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Urban Design

Explore 4 award-winning designs tagged Urban Design on Magazine of Design.

O10 Station Urban Design

MRT Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government Urban Design Urban Planning

O10 Station

O10 Station is a mixed-use urban development built above two metro stations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The site covers about 1.8 hectares and provides around 287,811 square meters of floor area across six basement levels and five towers of 38 to 52 stories. Hotel, office, residential and retail spaces are combined with ground-level black-box theaters seating 120 to 200 people. The underground levels connect the two stations and guide pedestrian flow. High-performance facades control solar shading and daylight to limit energy use.

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Y15 Station Urban Design

MRT Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government Urban Design Urban Planning

Y15 Station

Y15 Station is a transit-oriented mixed-use development in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The project occupies about 1.1 hectares within a smart technology innovation park and provides roughly 170,430 square meters of floor space. Two towers of 45 and 32 stories hold office, commercial, and residential functions, with five basement levels for parking. High-performance curtain walls balance energy efficiency and daylight, while long-span floors allow flexible exhibition and work areas. Steel skybridges and multi-level circulation connect the site directly to the metro node.

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K Farm Urban Design

Vicky Chan Urban Design Sustainable Product

K Farm

K Farm challenges urban farming under extreme conditions and turns farming into natural education that people can enjoy. Because of this coastal condition along Victoria Harbour, It has innovated three types of farming to suit this specific climate. One is Hydroponics to provide weatherproof farming for in all conditions, two is aquaponics to study how fish and plants can coexist, and three is organic with various height and species to serve as inclusive farming.

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Seaside Town Urban Design

Kalbod Studio Urban Design Real Estate

Seaside Town

The Seaside Town project is defined by five types of villas, each of which has its own characteristics that distinguish it from the others. But at the same time, the idea and physical program follows almost the same principles. With the help of each volume orientation, all villas benefit from views of both the city and the sea. As for privacy matters based on the location and culture the site provides, it was required to make sure each building and its views will not hurt other villas’ privacies or views, the buildings are close to each other by only one elevation that does not have any doors.

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