Iron Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2021
Uni-park Daxing Community Shopping Center
by Aico
- A' Design Award 2021 Iron Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 14,786
- Verification code 4943A7B13D · Verify this award
About Uni-park Daxing Community Shopping Center
Uni-park Daxing is a five-story community shopping center in the south of Beijing. A co-living space occupies the third to fifth floors in the northwest corner and serves as a public place to rest and meet others. The three-story-tall space opens to the street through a large glass wall. Stepping terraces on the west facade create several outdoor activity areas. A rooftop garden is reached from the terraces and from the co-living space. A steel structure carries the upper floors, which overhang the main entrance by five meters.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Uni-park Daxing is a 5-story community shopping center in the south region of Beijing. A co-living space is set at the 3-5 floors in the northwest corner as a public place for users to relax and social. The three story tall space is open to the street via a large glass wall. In the west facade, stepping terraces form a number of outdoor activity space. A rooftop garden can be accessed from the outdoor terraces and the co-living space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross Floor Area* (sqm): 93,584.9 sqm
Land Area* (sqm): 17,873.466 sqm - Tags
- Daxing Unipark, Community Shopping Center, Co-living space, Terrace, Roof top garden
- Production Technology
- Steel structure is adopted as the main structural system. Above the main entrance, the upper floors are overhung by 5 meters to accentuate the sense of arrival. The main facade is consisted of stone panels, insulated glass units, and aluminum panels.
- Design Challenge
- As the project is located in the new residential area of Daxing district, how to attract young people and families from surroundings becomes the biggest challenge of the project. The project strives to create a variety of public spaces for the residents, to connect the site with surrounding communities, and to become a destination for leisure and social activities.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2019 in Beijing, China and will be finished in 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The Daxin Uni-park seeks to soften the boundary between the interior and the surrounding communities. People can wander freely between indoor and outdoor spaces. It will bring a rich citizen life to a vibrant community.
- Research
- Daxing Uni-park emphasizes the relationship between architecture and city in design. Abundant volumetric relationship forms a pleasant urban facade. Transparent volumes are employed at key nodes, to provide a dynamic interface for the building. The self-isolated prototype of typical shopping malls is transformed into an open, transparent, and attractive urban commercial space.
- Inspiration
- The neighboring Nanhaizi park used to be a royal hunting ground and is known as a national reserve for elk. This building keeps the natural atmosphere of the surroundings and creates an open and cozy place. The design seeks to strengthen the connection between the building and the surrounding communities, and to provide an attractive community living room as well as a neighborhood shopping center.
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