Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto by LnP Architects

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto by LnP Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

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Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto

by LnP Architects

Client: Xi'An Vanke

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Parcela 5 es un desarrollo de uso mixto en Xi An, China. El proyecto combina un centro comercial de aproximadamente 100.000 metros cuadrados con una torre de oficinas de unos 34.000 metros cuadrados. La torre de oficinas alcanza 126 metros de altura, y el centro comercial cuenta con siete plantas sobre rasante y dos bajo rasante. La fachada emplea suaves ondas y pliegues que evocan la seda y la historia de la ciudad en la Ruta de la Seda. Un muro cortina de doble capa y el vidrio de baja emisividad favorecen la eficiencia energética. Los accesos situados a distintas alturas se adaptan a la pendiente del terreno y responden a las necesidades de las familias.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Desarrollo de uso mixto es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Project is located in Xi An, one of the oldest cities in China. This commercial mixed use development offers a 100000 square meters mega green mall and 34000 square meters office tower. This development targets the young generation of professionals and families in Xi An. The design strategy is oriented towards sustainability to its surroundings and provides public space that connecting the outdoor and indoor space. The glass facade portion at the lower podium provides a gateway connection to shopping paradise.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site area is 33601 square meters, with total floor area of 190831 square meters.
The above ground floor area, with calculating the volume ratio is 134404 square meters, which including mall area of 100779 square meters.
The 126 meters high office tower consist of 33625 square meters, with under ground floor area that not calculating the volume ratio is 56,427 square meters, including underground retail of 5158 square meters and vehicle garage of 51268 square meters.
The 38 meters high shopping mall has 7 floors on the ground and 2 floors underground.
Tags: Mixed use, shopping mall, office tower, communication hub, waterfront, double skin, children playing park, family entertainment
Production Technology: The double layered facade that use a curtain wall system to encase the second layer of the featured facade creates a showcase style design element. Low emissivity glass is applied in the project as the primary glass material to increase the energy efficiency of the design. Landscape features such as green plants and waterfalls are introduced in the shopping mall interior to help create a quality air environment and passing cooling and heating systems that will assist in balancing the internal temperature.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project is to consider how to localize the commercial mall to this site, which should inherit local culture of Xi An. On the other hand, we want to give this mall one of the most essential functions to provide a shopping place that fit for whole family, especially for children who need playground and interesting education elements belong to the city. As a result, we design to emerge local culture and the function of family entertainments into this project.
Research: A significant problem that designers need to solve of the project is to the massive height differences of the plot, so multi ground entrances with different height is introduced, people flow from all directions can enter to the mall conveniently. The design of the facade is integrated with traditional Chinese culture. Designers extract silk as a symbolic element for deconstruction and connecting the facade volumes with various ribbons like decorations.
Inspiration: The design of project stands as a symbol, it adopts the importance of the city as an ancient imperial capital and eastern departure point of the Silk Road. Silk has been the identity of city as an introduction gateway and image to the outside of the world. The mild wave and pleats are applied to be the facade expression symbolizing the silk itself. Reliable to gradually transparent blocks enhance the conviviality welcoming people into the green oasis of the shopping mall.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep 2019 and finished construction drawing. It would be opened in 2022 in Xi An, China.
Operation Flow: There were many rounds of communication and adjustment between the tower landing and the main interface of with the clients and the city authorities. We paid attention to the relationship between the public and private circulation, integrated with the urban street scale, and improved the microclimate environment of the building.
Patents: L&P Architects
Team Members: Gang LI
Kris NI
Muenpong SUWANKART
Zerong LIN
Keda YE
Junhui YU
Yufei LIN
Huamei LIN
Dachao QIAN
Shuo HUANG
Davin HE
Image Credits: L&P Architects