CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial by Aico

CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial by Aico is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Oro in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

OroArquitectura· 2021

CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial

by Aico

Client: CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award de Oro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial

CIFI Plaza Beijing es un centro comercial de barrio situado en la zona comercial principal del distrito de Fangshan, en Pekín. El edificio es un proyecto de relleno urbano en un solar estrecho, con unas dimensiones de 120 por 36,5 por 41,6 metros y una superficie construida total de 47.788 metros cuadrados. El diseño rompe con la típica distribución planta por planta e incorpora espacios públicos que atraviesan varios niveles. Las escaleras mecánicas exteriores de los lados este y oeste llegan hasta la tercera y la segunda planta, generando múltiples niveles de acceso. En la última planta se sitúa Open House, un espacio de casi 1.000 metros cuadrados y 15 metros de altura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Oro

CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial ha ganado el A' Design Award de Oro, un reconocimiento inmensamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de primera categoría, maravillosos y sobresalientes. Los ganadores de Oro son creaciones sumamente innovadoras, visionarias y glamorosamente deslumbrantes que reflejan el prodigio, la sabiduría y la destreza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial sea una invención muy elogiada, pionera y monumental que aporta un valor sin precedentes. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Oro es un proyecto espectacular y respetado que beneficia enormemente y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. CIFI Plaza Beijing Centro comercial crea intensos sentimientos de deseo, despierta la pasión, fomenta la creatividad y nos fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: CIFI Plaza Beijing is an infill project, located in the core business area of Fangshan District, Beijing. As a community shopping center, the design strives to incorporate social / public spaces into the project, and to provide a community living room for the surrounding neighborhoods.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension: 120m x 36.5m x 41.6m
Total Construction Area: 47788sqm
Land Area: 10384sqm
Construction Area Above the Ground: 25960sqm
Retail Area: 25640sqm
Tags: Vertical city, Community living room，Infill project, Multiple Entrance Levels
Design Challenge: The shape of the site is narrow and long, and the maximum footprint of the building is too small for a conventional shopping center. The greatest challenge of the project is to design a reasonable shopping floor plan within such a tight site, and to pull people to reach the higher floor levels.
Research: The research focuses on the innovation of the section. The design breaks away from the traditional floor by floor layout, implants multiple cross-level spaces into the project, creating an interesting vertical city.
Inspiration: As a high-rise, narrow depth shopping center, the project aims to create a three-dimensional city with variable spaces. Starting from the section, the design breaks away from the typical floor by floor layout, creating multiple public highlight spaces and multiple entrance levels above the ground level. Meanwhile, the facade reveals these indoor highlights spaces, allowing maximum interaction between the interior and the urban environment.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and still ongoing.
Location: Beijing,China
Operation Flow: An outdoor cross-level escalator is set up in the east side to reach the third floor, and another outdoor escalator is set up in the west side to reach the second floor, forming the concept of multiple entrance levels. Creating highlight spaces in high levels at the same time, effectively helping people to reach the higher floor levels. Open House, an innovative space of nearly 1000 m2 and 15m high, is implanted on the top floor of the northeast corner. As the largest IP of the project, it brings good publicity to the corner, and effectively activates the business value of the high levels.
Team Members: Jun Zhang，Chong Shen，Li Sun，Kaixuan Wang，Chenxiao Wang
Image Credits: Image #1: AICO
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