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The Ancient Town of Fenghuang / 凤凰古城, Hunan Province, Central China.







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Ningbo Raffles City / 宁波来福士, Ningbo / 宁波, No.2 City in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China.





from archdaily.com


Architects: SPARK
Location: Ningbo, China
Project Director: Jan Felix Clostermann, Stephen Pimbley
Design Team: Jacky Chen, Yuhua Chen, Yuen Yuen Chen, Jan Felix Clostermann, Shu Fan, Jiarkai Guo, Vivian Huang, Akin Jabar, Yun Wu Jian, RenJie Li, Wenhui Lim, Minghao Liu, Oren Rabinowitz, Christian Taeubert, Wao Tao Wang, Chengming Xu, Wenzhen Yee, Hua Zhang
Area: 157,807 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: FG + SG


Local Architects: Ningbo Architecture Design Institute
Specialist Structural Engineering: China Majesty structure design inc.
Mep Engineer: Meinhart (M&E) Ltd. Consulting Engineers
Quantity Surveryor: Davis Langdon & Seah CHINA Ltd
Façade Engineer: RFR Shanghai
Raffic Engineering: MVA
Fire Engineering: Ove Arups & Partners Ltd
Interior Design Somerset: Square Foot
Contractor: China Construction First Division Construction & Developing Co.
Lighting Consultant: Brandston partnership inc
Clients: CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, Ningbo Xinyin Real Estate Development Co.Ltd.




Construction is underway on SPARK’s landmark Raffles City Ningbo development, a one- stop shopping, dining, business, and lifestyle destination covering some 157,800 sq m. In order to realize the project, a world-class design team is assembled, led by award- winning architects SPARK, and including Meinhardt (MEP consultant), Arup (fire engineer), MVA (traffic consultant) and the Ningbo local design institute (LDI).

Ningbo is home to China’s second largest port, boasting an increasingly affluent population. Raffles City Ningbo was launched last year, graced by Singapore Prime Minister Mr. Lee Hsien Loong and Zhejiang Province Vice-Governor Mr. Gong Zheng. The project, which comprises a mall, a Grade A office tower and serviced residences, is the latest in the “Raffles City” brand developed by Singapore-based CapitaLand.

Raffles City Ningbo is located to the east of the Yuyao River, within the Jiangbei district, next to Ningbo’s historical downtown. The project marks the final phase of CapitaLand’s masterplan and will act as a catalyst development for the Jiangbei District, creating a new downtown district in the city. The planned subway link beneath the office tower will cement the development into the city’s infrastructure and assist in the creation of this new shopping and business destination.

According to Stephen Pimbley, CEO of SPARK:
“In order to meet the needs of the full spectrum of end users, the development has a “slow domestic face” and a “fast civic face”. The residential component sits on the corner of a landscaped, sunken courtyard: this helps moderate and articulate the scale of the tower and creates a calm domestic environment, sheltered from the noise of the city by the mass of the retail podium.” He continues: “The animated face of the retail podium and the office building engage directly with the city and link the older part of Ningbo across the river with the developing quarter, anchored by Raffles City.”

Although Raffles City Ningbo is a large-scale development by any standards, SPARK has designed the various components to work on a human scale. Wavy, layered ribbons, reminiscent of the strata found in rock formations are used throughout. Pimbley explains: “This is not just an architectural device to break up the mass of the building facing the residential tower; it has become something of a letmotif, tying all aspects of the development together. In the context of the retail podium, for example, this applied, ribbon aesthetic enables each part of the structure to fit seamlessly together, lending the building a feeling of an almost domestic scale, so often lacking in the ubiquitous shopping mall box.”

The retail podium has already been awarded a Green Mark Gold Badge by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority. Pimbley says, “The building balances spatial demands with sustainable requirements. Excessively high spaces, beloved by many mall developers, are perceived to add quality and value. In my view, they create extra building volume which requires more energy to heat and cool and therefore can be wasteful and unsustainable.”









































 
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Xi'an / 西安, Capital of Shaanxi Province, NW China

Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, along with Beijing, Nanjing & Luoyang.
Formerly known as Chang'an / 长安, the city was the east end of the Silk Road and the world's biggest city from 600 AD till 800 AD.












Night scene of Bell tower, Xi'an, China by 独视角(DO VISION), on Flickr


Bell tower, Xi'an, China by 独视角(DO VISION), on Flickr


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Hefei Wanda Mall, Hefei / 合肥, Capital of Anhui Province, Central China


from archdaily.com





hitects: HYHW Architects
Location: Hefei, Anhui, China
Design Team: HYHW, KKL Partnership Architects, Anhui Provincial Architecture Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd, China Academy of Building Research
Area: 25,000 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of HYHW Architects


Hefei Swan Lake Wanda Plaza is located in Hefei civil service district. It is a city complex containing a mall, supermarket, external shopping street, 4 office towers and a hotel.

To make a unified facade, within the project budget and schedule, we use triangle patterns to cover the huge volume of the mall, creating variety by using different colors and scales of triangle aluminum. In places, double layered printed glass is used to create a dynamic pattern as your perspective changes. A triangular sculptural form at the side of the building highlights the entrance to the inner shopping street. Warm colored terracotta panels create a more approachable and comfortable space to be in. Pedestrian bridges connect upper levels of the street at different angles to create a network of paths to improve foot flow and encourage movement at different levels.

The skin of the four office buildings above the shopping podium is glazed, using a glass and aluminum curtain wall system to emphasize the outline of the structure. The top of the towers is exaggerated to make them appear higher than they actually are.

The façade of the three-star hotel employs more solid walls and horizontal sun shading to make a distinction from the office building.

The lighting design highlights the triangular elements of the building to create a lively, habitable space in the evening for late night shopping.



















 
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