Ningbo Industrial Design and CreativeCenter
The NingboIndustrial Design and Creative Center designed by Cordogan Clark & Associates optimizes its riverfront site with a collection of exciting buildings. These are woven into a cohesive fabric that focuses on pedestrian experience, promotes sustainable design, reduces sprawl and congestion, and provides convenient access to recreation. In addition to creating great buildings, it creates great streets: Streets that are alive with a wide variety of activity. Because the types of creative businesspeople that people that value these are the type of people Ningbo wants to attract.
The architectural and urban design integrates architecture and landscape. TransportationCenter is designed to be in harmony with Nature and not dominate over it. Sustainable design features are incorporated throughout the development. It also redesigns the river as an attractive backdrop for urban life. Water elements are incorporated into the main plaza and throughout the project, highlighting this site’s position on the river and Ningbo’s historical connection to water.
Cordogan Clark’s overall design of the Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center creates a unique urban setting designed to enhance its position with respect to the surrounding urban fabric and to the region as a whole. From the moment a person enters the Design and Creative Center, whether resident, businessperson, or tourist, he will feel he is in a special place. Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center will be at once a memorable urban gateway and a practical urban design solution. It combines efficient and operational design with aesthetic vision and innovative building technologies. The design celebrates progress and achievement as it gives the Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center a timeless, enduring quality.
Striking architectural designs become regional landmarks and icons that represent the essence of a place. The Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center and its surrounding community benefit from attention created by iconic design. As Ningbo gains a heightened reputation through significant architectural and urban design statements, it becomes a more attractive place to visit and live in. The Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center will help make people think of Ningbo as one of the best urban centers worldwide, and will demonstrate the beauty and convenience of working and living in proximity to nature.