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goa大象设计

Based in Shanghai and Hangzhou, goa大象设计 shapes large-scale commercial and corporate architecture through fluid roof canopies, sculptural circulation bridges, and continuous curved geometries that soften the transition between urban grids and natural landscapes. This portfolio serves as a strong reference for detailing sweeping canopy soffits, integrating elevated pedestrian linkages across public retail plazas, and resolving volumetric scale shifts within corporate headquarters.

Aerial view rendering of an urban renewal campus featuring historic tile roofs and active green rooftops by goa大象设计.

杭州十三湾巷城市更新(中标方案)

上海 / 杭州

An urban renewal master plan precedent showing how traditional courtyard fabric can be integrated with contemporary roof gardens and elevated pedestrian corridors.

What we like about this project
Bright teal-colored exterior circulation paths wind across the roofs and link historic courtyards with modern blocks.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • stucco
  • glass
  • timber
  • vegetation

Visual identifiers

  • green-roofs
  • historic-courtyards
  • elevated-pathways
  • urban-renewal

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • contextual
  • urban-design

Visual tags

  • master-plan
  • adaptive-reuse
  • rooftop-landscape
  • historic-integration
  • public-realm
Geometry
Low-rise historic courtyard structures weave into contemporary intervention blocks, connected by a network of elevated walkways and accessible green roofs.
Facade system
Mixed facade system combining traditional dark tile pitched roofs, white plastered walls, and contemporary glazed volumes.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with contemporary steel and concrete additions.
Spatial scale
Large multi-block master plan scale viewed from high aerial perspective.
Lighting
Twilight/golden hour illumination casting long shadows across building volumes and highlighting illuminated rooftop paths.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and densely layered, merging historic scale with active public intervention.
Environmental context
Dense urban block surrounded by mid-rise residential towers and existing neighborhood fabric.
Spatial experience
A dense urban fabric layered vertically, creating public paths across rooftops and down into traditional ground-level courtyards.
Composition rhythm
Longitudinal block arrangement intersected by transverse courtyards and continuous elevated walkway ribbons.
Style reading
Contextual contemporary urban renewal
Program
Urban cultural and educational campus
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
ceramic-tile, stucco, glass, timber, vegetation
Visual identifiers
green-roofs, historic-courtyards, elevated-pathways, urban-renewal
Style tags
contemporary, contextual, urban-design
Visual tags
master-plan, adaptive-reuse, rooftop-landscape, historic-integration, public-realm
Geometry
Low-rise historic courtyard structures weave into contemporary intervention blocks, connected by a network of elevated walkways and accessible green roofs.
Facade system
Mixed facade system combining traditional dark tile pitched roofs, white plastered walls, and contemporary glazed volumes.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with contemporary steel and concrete additions.
Spatial scale
Large multi-block master plan scale viewed from high aerial perspective.
Lighting
Twilight/golden hour illumination casting long shadows across building volumes and highlighting illuminated rooftop paths.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and densely layered, merging historic scale with active public intervention.
Environmental context
Dense urban block surrounded by mid-rise residential towers and existing neighborhood fabric.
Spatial experience
A dense urban fabric layered vertically, creating public paths across rooftops and down into traditional ground-level courtyards.
Composition rhythm
Longitudinal block arrangement intersected by transverse courtyards and continuous elevated walkway ribbons.
Style reading
Contextual contemporary urban renewal
Program
Urban cultural and educational campus
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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Aerial view rendering of an urban renewal campus featuring historic tile roofs and active green rooftops by goa大象设计.

杭州十三湾巷城市更新(中标方案)

上海 / 杭州

An urban renewal master plan precedent showing how traditional courtyard fabric can be integrated with contemporary roof gardens and elevated pedestrian corridors.

What we like about this project
Bright teal-colored exterior circulation paths wind across the roofs and link historic courtyards with modern blocks.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • stucco
  • glass
  • timber
  • vegetation

Visual identifiers

  • green-roofs
  • historic-courtyards
  • elevated-pathways
  • urban-renewal

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • contextual
  • urban-design

Visual tags

  • master-plan
  • adaptive-reuse
  • rooftop-landscape
  • historic-integration
  • public-realm
Geometry
Low-rise historic courtyard structures weave into contemporary intervention blocks, connected by a network of elevated walkways and accessible green roofs.
Facade system
Mixed facade system combining traditional dark tile pitched roofs, white plastered walls, and contemporary glazed volumes.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with contemporary steel and concrete additions.
Spatial scale
Large multi-block master plan scale viewed from high aerial perspective.
Lighting
Twilight/golden hour illumination casting long shadows across building volumes and highlighting illuminated rooftop paths.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and densely layered, merging historic scale with active public intervention.
Environmental context
Dense urban block surrounded by mid-rise residential towers and existing neighborhood fabric.
Spatial experience
A dense urban fabric layered vertically, creating public paths across rooftops and down into traditional ground-level courtyards.
Composition rhythm
Longitudinal block arrangement intersected by transverse courtyards and continuous elevated walkway ribbons.
Style reading
Contextual contemporary urban renewal
Program
Urban cultural and educational campus
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
ceramic-tile, stucco, glass, timber, vegetation
Visual identifiers
green-roofs, historic-courtyards, elevated-pathways, urban-renewal
Style tags
contemporary, contextual, urban-design
Visual tags
master-plan, adaptive-reuse, rooftop-landscape, historic-integration, public-realm
Geometry
Low-rise historic courtyard structures weave into contemporary intervention blocks, connected by a network of elevated walkways and accessible green roofs.
Facade system
Mixed facade system combining traditional dark tile pitched roofs, white plastered walls, and contemporary glazed volumes.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with contemporary steel and concrete additions.
Spatial scale
Large multi-block master plan scale viewed from high aerial perspective.
Lighting
Twilight/golden hour illumination casting long shadows across building volumes and highlighting illuminated rooftop paths.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and densely layered, merging historic scale with active public intervention.
Environmental context
Dense urban block surrounded by mid-rise residential towers and existing neighborhood fabric.
Spatial experience
A dense urban fabric layered vertically, creating public paths across rooftops and down into traditional ground-level courtyards.
Composition rhythm
Longitudinal block arrangement intersected by transverse courtyards and continuous elevated walkway ribbons.
Style reading
Contextual contemporary urban renewal
Program
Urban cultural and educational campus
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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