Haishang Plaza
Mixed-use Architecture for Archimorphic
Located in an old residential district of Zhengzhou city, Haishang Plaza is intended to be a premier shopping and entertainment destination of this area. The design incorporates a mixed-use program including Soho, Loft towers, an indoor shopping mall and a large outdoor lifestyle plaza, is committed to bringing vitality to the community and creating a new business model.
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Unique Properties
Located in an old residential district of Zhengzhou city, Haishang Plaza is intended to be a premier shopping and entertainment destination of this area. The design incorporates a mixed-use program including SOHO, LOFT towers, an indoor shopping mall and a large outdoor lifestyle plaza, is committed to bringing vitality to the community and creating a new business model.
Tags
Mixed-use, Shopping malls
Production Technology
Gfrg: glass fiber reinforces gypsum Gfrc: glass fiber reinforced concrete Curved etfe system Aluminum panel Glazing systems: curtain wall Sustainable green roof system Low-carbon transportation
Design Challenge
This concept was selected by the client for several reasons. Primarily, this model was selected because it offers a more suitable business model for the client’s needs. In this option, there are more sellable spaces, with three residential towers: West SOHO, North LOFT, and East LOFT. By adding permanent residential program to the mixed use development, the client is able to presell the residential units before breaking ground. The sales of these units is what allows our client to finance the construction of the project and reduce their own financial investment. This design is more pedestrian friendly. By breaking down the enclosed corners, pedestrians are more freely able to enter the retail space. By stepping back the retail levels into terraced tiers, the volume of the facade steps down to a more inviting human scale. This design also offers a larger variety of program. Among the specialized program, is an additional overarching typology of Lifestyle retail. This new type of 24/7 walkable retail was a vital requirement for the client. This Lifestyle retail has to be street accessible, which the other concept did not offer.
Project Duration
Fengqing Road Dongfeng Road Junction, Zhengzhou city 2014 – 2019
Operation Flow
This terraced massing design focuses on drawing pedestrians into its spaces by stepping back its corners and breaking down the urban fabric to human scale. This gesture creates prominent entrances into the plaza, while increasing street frontage visibility of the main shopping mall and the lifestyle retail. The addition of residential towers allows the client the ability to presell units to finance the construction of the mixed-use project. Soft horizontal lines of the swooping facade formally tie the towers to the podium, as well as visually encourage movement throughout its pedestrian streets.
Research
Neighboring the site are 5 programmatic sources that influenced the precedence for the client’s desired program. This Mixed Use project looks to condense this urban fabric into a new architectural typology of live/work/shop destination. The design also includes family oriented entertainment complexes that are geared toward all age groups. Combined with customized and branded retail and restaurants, this venue serves as a destination for families in the future. Various theme restaurants are scattered around the mall. All of which create an unprecedented experience for local citizens of Zhengzhou, a northern city with dry climate, giving the building the highest degree of originality. The overall result of concept is an interconnected community grounded in tradition, but poised for the future.
Inspiration
Haishang Plaza is very much like a cruise ship to set sail, it creates a new local landmark. Green boxes were embedded as a connection between the SOHO and LOFT towers and the pedestrian corridors and as communal/display spaces for people who live and work in the towers.
Image Credits
Photographer: Zhongzhou Ke
Project Overview
Haishang Plaza Mixed-use Architecture has been a Silver winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Luoya Tu was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Haishang Plaza Mixed-use Architecture.
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Haishang Plaza: Redefining Mixed-Use Architecture in Zhengzhou City
Haishang Plaza, a premier shopping and entertainment destination in Zhengzhou city, is set to redefine the landscape with its innovative mixed-use architecture, incorporating SOHO and LOFT towers, an indoor shopping mall, and a large outdoor lifestyle plaza. Designed by Luoya Tu, this project aims to bring vitality to the community and create a new business model.
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