Yizhuan subway interior

Brief.
The competition asked for a proposal for the interior design of the Yizhuan subway line that will be built in 2012 in the south-east part of Beijing. During the design process we got convinced that a specific design proposal would not solve the problems that the quickly growing subway of Beijing is facing. A subway in 2012 should be an efficient, clear, stimulating environment that supports the daily needs of today’s urban life. In order to achieve this goal we proposed a set of guidelines and principles that hopefully could create a new framework.

Principles.
A subway station is not an hotel lobby.
In many subway station the range of material used comes from an imagery belonging to certain over decorated interior world. They try to communicate a certain richness in the finishes forgetting that heavy frequented public space would need different type of materials.  If we consider other type of environments such as art galleries or retail spaces in renovated building we can observe that the use of durable and easy to mantain materials can also reach a very high aesthetical level.
Hyperfunctional.
A subway station is primarily a place of transit. The first priority is efficiency. Pushing this logic to the extreme can provide results that are both highly functional and visually striking
Bold and big.
Subway station are highly frequented space. A wide range of different people pass through them ever day. Orientation should be clear, big and bold. Maximizing and integrating it with the surrounding.
Integration.
The proposal consider each element as part of a system. Integrate parts instead of accumulating.
Reduce fragmentation.
Subway interiors in Beijing in many cases lack clarity because they are a patchwork of different elements that are placed in the environment without coordination. Reducing parts in order to underline the essential.
$ubw@Y: the subway as service provider.
Subway stations are expanding the range of services that provide to the commuter. We need to think and integrate them to offer a more complete offer.
Subway as a brand.
In order to guarantee a better service subways need to be as much as possible economical indipendent and felt by the citizens as an active part in the urbanscape.
Lighting.
Should guide movements, provide visual comfort, focus attention and underline the space.

Project Name: Yizhuan Subway Line Interior
Location: Beijing, China
Client: Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning
Architect: crossboundaries architects, Beijing
Design Period: January 2009– February 2009

项目简介

竞赛要求为将建于2012年的亦庄地铁站做一个室内方案设计。在整个过程中，我们清楚地认识到一个具体的设计方案并不能解决北京地铁飞速发展所带来的问题。2012年的地铁应该是一个高效的，清晰的，富于启发性的环境，充分地支持城市生活的日常需要。为了达到这个目的，我们提出了一系列的纲领和原则，以期创造一个新的构架和准则。

设计主旨

地铁站不等于酒店大堂
在很多地铁站里，材料的选择通常依据一些来自于过度装饰的室内设计意象。设计者尝试把一种丰富性传递到最后的成果中去，而忘记了这些使用频率极高的公共空间很可能需要其他种类的材料。如果我们仔细思考一下其他环境，诸如一个翻新的大楼里的画廊或者零售空间，我们会发现一些耐久而易于维护的材料同样可以让人赏心悦目。

超功能性
地铁站首先是一个转换空间，这意味着效率将成为第一位的。将这个逻辑发挥到极致，我们得到的结果是超强功能性和视觉冲击。

醒目和大尺度
地铁站是一个使用频率极高的场所。形形色色的人每天在这里川流不息。方向性在这里必须是清晰的，放大化的和明显的。使它醒目的同时，我们让它和周围环境结合为一个整体。

整体性
我们把每一个元素都作为整个系统的有机组成部分来考虑，而不是简单的堆积。

减少零碎
北京的大部分地铁站都缺乏清晰性，因为它们都是从所处环境中截取一些零散的元素简单的拼贴在一起，没有经过协调和有机组织。减少掉零碎的元素后重点得到了突出。

提供服务
地铁站正在延伸和拓展为乘客提供的服务范围。我们需要使它们整合到更完善的水平。

品牌
为了确保提供更好的服务，地铁需要尽可能的在经济上独立，同时让市民感受到这是一个在城市景观中的积极空间。

照明
照明应当起到引导人流，提供视觉上的舒适，吸引注意和强化空间效果的作用。

项目名称：亦庄地铁线室内设计
项目地址：中国北京
业主：北京市规划委员会
设计方：科罗思邦建筑设计咨询公司，北京
设计时间：2009年1/2月