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T20
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DESIGNER
 
 
Ferrier Marchetti Studio
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T20, Jacques Ferrier, Pauline Marchetti, Xujiahui, Shanghai, China, Sensual City Studio
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T20, Jacques Ferrier, Pauline Marchetti, Xujiahui, Shanghai, China, Sensual City StudioParis, Lisbon and Shanghai-based practices Jacques Ferrier Architecture and Sensual City Studio have turned what could have been an ordinary ‘office plus car park’ into an opportunity to radically reassess the surrounding urban district of Xujiahui in Shanghai.
  • T20, Jacques Ferrier, Pauline Marchetti, Xujiahui, Shanghai, China, Sensual City StudioA radical reimagining of a densely urban site on Shanghai busiest intersection
  • The project features elevated planted pedestrian walkways above the street
  • An ‘urban oasis’ from which to observe the dynamic scene below
The resulting structure, on the site of a former hotel, combines office, civic, commercial and cultural space with green ribbons of public walkways, connecting the streets and buildings of China’s busiest intersection with peaceful arteries from which to escape the tumult.

The design explored ways in which the project could become a generous catalyst for the wider environment, building pedestrian connections, walkways and bridges above the transport interchange as an extension of the building; in doing so, renewing the local infrastructure. Through extensive analysis, Jacques Ferrier, founder of Jacques Ferrier Architecture, and Pauline Marchetti, co-founder of Sensual City Studio, identified the need for enhanced pedestrian connectivity at the intersection and incorporated this into the building’s car park. The radical intervention creates raised and planted walkways which lift pedestrians eight metres above the crossroads to provide more logical and enjoyable connectivity between city landmarks such as the church and the park.

The project includes two levels of commercial space underground, one of which is connected to the Metro City building by an underground gallery. Floors 1 and 2 house several hundred square meters of community spaces. Floors 3 to 7 house the public car park, which unfolds in the form of a continuous spiral, serving the offices and businesses of the district. The 8th and 9th floors are shared office space arranged around a large raised garden, and house a reception for visitors, cafeteria, meeting rooms, auditorium and spaces for relaxation and conviviality. Levels 10 to 15 have been developed as efficient and user-friendly office floors. The top two floors are home to the cultural centre, space that seemingly "floats" on the skyline of the district.

As a piece of architecture, T20 expresses the movement and dynamism inherent in the site: its circulation and activation through human use, across the bridges that connect to the city and at ground and first floor level where public facilities and shops are located. The car park becomes a lush urban oasis for the city, with the insertion of an extraordinary “hanging garden” that is visible from key public spaces.

This combined approach by Jacques Ferrier Architecture and Sensual City Studio has brought nature into even this most densely populated area, through suspended gardens and plantings throughout the scheme which will help to counteract some of the inevitable pollution in the area. Balancing dynamic movement and respite, the building reintroduces therapeutic nature into the urban condition by offering a garden to the city in this intriguing layered approach to city architecture.
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T20, Jacques Ferrier, Pauline Marchetti, Xujiahui, Shanghai, China, Sensual City Studio
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LOCATION
 
Continent
Asia
Nation
China [Zhōngguó/Zhōnghuá]
Municipality
Shanghai
Town
Shanghai
District
Xuhui
Address
No.20 Tianyao Road
 
 
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TYPOLOGY
 
Main
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Transport buildings and structures
Garages, car parking, etc.
Bridges and walkways
Additional
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings for cultural activities
Cultural centres and community centres
Education buildings
Auditorium
Commercial buildings
Shops
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CHRONOLOGY
 
Project
2012    
Realisation
2013 - 2019
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CLIENT
 
 
Shanghai Xujiahui Commercial Real Estate Development Co, Ltd.
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DIMENSIONAL
DATA
 
Height
m. 70 (ft. 230)
Floors
14 above ground
3 below ground
Surface
mq. 23,970 (sq.ft. 258,011)
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STAFF
 
Project
Jacques Ferrier Architecture (JFA)
Sensual City Studio (SCS)
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CREDITS
 
 
Photos © Luc Boegly, Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Drawings © Jacques Ferrier Architecture
Text edited by Jacques Ferrier Architecture
Courtesy of Jacques Ferrier Architecture | v2com Newswire

T20, Jacques Ferrier, Pauline Marchetti, Xujiahui, Shanghai, China, Sensual City Studio



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