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Commercial Podium in East Alley of Shanghai Suhe MixC World
17 January 2023
Design: Kokaistudios
Location: Suhewan, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Photos © Terrence Zhang
Commercial Podium, China
The Commercial Podium is a Gateway to Suhe: A New Destination Blended with Its Surroundings

Rounding out Kokaistudios? recent Suhe MixC World in Shanghai which comprises a commercial space within a brand new green land, this mixed-use building contextualizes the project into its urban and green surroundings and elevates its presence in the city, all the while complementing and echoing neighboring architecture of the landmark tower.
Located in the northeast corner of multidimensional Suhe MixC World in Shanghai ? an ?urban valley? comprising an underground commercial center set within in a brand new green land for the city ? this mixed-use Commercial Podium in East Alley (hereinafter referred to as ?side building?) acts a gateway to physically and aesthetically connect its wider site, revealing the underground commercial valley to the urban public space. A destination in its own right, the side building also draws on various elements of its surroundings including the linear design language of a neighboring landmark tower and green space to blur boundaries between architecture and nature, inside and out, public and private.

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