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The Jinmao Fangdao Smart Science City in Wuhan sits on the Sixin Avenue landscape axis in the core of Hanyang's Sixin area, planned as a district portal that draws people in. Taking time-based activity trajectories as its thread, the design emphasizes scenographic experience, offering multiple choices so that a multi-use new block can serve users of every age. The programme mixes high-rise towers, villas, and commerce, so the design uses commercial atmosphere and emotional input to strengthen future life interaction, conveying a warm, appealing life philosophy. The project set a record: from scheme to construction drawings in just fourteen days, with multiple disciplines working in parallel. Because public amenities in the surrounding area are relatively scarce, the design collaborates with the island itself to supplement off-island living resources. Four strategies organize the work: open sharing uses staggered routes to guide people through comfortable shared space; all-day diversity builds unbounded spaces that drive urban vitality; site activation uses open shared space to gather crowds and stimulate commerce that radiates across the district; and the quality of experience is raised through landscape, culture, and commerce integration. Linear paving and lighting build atmospheric illusions, and multi-friendly boundaries replace steps wherever possible with sloped surfaces that invite children's exploration. Warm-yellow tones and soft materials such as EPDM and eco-bamboo increase the site's approachability, and abstracted hill landforms guide children to explore. Railings and barriers make running, climbing, sliding, and hiding safer, and play equipment is chosen to exercise children's reflexes and strengthen community bonds. A 360-degree swivel chair lets parents watch children on slides while they rest, railings are wrapped in protective cord against winter cold, and sloped surfaces add fabrication challenge. The all-age activity area is intended to draw crowds, activate surrounding commerce, and radiate across the Sixin district.
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