IM Shanghai
The development, located at the intersection of Kaixuan Road and Huaihai West Road of Changning District and conveniently accessible via MTR Line 10 at Hongqiao Road Station, is adjacent to the Shanghai City Sculpture Art Centre, and Redtown Art District. The site is not among any of the CBDs in Shanghai.
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Thus, a primary and key purpose of the development is to drive business value by attracting tenants and consumers as it integrates with the surrounding context. ?Our goal is to shape IM Shanghai into a singular location where social gathering takes place within a natural setting, in an effort to promote interpersonal communication in the era of the online world.? Aedas Global Design Principal Christine Lam explains. An Ink Scroll Depicting a Rugged Landscape. Derived from the concept of mountains, the development stands to present stratified geology providing pinnacles, caves, rocks, and waterfalls in the valleys, with geometric office towers expressing as mountain peaks and rock-shaped pavilions lining alongside the busy traffic flow in between to form a dynamic streetscape. A cultural tower, 3 office towers, 2 exhibition pavilions, and 5 retail pavilions within the development are strategically scattered on the site to form a layered mountainous experience of wild nature.
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Ascending office towers are sculpted with powerful tapering cuts, expressing as mountain peaks and leading the eyes to the apex. Inspired by traditiona...