Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre by Aedas

Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
Image © Aedas

Designed by Aedas, Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre is a redevelopment of a current department store to be transfigured into a new skyscraper with a 7-storey retail podium at the heart of Luohu in Shenzhen, China. The design creates a vibrant and porous podium by staggering up various retail boxes in dynamic and organic forms in response to the bustling surroundings, delivering a new sustainable and iconic design for the city.

Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
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Architectural form drew inspiration from nature and imitates a beautiful Calla Lily. The curtain wall wraps around the tower and resembles the elegant petals as the translucent podium rooftop. The generous petal roof brings natural daylight deep into the open-air, multiple-plane retail arcade and induces air flow current for natural ventilation.

Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
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The architecture integrates well with abundant green spaces to provide a healthy ecological ground. It features landscaped public spaces and terraces in the podium with giant leaves to provide shadings for leisure and activities. Green balconies extend from the podium along one of the tower’s edges, creating a true urban oasis in heart of the city. Source by Aedas.

Shenzhen Luohu Friendship Trading Centre
Image © Aedas
  • Location: Shenzhen, China
  • Architects: Aedas
  • Director: Wai Tang
  • Client: Shenzhen Friendship Trading Centre Co. Ltd
  • Gross floor area: 130,000 square metres
  • Completion year: 2020
  • Images: Courtesy of Aedas

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