2024 | Professional
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Located on the east coast of Xiamen, a well-known port city in Fujian Province, China, the Xiamen Winland IFC, covering approximately 500,000 square meters of area, is the largest mixed-use development in the core of the emerging seafront financial zone Cross-Strait Financial Center.
This ambitious scheme comprises four super high-rise towers: office buildings, a serviced apartment tower, a 5-star hotel and retail space with a total GFA of 500,000m². As the pioneer project of an emerging financial district, the gateway towers symbolise the significance of openness and cooperation. The floating hotel at the top completes the concept of the ‘GATE’ by mimicking the form of its Chinese character ”門”. This offers dual advantages of height and landscape value as well as an architecturally striking new landmark befitting up-and-coming Xiamen.
The streamlined form shaped by twisting and stepping forms a fluid and soft architectural image in the high-density financial district, which not only pays tribute to Xiamen's local marine culture and the coastal natural elements but also serves as a practical measure to withstand strong typhoons and optimise the floor efficiency. The horizontal design concept also ensures the integrity of the buildings as a group and creates visual grandeur.
The innovative “fifth tower” in the sky adds the finishing touch to the "GATE" form and offers incredible natural views while freeing up ground space. The tower seamlessly integrates the urban landscape of the financial district with the lush marine park, making it a prime junction point between the city and nature.
The Xiamen Winland IFC and the Cross-strait Financial Center Station of Metro Line 2 have been designed and constructed in an integrated manner, resulting in a highly efficient, compact, and multi-dimensional comprehensive TOD development. The crescent masterplan and the high-rise sky towers release plenty of green spaces and sunken plaza, giving the land back to the city and creating seamless public space that connects the waterfront and the financial district's hinterland, as well as the metro station and nearby communities, weaving a highly-connected urban fabric.
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Xin Art space design studio 忻藝室內裝修設計股份有限公司
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Interior Design - Other Interior Design
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EFIL
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Interior Design - Residential
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Wang Dandan
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Interior Design - Residential
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URO Design Concepts
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Interior Design - Restaurants & Bars