NIKKEN SEKKEI URBANISM

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GRAND URBAN AXISIn Xi’an’s long history that spans across dynasties and centuries, the Tang Dynasty was outstanding in its glamor, representing the unprecedented heydays of both Xi’an and China.Even though Xi’an has turned into a modern metropolis of 6 million people, it continues to celebrate its unique history through reinterpretations of Tang aesthetics in contemporary architecture. Dayanta (“Big Wild Goose Pagoda”) is one of only two Tang-dynasty pagodas that still stand in Xi’an. Originally built during the Tang Dynasty in 648 to store sutras and statues brought from India, the seven stories tall (64 m) pagoda towers over the surrounding landscape.Developing the 150 ha area around Dayanta into a cultural and urban complex for commerce, sightseeing, and lifestyle, the area will house multiple commercial buildings, hotel, service apartment, and cultural facilities, which will be constructed in multiple phases. In order to achieve an organized pedestrian network connecting areas in all phases, the design team proposed an iconic 60 m wide by 1.2 km long central pedestrian axis along Yanta South Road that makes a rhythmic spatial sequence towards the existing Pagoda. By improving the existing road pattern, implementing a new transit system, and creating a series of plazas with main social activities along the axis, the master plan seeks to create a walkable city in respect of the original urban scale and character of the region.Integration of culture and the history of Chinese Buddhism became the main design drivers for the architectural approach. Building designs strive to establish a contemporary reinterpretation of the Tang style by incorporating the delicate curved roof forms and geometry of the period while also emphasizing horizontality in response to the grand urban scale.Xi’an Big Wild Goose | Xi'an, China, 2006 Site Area: 150 hectares

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