Cloud on Terrace, Gemdale Changshou Road, Shanghai Office Tower & Retail Podium
Cloud on Terrace
Gemdale Changshou Road Building, China: Chinese Architecture Development ? design by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas
8 Nov 2016
Gemdale Changshou Road
Design: Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, Architects
Location: Shanghai, China
Cloud on Terrace in the heart of Shanghai, China
Designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, Gemdale Changshou Road is located within the inner ring of Shanghai urban city, near the historic Changde Road with close proximity to two metro stations and a planned future green area in the residential zone on the south. The 45,000-square-metre project consists of an office tower and a retail podium. The project had an interesting challenge as a bridge between the low-rise, residential developments to the south and Changshou Road to the north.
The retail steps away from the tower setback to the property edge, with lush terraces as an extension of the green park to the south. Entrances for the retail are visible at both ends facing the busy pedestrian junctions and connecting the two metro station entrances. The lower portion is highly accessible bringing a missing ?humanism? to the urban fabric. The tower itself was deliberately ambiguous with the soft forms dissolving into both the surroundings and the sky above. Its form, articulation and softness were considered to allow the tower to float above the green terraces of the retail below as a ?cloud? may sit on hill.

The tow...