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Designed by UNStudio as a complete hub for living, work, and leisure, the mixed-use building rises 60 stories high, reaching a height of 250 meters.
Located in one of the most beautiful cities in China and overlooking the Qiantang River, the towers offer spectacular unprecedented views of Hangzhou. The building occupies 400,000 m2, including a landscaped public urban space.

Raffles city includes a six-storey podium that generously serves the public as it includes restaurants, retail shops, and leisure activities. Furthermore, the podium is easy to access through a direct underground connection to the metro.
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Ben van Berkel, founder of UNStudio envisions the place as an “all-in-one” sustainable community and even describes it as “a lively vertical neighbourhood and transit hub”.
He says, ?Raffles City Hangzhou will be a point of confluence, a hub for business conduct and a new destination for visitors and residents alike; an ?all-in-one? destination for working, living and leisure in a highly sustainable environment.?
The Raffles city seeks to achieve social integration through encouraging public engagement and also creating a safe community where there is a continuous 24/7 cycle of activity.
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“Besides working and living at Raffles City, people can stay at the hotel, or pick up groceries, enjoy a meal, do exercise, watch...