlooking the city and project entrances. Designed as a 2.4 km continuous urban landscaped corridor, the sky walkway is a leisure space that cultivates a live-work dynamic. The project is proximal to a music conservatory. Inspired by syllabic rhythms and sounds, the design fosters this musical motif through six different groups of architectural forms. The fluid layout of the design grants the building unity with its surrounding textures to highlight the project's harmonious blend with its community.