Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office by Aico

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office by Aico is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.

SilverArchitecture· 2021

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office

by Aico

Client: Longfor Group

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category

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About Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk is a mixed-use development in Hefei, China, combining a regional shopping center with offices and serviced apartments. The complex connects to the underground level of Metro Line 2 in the west and to a terminal bus station in the east. Inside, three themed atriums named Ferry, River Valley and Harbor guide movement along a 250 meter circulation route. Three roof gardens are placed on different floors. Aluminum and glass curtain walls form the exterior, including a fisheye curtain wall built from warped aluminum and glass panels.

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About the Silver A' Design Award

Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Longfor Hefei Paradise Walk Mixed-Use Office is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Unique Properties: Longfor Hefei Paradise walk is a regional shopping center in Hefei. The project takes advantage of TOD comprehensive development. It connects the underground level of Metro line2 in the west, and the ground level of terminal bus station in the east. In the interior, the project circulates through three main theme atriums of Ferry, River Valley and Harbor. In the exterior, the project creates three roof gardens on different floors. It has become a brand new city landmark in Hefei.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Floor Area* (sqm): 248,496.07 sqm
Land Area* (sqm): 53,666.7 sqm
Mall Area* (sqm):77,974 sqm
Shopping Street Area* (sqm):8,224 sqm
Three Tower Total Area* (sqm):73949 sqm
Tags: Architecture,TOD,Longfor Hefei Yaohai Paradisewalk,Mixed-Use,Retail,office,Fisheye Curtain Wall
Production Technology: Aluminum and glass curtain walls are the main materials in this project. Three dimensionally warped aluminum panels and glass panels are assembled to create the fisheye curtain wall.
Design Challenge: In the project, fisheye curtain wall is the most challenging design task. It has involved back wall structure, steel purlins, curved color glass, 3D aluminum covers from early concept stage to final implementation stage. On site testing and lighting experiments are also conducted to ensure the final result.
Research: The concept of TOD is enforced throughout the project to connect metro, bus, retail, office and serviced apartments to build a coherent mixed use project.
Inspiration: Sailing was the inspiration of the building shape. It caters to the ancient Hefei as a river harbor city. The tower form takes its origin from the shape of sail to create a dynamic skyline. The facade design refers to the form of boats; the metaphor being carrying people to happiness. Moreover, the design of fish-eye shaped double skin curtain wall with lighting has created a unique city image.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2016 in Hefei City, China and finished in December 2019 .
Operation Flow: Around the atriums and the 250-meter-long circulation, multiple anchor stores are laid out to activate the retail spine. The multilevel roof spaces provide an exterior experience for both the mall users and the apartment residents.
Team Members: Jun Zhang,Lujiang Xu,Peihong Wu,Hao Zhang,Ruyi Nie,Chen Li,Nan Li,Chong Shen,Shuang Han
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