ʻO City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia na Ruxuan Zheng he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Kūlanakauhale.
KalaHoʻolālā Kūlanakauhale· 2026
City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia
na Ruxuan Zheng
Mea Kūʻai: Ruxuan Zheng
Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻolālā Kūlanakauhale
Mea Lanakila i Hōʻoia ʻIa
Hōʻoia i ke Kūlana Makana no #176557Ka Hoʻolālā
E Pili Ana iā City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia
ʻO City on the Loop ke kūkulu hou ʻana i ka manaʻo o kahi kapakai pilikia i ke kai piʻi ma Brooklyn i lihi kūlanakauhale mau e hoʻololi ana i ka piʻi ʻana o ke kai. Kūkulu ʻia ma luna o nā ʻōnaehana kūkulu e kū nei, hoʻokomo ka hoʻolālā i nā hale noho kiʻekiʻe, ke kaʻaahi māmā, a me nā papahana lehulehu kūpaʻa i ke kai piʻi ma ʻekolu māhele. Pani kahi ʻanuʻu ʻāina a kai i nā palena paʻakikī, e hiki ai i ka hoʻolālā kūkulu hale, ke kaiaola, a me ka nohona kaiāulu ke launa pū. He kūkulu ākea a he ʻōnaehana hoʻololi pū ka loop, e ulu ana me nā loli o ke kaiapuni a e hāʻawi ana i kahi ʻōnaehana no ka hoʻomalu naʻauao a pane i ke aniau o ka wā e hiki mai ana.
Ka Hoʻomaikai
E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā City on the Loop Hoʻohana Hui Pū ʻia e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.
Ma Hope o ka Hoʻolālā
ʻEke Nūhou
Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.
- Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa
- City on the Loop reimagines Canarsie Pier as a dynamic coastal system that adapts to rising sea levels. Through a phased loop structure built along a land–sea gradient, the project integrates housing, infrastructure, and ecology into a resilient urban edge. It transforms the shoreline from a barrier into a platform for coexistence, with future potential for AI-assisted adaptation and growth.
- Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili
- The design was developed through phased urban modeling, sectional prototyping, and spatial iteration to explore adaptive growth along coastal gradients. Ecological, social, and infrastructural systems were layered using loop-based logic, allowing the project to evolve as both a physical structure and a future-responsive framework.
- Nā Lepili
- Architecture; Urban Design; Coastal Resilience; Housing; Ecological Systems; New York City
- ʻEnehana Hana
- This design was developed through iterative digital modeling, combining GIS mapping, ecological data, and layered analysis of coastal conditions. Renderings and animations were produced using 3D visualization tools to simulate the gradient between land and sea. The process emphasized feedback loops—testing urban form against resilience, housing demand, and public accessibility.
- Pilikia Hoʻolālā
- The hardest part was reconciling ecological resilience with urban density. Historically, the site has been cut off by the Belt Parkway; socially, the community faces limited waterfront access. Externally, sea-level projections and flood laws required strict compliance, while production constraints limited material choices. Information gaps on long-term climate data challenged our modeling. Overcoming these, we created a looped edge that balances housing, ecology, and public life.
- Noiʻi
- This is applied design research aimed at rethinking coastal urban edges. The objective was to create housing integrated with resilient infrastructure. Methodology combined GIS mapping, site surveys, 3D simulations, and projected sea-level rise and flood data. Results show a looped edge that strengthens housing, ecology, and access. Insights suggest design can influence real estate, community life, and climate adaptation.
- Hoʻoulu Manaʻo
- Inspired by the contradictions of the Belt Parkway—both connective and divisive—this project explores how infrastructure can shift from separation to integration. It draws from tidal landscapes, looped mobility, and phased urbanism to envision a future where architecture mediates between ecological forces, human needs, and evolving coastlines.
- Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana
- The project started in September 2019 in New York as an academic studio research in Syracuse University. It has been continuously refined and expanded through independent work until June 2025, when it was exhibited at the UTOPIA exhibition.
- Kaʻina Hana
- The design works like a continuous walkway that rises above the highway and bends along the shoreline. As people move through it, the structure shifts from housing to public spaces to green wetlands. Key moments include crossing the elevated loop, stepping down to the water, and meeting open plazas. By blending living, nature, and access, it turns a barrier into a shared edge, making the coast safer, more open, and more resilient for everyday use.
- Nā Lālā Hui
- Ruxuan Zheng
- Nā Kuleana Kiʻi
- All images, renderings, and video content created by Architect / Designer Zheng Ruxuan. Copyright © 2025, all rights reserved.
Background music: Ocean Song, created by Memê no Beat.
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