Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial by LnP Architects

Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial by LnP Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Espacios Interiores y Exposiciones Competition Category.

PlataInterior· 2021

Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial

by LnP Architects

Client: Xi'An Vanke

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial

Feng Xi Metropolis Parcela 5 es un centro comercial ubicado en Xi'an, China. El complejo abarca 100.779 metros cuadrados sobre un terreno de 33.601 metros cuadrados y alcanza una altura de 38,5 metros. Un sistema de cortina de agua conforma una cascada en el atrio central, mientras que unas boquillas de nebulización riegan las plantas colgantes. Una piscina de recogida funciona como depósito de agua y se rellena a medida que se riegan las plantas. Escaleras mecánicas exprés y ascensores panorámicos de vidrio conectan siete niveles con una cubierta verde al aire libre. El lucernario combina vidrio aislante de baja emisividad con deflectores de aluminio para reducir la luz solar directa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial 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 Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial 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. Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 Centro comercial es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in Xi An, China, Xi An Metropolis Mall is a mega garden mall that offers 100000 sqm recreational retail platform that targets the young generation of Xi An professionals and families. At the central atrium, the natural and digital waterfall connects the multi level retail experience offering the family leisure, cultural activities and wellness. Through the central express escalator and glass lifts, visitors are invited to adventure the 7-storey deep atrium well to the outdoor green roof.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site area of the project is 33601sqm, including a 38.5 meters high mall with area of 100779sqm. It has two main atriums; one is of 500sqm and the other is 19250sqm.
Tags: Xian, Fengxi, Nature, Waterfall, Retail, Mall
Production Technology: In the main indoor atrium, the waterfall is using the water curtain system and the cascading plant watering is using mist nozzle water spray system. The catch pool serves as the water tank. The ecosystem flow helps to maintain the pool clean by keep refilling it to water the plants. The skylight adopts low emissivity insulating glass combined with shading aluminum baffle, effectively reducing the direct sunlight to indoor atrium.
Design Challenge: The main challenge is to tie all the design language into a unique and creative direction together with all the different disciplines. Constant open and collaborative workshops are daily basis conducted between the branding manager, interior designer, architect and client marketing representative. Creating an optimal balance between cohesive design and business strategy is the main aim. The realization is always towards creating a mall that is more than just a shopping mall.
Research: The project is located in the middle of large residential complex with young professionals and family with kids. It is designed to be a destination mall that attracts the young consumers by increasing the presence of interactive spaces. Introducing a 3dimensionally connecting journey and injecting characteristic to each space nodes, the mall is no longer just a place to go shopping but also a place for diverse target user interaction, entertainment, leisure and immersive experience.
Inspiration: Metamorphosing the mall experience amongst the electronic commerce, the concept further extends to a journey of leisure and pleasure, ensuring that it is a paradisal destination mall. Inspired by the rising place of Monkey King, the mall atriums celebrate the adventurous journey to west. The main central atrium features the waterfall garden of Elbe. The other 2 atriums adopt the grimmest fairy wood and botanical valley that both extend to the central waterfall main arrival.
Project Duration: The project kicked off in September 2019 and it would be officially opened in early 2022 in Xi An, China.
Operation Flow: Ensuring all arrival entrances are leisure impression and exciting destination. Through the central express escalator and waterfall elevator, visitors are invited to adventure the 7storey deep central atrium well to the outdoor green roof. Walking through different atriums, visitors explore the adventurous journey to west with the carefully studied visual connection to each shop.
Patents: L&P Architects
Team Members: GANG LI
MUENPONG SUWANKART
KRIS NI
KEDA YE
JAENES BONG
DAVID HO
DACHAO QIAN
XIANGKAI QIN
XIUYUN JIA
YANBO PENG
Image Credits: L&P Architects