Daniel Statham Studio has won two gold winners of Global Future Design Awards this year, one for Suzhou Galactic Super Campus, under category Mixed Use Architecture (Under Construction) and another one for Hangzhou Futur Car Park, under category Transportation Architecture (Under Construction).
Creating a ‘Super Campus’ required a new thought process from the original work that had been developed on this scheme to date by other design teams. Our goal therefore was to focus on the aspiration of the client to produce a masterplan design that has a vision and iconic land presence about it. A strong masterplan requires logical and strong geometry that can form efficient and flexible spaces that can adapt, produce intuitive way finding and create community within.
With the reduction of carbon emission, the invention of self-driven and electric/solar energy vehicles, it is no secret that technological pioneers, including Tesla, Google, and Apple, strive to make automobiles more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Such innovation has inspiredour client of the Hangzhou project to envision not only a careful reconsideration of theparking for these vehicles, but a unprecedent prototype of car parking for the future – less congestion, higher destiny, and cleaner air in our cities.