“Billions of people just living out their lives…Oblivious.” ——The Matrix

2023年3月22日傍晚，在淅淅沥沥的小雨中，被俞挺命名为钢雨的，由Wutopia Lab设计的德必上海书城WE的外立面和大堂正式落成。

On the evening of March 22nd, 2023, amidst a light drizzle, the exterior facade and lobby of the DoBe WE @ Shanghai Book City designed by Wutopia Lab, which was named “Iron Rain” by Yu Ting, were officially completed.

▼花园的钢雨，Iron Rain in the Garden

▼外立面与周边建筑对比，New and Old in Urbanism

一个平行的下午

A Parallel Afternoon

我是2022年春节后接受这个案子的。现在回想起来，那段时间有些不真实，明明阳光普照，但我有些心绪不宁甚至心不在焉。我这次给出的指令变得模糊，不准确甚至我自己也拿不准。和我认识14年的林晨也很茫然。于是他给我看了三个方案。我勉强选了一个。但内心说服不了自己。那天我送完离国他去的朋友后一个人走在进贤路上，阳光明媚，但我却在另外一个宇宙，惆怅，黑暗潮湿，仿佛雨后。我突然想，为什么不把这个湿淋淋的感受转化成我的建筑语言呢。然后，我想起了《黑客帝国》。

I accepted this design appointment after the Spring Festival of year 2022. Looking back now, that period of time felt somewhat surreal. Despite the sunshine, I felt restless and distracted. The instructions I provided became vague and imprecise, to the point where even I was uncertain. Even my project manager, Lin Chen, whom I have known for 14 years, was at a loss. He showed me three proposals, and I reluctantly chose one, of which I even couldn’t convince myself. That day, after seeing off a friend who was leaving the country, I walked alone on Jinxian Road. The sun was shining brightly, but I felt like I was in a different universe, melancholy, dark, and damp, as if after a rainstorm. Suddenly, I thought, why not transform this damp feeling into my architectural language? And then, I remembered the movie, “The Matrix”.

▼项目区位 Site Plan

▼2022年3月31日的上海街景，Shanghai Street View on 31st March 2022