CITIC SQUARE Renovation, Shanghai China, Chinese Architecture Photos, China Luxury Dining
CITIC SQUARE Renovation in Shanghai China
29 Aug 2022
Design: Kokaistudios
Location: Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Photos by Terrence Zhang
CITIC SQUARE Renovation, China
CITIC SQUARE Renovation – Pixels Within Pixels: Bring a Historic Commercial Corner up to Date

Dynamic and futuristic, Kokaistudios? latest renovation transforms a twenty-year old shopping mall into a modern lifestyle destination. By breaking up the mall?s boxy silhouette through seemingly floating pixels, the new architecture complements its historic surroundings, opening new vistas and possibilities.

Kokaistudios? recently completed architectural renovation project of CITIC SQUARE shopping mall epitomizes Shanghai?s inherent duality. With a futuristic aesthetic combining multimedia elements and some of today?s most sought-after brands, it sits seamlessly alongside one of the city?s best-preserved examples of traditional, historic lane housing. Located in Jingan district on main thoroughfare Nanjing West Road, the transformed building?s pixel-inspired facade and carefully selected materials break the traditional ?box? shape to blur the boundaries between city and mall, public and private.
Completed in 2000, the mall lacked several of the elements demand by today?s lifestyle-led retail environment: flexible multimedia components; attractive outdoor spaces; and eye-catching interiors for high-pro...