The vision for the development plan for Neighborhood 3 within the 73.3 hectare Bay Area Development Unit 9 is to build a high-end industrial center of excellence with a vibrant personality that is an integrated low-carbon green city. The goal is to promote international high-end industrial business clusters within a creative and vibrant environment.
The goal is for the 7.79 hectare Neighborhood 3 is to create a 0.4 million square meter multi-functional complex that supports information technology, culture, and creative industries. It seeks a natural contemporary image that is efficient and eco-friendly while maximizing public access and interconnectivity through a variety of cultural spaces. The development opportunity is to create urban landmarks including the Blk 09-03-03 super highrise tower, significant public open space, and dynamic spaces where pedestrians can enjoy a quality of life.
FLOW
The overall master plan concept is the creation of a highly fluid and interconnection of the development program symbolizing the “flow of information” for IT Business Clusters as well as the theme of water. Shenzhen has a long history as a “watertown” dating back over 5,000 years to its salt monopoly. Shenzhen literally means “deep drains” as the area was once crisscrossed with rivers and streams in the rice field networks. As a modern cityscape it has achieved rapid growth since 1979 as a Special Economic Zone as an experimental ground for the practice of market capitalism within the China. In 2013 Shenzhen GDP totaled $237 Billion and home of some of China’s most successful high-tech companies as well as foreign high-tech companies. Due to its unique status, Shenzhen is also extremely fertile ground for start-up companies. The target tenants for this project are Information Technology companies.
POWER
The master plan embraces this history through the poetry of water, flow, and form. The urban landmark towers are inspired by China’s grandest flow of water, waterfalls. The office towers on Blk. 90-03-03 and 09-03-04, 320 and 250 meters in height respectively, are designed with strong flowing vertical façade which terminate in a fluid podium base, much like a stream. Within the stream, are buildings, much like rocks in a stream that represent strong and timeless elements within the cityscape. The flow subsides in the calm of the central park and sunken plaza much like a pond or lake to capture the energy that stimulates the cultural public spaces. The source of this energy is the super highrise tower of Blk. 09-03-03.
FORM
The landmark form of the two high-rise towers as well as the government facility area in harmony with the overall master plan composition. The two interconnected highrise towers of Blk 09-03-03 and 04 tower have a strong architectural language that unifies the project into a single landmark image. The flowing nature of the tower forms allow for efficiency of tower floor-plates and structure while creating a dynamic public podium area for the hotel and commercial retail with courtyards, pedestrian bridges, and public atria.