Yuyuan Station on Shanghai Metro Line 14 is located in the heart of the city, adjacent to the City God Temple and the Bund. This area is a cultural landmark in Shanghai, which combines the East and West, historical and contemporary styles. Yuyuan Station serves not only as an important node for public transportation, but also as a gateway to this area and a starting point for tours. 

As the deepest subway station in Shanghai, the civil conditions such as walls, columns and floor layers cannot be changed, which brings challenges to the interior design. The curved water-wave ceiling visualizes the illusion of Huangpu River above this metro line. These "waves" lap onto the columns, is extracted from Chinese eaves of the City God Temple, also creating a rhythmic pulsation. The design cleverly responds to the multiple cultural elements of Shanghai, perfectly integrating the curves of Chinese eaves with the geometric forms of Western arcades, reflecting the openness and integration of the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai. 

The plan of Yuyuan station is shaped to accommodate the track splitting and merging, and the distribution of ceiling pipes in the station hall is not homogeneous either. Therefore, the curved units cannot be simply repeated. Parametric design technology is adapted to generate forms and optimize the number of non-standard units on the basis of fitting to changes, in order to control the cost of mass production and installation. The water wave ceiling is made of tens of thousands of aluminum panels, cut, bent and spliced. 

The ceiling system is combined with lighting to form a large three-dimensional LED canopy that can present a variety of light effects. It is able to present different lighting performances, according to different holiday events, Such as a China-Red for the National Day and the Spring Festival, Pink and flower petals for Valentine’s Day. While architectural spaces can be given soul by the sun's light, Yuyuan Station's underground space relies entirely on the flow of light from the ceiling. This LED canopy can be opened to the public for submission, so that everyone can participate in shaping the spatial light and color of Yuyuan Garden Station. 

Since the opening , Yuyuan Station has received strong love from the general public and has been widely reported by various official media, as well as online self-media. It has great influence and popularity. The design of Yuyuan Station goes beyond interior design, making the station more like a piece of public art installation. The curved ceiling is design and fabricated with parametric technology, and combined with LED system to create an immersive art experience. Moreover, this lighting system is open, encouraging the public to participate in the creation of submissions to shape the urban public space together.