Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD, New Chinese Building Design, Yangtze River Architecture
Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD Building
29 Mar 2022
Architecture: Aedas, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group (CREEC)
Location: Chongqing, southwestern China
Aedas, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group triumphed in an international design contest to create the conceptual scheme for the Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD.

Chongqing Cuntan Cruise Terminal TOD News
The project site sits within the Chongqing?s Cuntan Port area, the city?s key connectivity node along the Yangtze River since ancient times. The project will become a 100,000 sq m mixed-use complex, hosting the terminal station as well as a spade of urban features.
“The design seeks to promote the marrow of the Chongqing spirit, materialise a landmark part and parcel to the future development of Cuntan Port area and the larger urban space,” says Aedas Global Design Principal Dr. Andy Wen.

The main building consists of a retail podium and two linked towers containing offices, hotels/apartments, and a sky club. Inspired by the Chinese ancient painting trope of the Dragon Gate the two towers are symmetrically positioned on the podium while connected via a crown sky bridge, forming a hollow space in the middle to extend the green corridor towards the hinterland.
Design concept & sketch:

The design con...