Inspired by the uniqueness of this urban high density site, TM Design approached the planning and design from both aneighbourhood and metropolitan level. The character of this site gradually changes from the North, which is a dense urban landscape to the South which faces and connects to an important natural park. The design and planning approach responds to this transition creating significant spaces to engage the public that leverage the unique features of this site.
TM Design transforms this existing commercial “box” built more than a decade ago into a series of expressed public spaces including a double floor 15-meter-tall glass box to create a city scale entrant on North with a clear view of the indoor retail environment, a rotating glass box to define the main atrium in the Center of the West facade to open up the commercial activity to the main circulation street and an operable glass facade addressing a pedestrian and activity plaza on the South facade directly connecting to the natural park visually and physically allowing for indoor and outdoor food and entertainment to enjoy the views and southern exposure. Solid and transparent materials are interwoven to show the changes from urban texture to the park and nature. TM Design also managed to keep a large percentage of the original aluminium panels to both achieve the client’s vision and minimize the construction budget.
灵感来源于位于城市中心高密度的基地环境，一田希望从城市层级和建筑层级来解决问题。基地北部是高楼林立的城市中心区域，从北向南渐变为与天津最大公园相接的南侧立面，设计上我们希望能体现这个转变，利用外立面、建筑和室内空间与城市连接和互动。现有建筑是一个10年前建造的封闭盒子，如何将其改造为适应新的商业规律与定位，并且能够与城市共荣的新购物中心是本项目的难点。
一田设计在北侧两条主干道交叉口设置了城市层级的入口，一个双层挑高的15米的玻璃盒子，通透的视角给予室内空间和商业活动充分的可视性，从而打造商业氛围。西侧主立面，我们利用现有挑高空间，打造了通高的主中庭，立面上是一个侧转的盒子，巧妙的与主干道形成角度使中庭与城市空间联动，最大限度的提高商业曝光率，屋顶的玻璃盒子，即是屋顶停车的到达大堂又是无敌景观的酒吧餐厅，增强到达感的同时形成一个令人流连忘返的空间。南侧紧邻公园的立面，一田设计利用可推拉的折叠门窗，在天气适宜的时候可将南侧立面完全打开，令紧邻的公园成为商业的后花园，此部分的餐饮业态与户外空间无缝结合，最大限度的增加舒适性和自然体验。外立面材料的“实与虚”的对比也同样体现了从“城市”到“自然”的这一转变，同时鉴于开发商改造成本和只有三个立面的局部改造计划，一田最大程度保留了原有氟碳涂层铝板，令新立面和原有立面和谐统一，并且最大限度的节约了改造成本。
