Client: Developer
Location: Bagualing District, Shenzhen
Site: 5.8 hectares (14 acres)
Location: Bagualing District, Shenzhen
Site: 5.8 hectares (14 acres)
Current site use(s): hotel, convention center, home remodel/ construction material store, and (2) light industry factories.
Program: High-rise Offi ce: 80,000 SM; SOHO (refers to live and work accommodations) 111,000 SM; Commercial 75,000 SM; below ground Commercial 40,000 SM; Residential 114,000 SM; Parking: 318,000 SM (w/o Soho). Additional requirements: Bus Transit Station: 3,000 SM; Middle School: 1.7 ha; Government required green – 25% of net site area.
FAR: 9.3
Total building volume: 4,520,840 sq. ft. (420,000 m2)
Challenges & opportunities: a) elevated highway to its north, separating development from that part of the city; b) important development for entire district; c) new middle school to be accommodated on the site; d) new bus transit station to be accommodated on site; e) new metro (subway) station currently in plans with two (out of four) exits to this site; f) negotiations with government to include police station. Opportunity to create TOD with low impact strategies.
