HaloO
Qingqing Yang, Yutong Jin & Evelyn Xin Bian - 2022
In our design for the Sydney West International Airport, we made two circular transportation systems called HaloO to distribute passengers and staff throughout the entire aerotropolis district The HaloO circular tubes intersect in a tangential way with the central station. Because of its geometry peculiarity, the two roads can be quickly switched from the inner city ring vehicle to the outer city ring high-speed train, which can greatly improve transportation efficiency compared to a conventional linear way. Meanwhile, we designed the HaloO city as a low-carbon community, with cleaner wind/solar energy to power up our buildings, people who live here can enjoy a more relaxing green life with abundant plants and fresh air around them.
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The design was part of the 12th Student BIM & VR Design World Cup on Cloud VIRTUAL DESIGN WORLD CUP in 2022 with the theme: “A city where humans and smart mobility coexist Western Sydney Airport Terminal Neighborhood” sponsored by FORUM8.
Details at: https://vdwc.forum8.co.jp/english/
The international design competition for students to compete amongst each other in designing innovative architecture, bridge and city designs using BIM/CIM & VR technologies. Every year students compete for the top prize which is given to an outstanding work outlining a predefined theme in the aspect of design, innovative ideas, and creativity. They plan and design their work based on the theme and then run a simulation. Their final model will be presented to the judges in a form of a script for evaluation.
Based on the theme of the year, applicants are asked to complete their works utilizing BIM/CIM data that combines at least two or more design results, such as VR simulation, transportation, bridge/tunnel/road structure, building structure, environment, disaster prevention/evacuation, etc. We would like you to use FORUM8's BIM software and VR technologies by all means and consider this competition as an opportunity to create your masterpiece.
We encourage students from different departments majoring in different fields of studies to make a team to work on their model together to demonstrate that BIM/CIM can be used in various disciplines. To assist students with the production of their work, we plan to carry out workshops and seminars. We will also support the students who will make use of the software from now on.
