Zhongshan OCT Harbour Mall and Apartments, Guangdong Building Project, Chinese Commercial Architecture, Images
Zhongshan OCT Harbour Mall and Apartments in Guangdong
21 Jan 2021
Zhongshan OCT Harbour Mall and Apartments
Architect: LWK + PARTNERS
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

LWK + PARTNERS has revealed the winning designs of the two most prominent components of Zhongshan OCT Harbour in Zhongshan, China, a large-scale cultural-tourism project in Shiqi aimed to be a recreational destination in the west coast of China?s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. They are its riverfront retail mall, which is expected to be the site?s visual landmark and core traffic driver, and the apartment blocks, which defines the topmost part of the overall skyline.
Last year, the practice completed the masterplan for Zhongshan OCT Harbour based on a ?One Ring, Two Hearts, Three Belts, Six Zones? concept. The scheme is a response to urban recreational demands, business needs, river ecology, healthy living and sustainable development goals. Different components are connected by an experiential pedestrian bridge which serves as the primary circulation route.

Like the masterplan, the architecture of the mall and apartments pays respect to the local waterscape through a sensible mix of tradition and modernity, with the aim to recreate Zhongshan?s version of the glamorous Shanghai Bund.

Modern Bund of Zhongshan

As the primary commercial icon of the whole development, the shopping...