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Hyperlocal works with public art, architecture, urbanism, and landscape. Hyperlocal engages in design research while working on architectural projects with like-minded individuals around the world.

Hyperlocal is based in New York City and Houston.

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Hyperlocal works with public art, architecture, urbanism, and landscape. Managed by Zhicheng Xu, Hyperlocal engages in design research while working on architectural projects with like-minded individuals around the world.

Hyperlocal is based in Boston and Houston



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Wobbles




Collaborator: Wendy Wang
Status: Ongoing

While serendipity cannot be forced, we attempt to create spaces that bring pleasant surprises through people’s interactions with nature and social interactions among themselves. “Wobbles” consist of a series of hemispherical planters designed to provide aesthetic pleasure and resting support to users. The round bottom of the structure makes them swing up and down as people sit on them. They tilt, turn and rock, and thus can only reach equilibrium by a balanced weight on all sides. These dynamics and the sense of sharing are designed to make the experience more fun and also to promote interactions among users. Each planter has a theme, as they are filled with selected plant species, featuring the cultivated beauty and naturalist wilderness from the uninhabited landscapes that are far away from urban life.