Urban Design of Xi'an East Railway Station

Xi’an, China, 2022
location xi’an, china
client xi’an city administration
architect ym architects, callison rtkl, xi’an university of architecture
project manager chang fangyi, jacques maria brandt
status preliminary design
The urban design plan define the new area for the Xi'an East Station and aims to build a new type of urban economic and cultural integrated area capable of representing an example of development for the entire city.Starting from the definition of the urban skyline, the scheme was conceived with the intention to define a skyline that is able to simulate the mountain movement regulating the height and roof form of all buildings in the area. The masterplan is instead defined by the creation of two different axes that ideally join in the directions of the main historical elements of the city of Xian. The two axes allow the creation of a large commercial axis within the masterplan that originates from the exit of the new railway station and a second green axis with spaces used for entertainment.The new buildings that define the entire masterplan are characterized by a common language that originates from the interpretation of the historic buildings of the city. The roofs are defined by a common movement that recalls the movement of the profile of the surrounding mountains, the facades by terraces and thin pillars that allow you to interact with the surrounding commercial spaces . The main axis of the entire masterplan is defined by the central Ccommercial avenue that starts in the square in front of the station, from east to west. The commercial avenue ends with the achievement of the digital intelligence future tower square, which is connected to the riverside park.
西安市东站规划片区由办公、住宅和商业构成,旨在打造一个能够代表整个城市发展典范的新型城市经济文化融合区。该规划以东站为起点向西、向西北创建两条主轴线,这些主轴线与西安城市的历史地标建筑:大雁塔、钟楼在城市空间上相联系,轴线上串联一系列城市公共节点,形成片区的主要活力中心。绿色屋顶呈现出动态的韵律浮动,与周边的山脉流线相呼应。露台和薄柱的外墙建立与周围商业空间的互动。从火车站出发的轴线两侧是商业和办公综合体, 高低错落的建筑通过步行平台与火车站站台相连接,一组不同高度的超高层塔楼构成了新规划片区的地标性建筑,勾勒出主轴线上优美的城市天际线。