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Butterfly
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 Urban Renewal
Changning, Shanghai, China
Competition, 2024

The Butterfly project adopts the concept of “Cloud Wing,” drawing on the imagery of wings in motion. Six wing-like prefabricated perforated canopy panels break down the mass of the street-corner building, creating a lighter and more distinctive corner presence. In its structural language, the cantilevered wings reduce the visual weight of the industrial building; as a technical strategy, photovoltaic panels are installed on the roof at a 31.5° tilt and concealed behind the wings; at the ground level, gabion walls and vertical greenery soften the site boundaries, echoing the magnolia-lined streetscape of Yingbin 3rd Road.

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building, competition, unbuilt, public space, shanghai, 2024 Services Provided:

Architectural Design
Facade Design Engineering
Sustainable Technology Integration
Urban Interface & Streetscape Design
Project Info:

Principal-in-charge: WU You
Project Team: WU You, ZENG Nanan, LI Jia Fu
Quick Stats:

PV Design: 60% roof area (330 Sq m), 31.5° tilt
Facade: galvanized metal mesh + aluminum louvers (80% porosity)
Urban Interface: gabion wall with greenery
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