Asian Games 2022 Village Valley Mall

Hangzhou, China

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Asian Games 2022 Village Valley Mall

Hangzhou, China

Firm

Archi-Tectonics NYC, LLC

Type

Commercial › Retail
Landscape + Planning › Public Park

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2022

SIZE

300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft

Asian Games 2022 Village Valley Mall is located in Hangzhou's 116-acre eco-park master-planned by Archi-tectonics. The eco-park is bisected by an existing highway and river, and is anchored by 2 sports stadiums on opposite ends. The 387,500 sf shopping concept dips below the highway to connect the two halves of the park and create pedestrian links aboveground while maintaining existing traffic patterns.

The project was mandated to be 85% park, so only 15% of the Valley could be visible above ground. To address this challenge, we designed a shopping landscape: a recessed green valley with circular glass shopping pavilions. Two parking garages flank the shopping area and connect underground. This allowed for the creation of an open-air social core that feels connected to its surroundings. The sunken shopping mall becomes a pedestrian spine that functions as the core of the eco-village, featuring retail stores, restaurants and kiosks, as well as outdoor gathering areas.

The Valley features permeable pavement that minimizes storm-water runoff. Custom-designed Solar Wings shade outdoor gathering spaces and power an outdoor lighting system, allowing the park to be safely and comfortably used for public recreation at night without increasing its carbon footprint. Each of the store pavilions is topped with green roofs that enhance water retention, extend the landscape, and offer places where visitors can relax, picnic, and take in the surroundings. Within the Games’ rolling hillscape, they extend the landscape across the entirety of the park and create a social core for the development.

The Valley is an innovative approach to designing a major commercial center. The rethinking of an underground mall into a sustainable green valley as a shopping artery. It creates connectivity across the site and animates the core of the park with commercial activity, adding long-term viability, upkeep and security to the urban park.