The upcoming scheme is called the CIFI Kunming Plaza and is a retail mixed-use destination in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan in China.
The design for this 280,000sq m development is rooted in the city’s natural terraced landscape and its year-round spring-like weather, aiming to provide ample outdoor spaces with an open retail street.
The project is located at the north of the old city centre in an up-and-coming neighbourhood. The scheme comprises two interconnected malls, a retail street, and three serviced apartment towers that seek to embrace the vibrancy of Kunming and provide seamless connectivity with the nearby transport hubs.
Design Partners, Chin Yong Ng and Lukasz Wawrzenczyk, commented: “The key driver of the design is the creation of an outdoor retail street that simulates a green valley, winding across the site between the shopping malls and the towers. This green valley is symbolic of the terraced landscape of Kunming, designed to create a dynamic retail experience by seamlessly integrating the indoor space of the malls and towers with the outdoor retail street.”
The three high-rise towers accommodate 1,500 serviced apartments, whilst the two low-rise buildings host the shopping malls across 100,000sq m of retail, leisure and food & beverage spaces. The entertainment facilities are located at the top floors of the malls to enhance footfall circulation, including a cinema, a gym and a clubhouse with an indoor swimming pool.
