Danish architecture studio BIG has designed Terminus AI City Operating System as a campus in Chongqing, China, that will be operated by an artificial intelligence system.
BIG has drawn up the plans for smart service specialists Terminus Group, which will have its headquarters at the centre of the artificial intelligence-run city campus.
Terminus AI City Operating System will be located in Chongqing
Called Terminus AI City Operating System, or TACOS, everything in the city from the fire service to personal butlers would be operated by this AI.
The development will be located in Chongqing Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and will include Cloud Valley, a campus-style headquarters for Terminus Group.
The Cloud Valley campus will have green roofs "We are excited to build an in-depth partnership with Terminus Group," said Ingels. "Our two sides have the shared vision of creating spirited sustainable cities around the world."
BIG's design for Cloud Valley is intended to demonstrate the environmental goals of the project. Swooping green roof panels will part to create open-air courtyards throughout the campus.
Courtyards between the roofs will be open to the sky
These courtyards will host art exhibitions and sporting events, said BIG. A video fly-through depicts robotic performers entertaining crowds in these courtyards as humans and technology live and work together harmoniously.
At night, the underside of the roof will transform into what BIG described a...