美国LLA建筑设计事务所

事务所简介

Laguarda.Low Architects（简称LLA）创立于2000年，是一家享誉国际的美国建筑设计公司，总部位于纽约，并在北京和东京设有办公室，提供总体规划、城市设计、建筑设计和室内设计等服务。LLA设计的项目遍及全球主要地区，二十年来，取得了骄人的业绩，形成了独特的优势。LLA设计服务涵盖的项目类型包括城市综合体、TOD、文旅商综合体、特色小镇、购物中心、街区商业、酒店、写字楼、公共建筑、公寓、别墅等。

设计是LLA一切工作的核心，我们致力于设计的原创性、实用性和艺术性的高度融合，力求通过设计提升项目价值。凭借对城市发展的专注研究、对地产开发的扎实见地、对策划运营的深刻理解，LLA在项目总体规划和建筑设计上融合领先的设计理念和设计手段，结合具体项目的特定条件，提供独特、实效、优美的整体设计解决方案。十五年来，LLA在中国设计并建成了众多项目，在市场声誉、设计能力和服务模式等方面获得了高度认可。

以设计为主导

“在项目设计中，我们一直在尝试新的、不同的方法，以一种积极的方式提升使用者的体验感。对于设计的每一个项目，也都首先从城市设计的角度出发，使其融入已有环境。”——巴勃罗.拉古达(Pablo Laguarda)，美国建筑师协会院士，LLA创始合伙人、总裁。

LLA开放进取的设计哲学源于一种方法论，即每一个项目规划和建筑设计的基本理念都建立在对其在城市设计中所扮演角色的理解和发展之上。LLA将设计过程归纳为多方案的演进和优化，在充分探索和研究多种可能方案的基础上，根据项目自身情况、客户需要、城市肌理等对它们进行评估、筛选、优化。

对于大型复杂项目，在设计策略和方法上首先是确定各不同阶段的设计重点和解决方案，使设计发展过程更加高效和有序。LLA对每一个项目都给予基于项目自身特点的关注，拒绝程式化、公式化设计，对每个项目的定位策划、城市文脉和地域特点保持高度敏感。公司最高层和资深设计师日常性地深度介入设计发展过程确保了设计理念的贯彻和设计方案的有序发展，这种纵向管理模式也确保了设计的高效。在项目的整个设计演进过程中，设计决策者、主创设计师和设计人员之间保持着直接联系。

独特的创作方法

定制与创新设计是LLA的核心理念。为此，LLA发展了一套独特的基于传统的实践方法，合伙人及资深设计师围坐在一张大工作台周围，一起完成命题创作，多方案比较，多视点探讨，这是我们的一种工作常态。尤其是面对复杂的项目时，这种方法能够集中公司的设计精锐与经验、充分探讨设计方案。作为创新、开放设计演进方法的一个重要组成部分，尤其是在项目的初期设计阶段，公司鼓励设计师通过手绘草图、模型研究及其它手工表现等手段来充分探索。长期以来，LLA的设计师练就了一种非凡的能力，对于复杂的设计问题，能够快速判别和巩固发展针对性的设计策略及概念方案。

这样的创作和研讨使得LLA确保了在确定最优方案之前，有一个由多及少的充分探索和验证的过程。通过这些集思广益、去粗取精的头脑风暴式设计会，协作精神在发展设计理念方面的价值也得以显现。我们可以清楚地看到，在这一过程涌现出的具体而独到的设计思想，会在项目的后续设计发展及建设中很好地体现出来。

Profile

Headquartered in New York City, Laguarda.Low Architects (also known as LLA) is an awardwinning and internationally acclaimed architectural practice.Founded in 2000 with offices in Beijing and Tokyo, the practice spans the globe with services including master plans, urban design, architectural design and interior design.Over the pasttwenty years, LLA has built an enviable track record and acquired unique professional strength, with projects ranging from urban mixed-use, TOD, cultural tourism and retail complexes, new townships, shopping malls and street retail- to hotel, office, public projects, apartments and villas.

Design is the focus of all that we do.We strive to integrate originality, practicality and aesthetic qualities into our design and to enhance investment value through design.Supported by our expertise in urban transformation, knowledge of real estate development and understanding of retail programing and operation, LLA has been able to apply leading design concepts and skills to each specific project.The results have been unique, effective and elegant design solutions.Our diligent work over the past 15 years in China has earned us wide recognition in terms of credibility, design and service.

PHILOSOPHY SUPPORTED BY PRACTICE

"We are always trying to do something new and different that contributes to the human experience in a positive way.Our design always approaches a project from the urban design point of view first." – Pablo Laguarda, FAIA, Co-founder and Principal

Laguarda.Low’s open and continually evolving design philosophy begins with a methodology in which the focus of each architectural project is built upon the understanding and development of its planning and urban design role.Laguarda.Low funnels the design process into multiple options, to search and investigate all the possible alternatives, evaluate them against the program, the client’s need, the city’s requirements and the phasing strategy.

The approach and strategy for complex projects is to put the design emphasis when and where it is needed, making the process efficient and productive.The firm approaches each commission in a unique way with sensitivity to the differing programs and needs of the project, context and location.The day-to-day dedication and hands-on approach of the partners and senior designers ensures communication at all levels and eliminates unnecessary overlapping of responsibilities.There is a direct connection between the project decision makers, key design architects and design staff in the evolution of the entire project.

DISTINCTIVE CREATIVE METHODOLOGY

Laguarda.Low emphasizes client service accompanied by innovative design response; the firm has developed a unique practice methodology to achieve these goals.It is common to see a group of partners and principal designers, gathered around a large worktable spread with drawings, working together through the creative process.When challenged with projects of great complexity, our position is that such a methodology opens up design potential.As part of this emphasis on the open evolution of ideas, employees at Laguarda.Low are encouraged by the partners to explore preliminary design stages of a project through hand sketches, study models,and other manual manifestations.Designers at Laguarda.Low have developed an extraordinary ability to identify and solidify specific conceptual ideas for very complex problems, and to do so very quickly.

Through this kind of charrette process, Laguarda.Low emphasizes the importance of verifying all possible avenues of an approach before launching ourselves into the most appropriate alternative.Through these types of brainstorming sessions, the value of collaboration in cultivating design ideas emerges.One can clearly recognize the specific original ideas that surfaced in these sessions, later manifested in the project and building development.