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Quarter will be open Novotown, Zhuhai, China
space, with public Developer Lai Sun Group
spaces including
Melbourne’s first
Sky Park, a major
public square on
Collins Street, a new
neighbourhood park
off Flinders Street
and an exciting new
Melbourne laneway,
connecting Collins
and Flinders Streets.
On completion,
Melbourne Quarter
is expected to
accommodate
approx. 14,000
workers and over 3,000 residents. Construction at Melbourne Quarter commenced in 2016 and is being delivered in stages
over approximately six to eight years, with the final phase having just been given the go ahead.
Novotown in Hengqin, which is situated in Zhuhai, China and opened in December 2019, is an international retail, leisure
& entertainment mixed-use project comprising of diverse and complementary components including themed retail, hotel,
office, cultural studios and cultural pavilions. The design brief was for a masterplan that can facilitate synergy between
the different uses and encourage the development of a hybrid experience by extending the public realm and the creation
of pockets of spaces for recreational outdoor sports and leisure, F&B, commercial and social activities. Being designed
by Aedas and developed by Lai Sun Group, Novotown is an iconic development that will reflect on the Chinese culture.
This mixed-use development features a retail ring which seamlessly links different experiences together while embracing a
massive courtyard garden – the Heart of China Garden. Completed last year by developer Longfor Properties and architects
LWK + Partners, Zijing Paradise Walk is comprised of a gross floor area of 68,000sq m site and a site area of 28,557.5sq m.
Taking good care of personal health and staying comfortable in a space are growing priorities for today’s consumers, a trend
that has intensified since the pandemic. The Zijing Paradise Walk retail mall is a considered response by the developer and
architect. With culture and wellness as the central themes, this new community shopping centre rests next to the Wulitang
River in West Lake district in Hangzhou, China. It offers diverse leisure and wellness facilities spread across interlocking
spaces, which are also well integrated with the key essence of ancient Hangzhou’s Hui-style architecture, embodying a sense
of simplicity, elegance and preserved heritage.
Sungang MixC Market Hall, China Resources’ new mixed-use development is under construction in Shenzhen, China
with anticipated completion in 2022. Located on a former industrial zone, this retail-gastronomy destination will provide
an immersive gastronomic experience under one roof. Being designed by 10 DESIGN, MixC Market Hall will accommodate
78,890sq m of retail and F&B dining space, with two office towers above providing 102,320sq m of workspace. As part
of the regeneration of the district, the overall masterplan will also include residential and serviced apartment towers,

Waterbank, Perth, Australia,
Developers, Lendlease & Metropolitan
Redevelopment Authority

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