Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall by Junwei Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
GoldInterior· 2025
Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall
by Junwei Shen
Client: Arizon
Golden A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall
Xiangcheng Paradise Walk is a shopping mall interior in Suzhou. The total area is 145000 square meters, with six floors above ground and two floors below ground. The design concept, dancing waters in forested streams, joins the elegance of Suzhou classical garden waters with the ecological waters of Xiangcheng. Seven commercial floors are divided into four themed spaces, including Moon Island, a cross level urban natural island on the upper levels. Stone, wood grain, bronze and white aluminum panels are used, and a glass roof brings daylight into the atrium.
The Recognition
About the Golden A' Design Award
Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Xiangcheng Paradise Walk Shopping Mall creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.
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Commercial Interior Design for Retail Spaces
We transform retail environments into experiential destinations that drive business success. With expertise in shopping centers, department stores, and commercial complexes, our eco-fashion design approach creates vibrant social spaces that elevate consumer engagement and market vitality. Winner of prestigious international design awards.
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- Unique Properties
- As the first upgraded mega experiential space under longfor group's commercial evolution,it has established a unique paradise walk with an innovative feature on its upper floors,l5,l6 the first cross level,3000 square meter urban natural island in suzhou,named moon island.this island emphasizes the project's distinctive new social and experiential formats and offerings.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The total area of this project is 145000 square meters with 6 floors above ground and 2 floors underground a total of 8 floors.
- Tags
- "Longfor xiangcheng paradise walk, Arizon, Junwei shen, Shopping mall, Interior design"
- Production Technology
- The floor of this project is made of stone,wood grain and green plants to create a sense of quality and natural atmosphere.in order to implement the fire protection standard of commercial buildings,the floor stone and wall are made of wood grain,bronze and white aluminum plates to meet this standard requirement.in order to make the indoor space feel like the outdoors,the glass roof is specially set in the atrium to let natural light shine into the room and create a natural atmosphere.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge for the designers was to create a modern,eco fashion shopping center in the classical garden city of suzhou.could we merge the elegant waters of suzhou's classical gardens with the natural waters of xiangcheng,where the project is located,to create a dynamic scene of dancing waters in forested streams,inspired by a commitment to celebrate suzhou's past,present,and future.
- Research
- Xiangcheng paradise walk elevates the urban quality of life by prioritizing sharing,social interaction,and experiential offerings.by enhancing the integration of key commercial areas,it boosts consumer engagement and vitality,unlocking spending potential and invigorating market activity.this strategy promotes high quality development in regional commerce and increases the asset value of urban projects.
- Inspiration
- Suzhou is often first remembered for its water towns and classical gardens.the design concept for this project,dancing waters in forested streams,harmoniously combines the elegance of suzhou's classical garden waters with the ecological waters of xiangcheng.It flows from calm to lively to exuberant,creating a vibrant scene where past,present,and future come together.the spatial layout,functionality,business formats,and experiences all contribute to creating comfortable,natural social spaces.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2021 in shanghai and finished in September 2024 in suzhou
- Operation Flow
- The shopping mall's seven commercial floors are divided into four themed spaces:water runway,moon island,water lane spaceship and for food.
- Team Members
- Designer: Junwei Shen
- Image Credits
- Image #1:Photographer Arch-Exist,Image #2:Photographer Dirk Weiblen,Image #3:Photographer Dirk Weiblen,Image #4:Photographer Dirk Weiblen,Image #5:Photographer Arch-Exist
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