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CIFI Kunming Plaza Retail Destination
21 October 2021
10 Design Reveals Mixed-use Outdoor Retail Destination in Kunming, China
Location: Kunming Shi, Yunnan, China
Architects: 10 Design

CIFI Kunming Plaza – Outdoor Retail Destination
International architecture practice, 10 Design, reveals the scheme for CIFI Kunming Plaza, a retail mixed use destination in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan in China. The design for this 280,000 sqm development is rooted in the city?s natural terraced landscape and its year-round spring-like weather, aiming to provide ample outdoor spaces with an open retail street.

10 Design was appointed after winning an international competition. The project is located at the north of the old city centre in an up-and-coming neighbourhood where new residential and mixed-use developments are surging. The scheme comprises of two interconnected malls, a retail street, and three serviced apartment towers that seek to embrace the vibrancy of Kunming and provide seamless connectivity with the nearby transport hubs.
The design team led by Design Partners, Chin Yong Ng and Lukasz Wawrzenczyk, commented: ?The key driver of the design is the creation of an outdoor retail street that simulates a green valley, winding across the site between the shopping malls and the towers. This green valley is symbolic of the terraced landscape of Kunming, designed to c...