2020 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Platinum Winner

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk

Entrant Company

AICO

Category

Architectural Design - Mixed Use

Client's Name

Longfor Group Holdings Limited

Country / Region

China

Longfor Hefei Paradise walk is a regional shopping center in Hefei. The project takes advantage of TOD (transit-oriented development) comprehensive development. It connects the underground level of Metro line2 in the west, and the ground level of terminal bus station in the east. In the interior, the project circulates through three main theme atriums of Ferry, River Valley and Harbor. In the exterior, the project creates three roof gardens on different floors. It has become a brand new city landmark in Hefei.

Sailing was the inspiration of the building shape. It caters to the ancient Hefei as a river harbor city. The tower form takes its origin from the shape of sail to create a dynamic skyline. The facade design refers to the form of boats; the metaphor being carrying people to happiness. Moreover, the design of fish-eye shaped double skin curtain wall with lighting has created a unique city image.

Around the atriums and the 250-meter-long circulation, multiple anchor stores are laid out to activate the retail spine. The multilevel roof spaces provide an exterior experience for both the mall users and the apartment residents.

In the project, fisheye curtain wall is the most challenging design task. It has involved back wall structure, steel purlins, curved color glass, 3D aluminum covers from early concept stage to final implementation stage. On site testing and lighting experiments are also conducted to ensure the final result.

The concept of TOD is enforced throughout the project to connect metro, bus, retail, office and serviced apartments to build a coherent mixed use project.

Credits

AICO (Architecture Design Team)
Jun Zhang, Lujiang Xu, Peihong Wu, Hao Zhang, Ruyi Nie, Chen Li, Nan Li, Chong Shen, Li Sun, Shuang Han
Construction Drawings
Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute Co.,Ltd
Builder
The second Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Construction Third Engineering Bureau
Facade Consultant
SuP Ingenieure GmbH Shanghai Branch Company
Photographer
CreatAR Images
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