Livat Changsha is the first mixed-use retail and work-live destination opened by Ingka Centres in China, and sets a new global benchmark for large-scale mixed-use destinations.
The development has a GBA of over 400,000sq m and includes over 500 flexible work-live units ‘Light by Livat’, over 380 shops, and a vibrant mix of restaurants, cafes, entertainment, sport and event areas alongside 12,000sq m of green spaces.
The offer at Livat Changsha is built around socialising, leisure, entertainment and food, to create a one-stop destination. Livat Changsha’s retail offer is designed to complement the mixed-use development’s community spaces for lively events, sports, concerts and other initiatives that people will enjoy all year-round.
Ingka Centres has invested over €565M to develop Livat Changsha and benefit an estimated 20 million visitors every year. Livat Changsha is part of Ingka Centres global vision to develop new sustainable retail-led destinations, and fast-growing China is playing a central role in this strategy with Livat Changsha being the company’s fifth meeting place to open in the country.
Cindy Anderson, Ingka Centres Managing Director, commented: “Livat Changsha is an exciting new chapter for Ingka Centres, as we are adding a new lifestyle concept to one of our meeting places for the first time. We are looking forward to welcoming the many people of Changsha to Light by Livat, a vibrant new concept we have created together with our colleagues at IKEA. Livat Changsha is also designed to be an important hub for Changsha’s local community.”
