Minmetals International Plaza

Sanya is an international tourist destination city, which boasts abundant tropical coastal scenery. The project is located at the new CBD of Sanya. The government hoped to prompt industrial transformation and upgrading by developing the district, and then set a benchmark for Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone and create an area for developing new technologies and industries.

Sited at the front area of CBD, it occupies a gross floor area of 55,799.15m2, with a height of 110m and 22 floors above the ground and 2 under the ground. It’s mainly used for office and commercial businesses.



Seeing on the map, the project sits at the intersection of Sanya’s CBD commercial axis and landscape corridor, enjoying a special and important location. In this way, we abandoned the common office building layout of enclosed tower and podium but tried to create a project that echoes the urban cultural context and stresses the concept of LOHAS COMMUNITY. The design goals and highlights are as follows:

A welcoming gesture. The building is in a gesture of inviting the citizens to enter. The open ground floor breaks the stereotype of a closed office building to build an urban living room through a close connection with the surrounding landscape.



Connection/penetration. The project generates an active dialogue with surrounding projects via the organization of the site circulations. It directs the flow of people from Yingbin Road, the main road, to the projects on the south and east sides, thus creating a real portal image.

A healthy work environment. The open public garden is set at the office floor in order to improve the social and working experiences.

A pleasant commercial space. The open commercial podium moderates commercial space with long depth and improves the functional divisions. A pleasant spatial scale could vitalize the city’s commercial environment.