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In November 2022, NL Urban Solutions and consortium member Lingnan Design Group became the final winning team of Track C Quality Improvement Project of Economic Avenue, Dayun AI town, Longgang District.

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The design scope of Track C includes Hongmian Road and Xinyi Road, with a total length of 2km. The design assignment includes road renovation, landscape enhancement and municipal facilities renovation. Our scheme defines the site as the demonstrative gateway for Longgang’s AI town, an inspiring hotspot and future-oriented street. The design strategies focus on eliminating existing traffic risks, increasing the amount of greenery, improving the micro-climate, and extending AI quality and smart industry insights into the site, in order to create a smart and green street with friendly traffic, ecological resilience and coherent experience.

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Some Ai technology proposed for this project include dynamic sculptures that transform traffic, air pollution and water retention data into light patterns, interactive installations that respond to people’s movements or sounds, urban moss wall for efficient air purification, 5G Smart Street Light which also include wifi, surveillance camera, LED display and environmental monitoring and LED light strips on the pavement, which are coordinated to the traffic lights and increase safety in the crossing points.

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Project context
‘Forest Affinity’ aims to break the stereotype of traditional municipal facilities, brings modern and inspiring design sense, to explore the cultural value of public facilities, and to provide a new model for the construction of municipal facilities in Longgang District and in Shenzhen. NL Urban Solutions consortium was top 3 in all the 5 tracks of the ‘Forest Affinity’ international design competition.

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