The Hefei ID Mall, a 170,000-square metre retail and office development project, is set to rise in Hefei, Eastern China in 2015.
Designed by global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan, the shopping mall will take up 110,000 square metres of the property across six levels. It will also have a 60,000 square metre high-grade office space in a 150 meter tower.
Broadway Malyan said the project recently got the approval for the plans and will go ahead in developing the schematic architectural and retail planning design into a full detailed design according to best international design practice.
The company is working in partnership CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, an ing alternative investment management and advisory company, which is part of CITIC, a state-owned investment company of the People’s Republic of China.
The green light will see the practice developing its schematic architectural and retail planning design into a full detailed design according to best international design practice.
“Planning approval is a significant milestone in the creation of this distinctive landmark scheme. It is testament to our world-class team of design experts working in close partnership with our client to realise its vision for a special and inspirational retail and workplace environment that respects the local culture and site particulars,” Shanghai-based Practice Director Melvin Davis said.
Drawing on the history of the site, Broadway Malyan’s team is working on a design philosophy acknowledges the historic building pattern on the site, with the roof garden and restaurants in the new scheme orientated in the same way as the old geometry of this part of the city.
The overall form is a series of flowing lines reminiscent of flowing water, invoking the area’s name, ‘Bin Hu’ or ‘Lakeside’.
The design is also highly-sustainable and includes an array of green features such as green roofs and technologies to re-use rainwater and grey water.
Hefei ID Mall falls within Hefei’s expansion area and will connect directly to the city’s new metro line to help maximise access for both shoppers and office workers.