Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发 by LnP Architects

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发 by LnP Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

银建筑· 2021

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发

by LnP Architects

Client: Xi'An Vanke

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发

西安万科沣西大都会5号地块是位于中国西安的一处综合体开发项目。项目将约10万平方米的购物中心与约3.4万平方米的办公塔楼相结合。办公塔楼高126米，购物中心地上七层、地下两层。立面采用柔和的波浪与褶皱造型，令人联想到丝绸以及这座丝绸之路古城的历史。双层幕墙与低辐射玻璃有助于提升能效。设于不同标高的多处入口顺应了场地的坡度，并为家庭客群提供便利。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Xi An Vanke Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 综合体开发是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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