Shenzhen MixC
A large-scale commercial mixed-use precedent featuring a biophilic stepped podium with curved stone-clad volumes and an elevated entry bridge.
- What we like about this project
- Planted green roofs wrap the cascading curves of the upper podium layers, visually softening the heavy stone base.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- planted-terraces
- metal
Visual identifiers
- curved-podium
- green-terraces
- elevated-walkway
- twin-towers
- stone-cladding
Style tags
- contemporary
- biophilic
- commercial
- monumental
Visual tags
- commercial
- mixed-use
- podium
- landscape-integration
- urban-retail
- Geometry
- Symmetrical curved podium masses flanking a central glazed atrium entrance, framed by two tall orthogonal glass towers rising behind.
- Facade system
- Stacked horizontal stone louvers and glass storefront glazing on the podium; curtain wall glazing on the towers.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite frames with column-free atrium spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale mixed-use commercial development with a multi-story podium and high-rise towers.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight casting soft shadows, illuminating the landscape bridge and the warm tones of the podium facade.
- Atmosphere
- Lively, approachable, and green despite the surrounding dense urban high-rises.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban high-rise district with surrounding commercial and residential towers.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated walkway draws pedestrians directly into the central cleft of the layered podium, balancing grand scale with accessible terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone banding on the curved podium contrasted with vertical mullion rhythms on the background towers.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial vernacular with biophilic terracing
- Program
- Retail mall and commercial office/residential towers
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, planted-terraces, metal
- Visual identifiers
- curved-podium, green-terraces, elevated-walkway, twin-towers, stone-cladding
- Style tags
- contemporary, biophilic, commercial, monumental
- Visual tags
- commercial, mixed-use, podium, landscape-integration, urban-retail
- Geometry
- Symmetrical curved podium masses flanking a central glazed atrium entrance, framed by two tall orthogonal glass towers rising behind.
- Facade system
- Stacked horizontal stone louvers and glass storefront glazing on the podium; curtain wall glazing on the towers.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete composite frames with column-free atrium spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale mixed-use commercial development with a multi-story podium and high-rise towers.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient daylight casting soft shadows, illuminating the landscape bridge and the warm tones of the podium facade.
- Atmosphere
- Lively, approachable, and green despite the surrounding dense urban high-rises.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban high-rise district with surrounding commercial and residential towers.
- Spatial experience
- The elevated walkway draws pedestrians directly into the central cleft of the layered podium, balancing grand scale with accessible terraces.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stone banding on the curved podium contrasted with vertical mullion rhythms on the background towers.
- Style reading
- Contemporary commercial vernacular with biophilic terracing
- Program
- Retail mall and commercial office/residential towers
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture