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This four-storey mall situated alongside the busy Beixing Avenue is set to become a new retail
destination in Chengdu’s Xindu District. CLOU worked with Longfor to develop and apply a series of
detail modules in order to standardise future shopping mall plans. The challenge was to create highlights
and variation with a framework of repetition.

Client
Longfor
Sector
Shopping
Mall
Status
Completed
in
2021
Location
Chengdu,
Sichuan,
China
Scope
Architecture,
Façade
Scale
65,000
sqm

Three Distinctive Entrances

The design offers a spatial narrative by defining three distinctive mall entrances. The north-east entrance is envisaged as canyon washed in moonlight, actualised by a public plaza and terraced volumes which form an open civic gathering place. The south-west entrance is outlined by a cantilever roof structure as a sheltered ‘oasis’.

The entrance which faces the busy intersection of two main roads is presented as an imposing contemporary palace with three transparent glass boxes highlighting the mall’s presence from a distance.

Massiveness vs Transparency

In order to unify this bold design language, a glazed facade on the ground floor and grey granite cladding on upper floors are employed. This contrasting visual effect of massiveness versus transparency conjures the vision of a series of old Chengdu alleys floating along the Sichuan river.

Project
Team

Design Team
Construction Drawings
Jizhunfangzhong Chengdu
Facade Consultant
BJetimes
Lighting Consultant
Zhaoyiheng Lighting Design
Photography
Arch-Exist

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