The Wuhan Jindi International City Demonstration Zone project introduces a “MiniTown micro city-state concept,” aiming to condense urban life while emphasizing the broader vision. This miniature design approach is especially effective for new urban areas with incomplete surrounding infrastructure, offering residents an optimal living experience.
The overall design centers on a landscape-themed park, where buildings are subtly integrated. This park is divided into distinct areas, including a sunken “gathering” space featuring a red clay tennis court, a plateau waterfall rainforest, and several themed zones such as art gardens that embody urban life. The architecture, ranging from low-rise to high-rise and from traditional to modern, resembles life flourishing within a rainforest.
The first and second floors adopt a classic brown stone collegiate style, featuring broken blocks scattered throughout the park. Red bricks and stonework complement the Red Square landscape, creating a symbiotic and harmonious atmosphere. Buildings with three or more floors emphasize city skyline views, allowing the community’s uniqueness to be recognized from the subway platform. These taller structures showcase modern, futuristic volumes, while echoing the arch motifs below, symbolizing growth reaching skyward.
The building’s design balances facade scale and surface texture. The first floor features brown stone bricks, while the second and third floors use sleek white aluminum panels to articulate the facade, enhancing the building’s light luxury feel and distinctiveness. Red bricks with gold trim connect through arcades, blending classical and futuristic elements to evoke a strong cultural and academic atmosphere. The top and edges are adorned with a light golden metal grille that filters sunlight, creating beams of light. This effect, known scientifically as “Tyndall’s Light,” formed by dust and water vapor in the air, imparts a sacred and serene ambiance to the structure.
Project Drawings
△ First Floor Plan
△ Second Floor Plan
△ East Elevation View
△ South Elevation View
△ West Elevation View
△ North Elevation View
△ Exploded Diagram
Project Information
Project Name: Wuhan Jindi International City Demonstration Zone
Location: Sino French Peninsula Town, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Floor Area: 8,000 square meters
Building Area: 1,800 square meters
Design Period: June 2021
Completion Date: May 2022
Designer: PTA Shanghai Botao
Lead Architect: Yu Xiaolei
Design Team: Xie Limo, Liu Yue, Weng Jinxin, Xu Chao, Zhu Shiqi, Gao Mingyang, Xu Shuo, Wang Guan
Owner: Jindi Group
Landscape Design: Wudao Architectural Landscape Design Co., Ltd
Interior Design: DOME & Associates Dong Shi Architecture
Construction Drawings: Shanghai Lianchuang Design Group Co., Ltd
Lighting Design: Foster Architecture Technology Co., Ltd
Photography: Zhao Yilong
Main Materials: Aluminum panels, mirror stainless steel, weather-resistant steel, face bricks
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