OBERMEYER is honored to have been shortlisted in the international competition of Hangzhou Urban Rail TOD Comprehensive Development Urban Design – Westlake University Metro Station project, of concerted efforts together with UAD. Stay tuned for the upcoming urban design phase.

Project Background

Westlake University Metro Station is situated in the core area of Cloud Valley, in the east of Hangzhou West Science and Technology Innovation Corridor and in the northeast of Hangzhou Cloud City. With rich entrepreneurial resources of sci-tech and innovation in the neighborhood and a scenic natural environment, the spot is of strategic location for interconnecting the industrial networks of sci-tech and innovation of West Hangzhou.

The project aims to maximize the comprehensive benefits of rail transit; to drive the cluster of innovation-oriented business, talents and services; to construct a core functional node of Westlake University comprehensive innovation community; to explore the integration of industry, city and people; and to pioneer TOD integrated planning of park, station and city.

Since its establishment OBERMEYER has been accumulating rich TOD experience and exploring most advanced engineering techniques and design philosophy. OBERMEYER’s TOD practice could be traced back to the renovation project of Stachus (also known as Karlsplatz) in Munich in 1960s. It was then the biggest underground space project and pioneer of transmit integration project in Europe and a milestone for the rising fame and expertise recognition of the company. After the multi-modal reconstruction lead by OBERMEYER, Karlsplatz improved from vehicle-oriented to pedestrian-friendly, as an effective solution for the traffic congestion.

Meanwhile OBERMEYER has also widely fostered to the local TOD urban design in China in recent years and delved into the exploration of more possibilities for China’s characteristic urbanization. In the last thirty years, OBERMEYER has adapted international experience to the regional social and cultural identities in China, with prominent TOD projects including: Wuhan New Hanyang HSR Station, three sections of Chengdu TOD Integration Design, Chongqing Railway Station Area and top-notch underground space projects including Hangzhou Qianjiang New Town Urban Axis, Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town Urban Axis and Wuhan Guanggu Underground City (the largest single underground space project in Asia), all of which pioneer the comprehensive development of modern vertical city.