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Academic Architecture

Vertical City Housing

Vertical City — Xi’an Poly Qujiang Chuntianli Residential Community Design

Period

2018

Location

Xi'an, China

Role

Individual graduation design

Status

Academic / Unbuilt

Aerial rendering of the Vertical City residential proposal

Project premise

The project asks how a residential complex can behave less like a stack of isolated apartments and more like a small city.

A high-density housing proposal that turns circulation, landscape and shared programs into a three-dimensional neighbourhood.

Site

49,550 m²

Floor area

112,010 m²

FAR

2.26

Height

58.45 m / 20 storeys

Green ratio

55%

Parking

897 spaces

Selected project material

Drawings, systems and outcomes.

Massing development, aerial view and housing units
Massing generation and duplex unit studies.
Vertical city precedent analysis and masterplan
Precedent research, masterplan and elevated public-space system.
Circulation, entrance renderings and elevations
Pedestrian and vehicle networks, entrances and community elevations.
Courtyard renderings, parking and daylight analysis
Shared spaces, technical coordination and courtyard experience.

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