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Chongqing Yuelai TOD, Chongqing, China
Developer: Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group

K11’s parent company New World Development Company and China of pedestrian circulation, precinct retail, F&B market, shopping mall,
Merchants Shekou Holdings. The development will have a GFA of office and different featured spaces in a multi-dimensional approach,
228,500sq m, featuring a K11 Art Mall, K11 HACC multi-purpose art creating an iconic gateway integrated green urbanism, creative and
space, K11 Atelier office building and a Promenade. K11 Ecoast was cultural hub.
designed and constructed in accordance with China’s 14th five-year Snøhetta has unveiled the design for its largest project in Japan to
plan national guidelines, using renewable energy, recyclable materials date, a mixed-use development in Tokyo offering retail, a hotel and
and hospital-grade air filtering systems. The development includes a art and cultural experiences. The 117,000sq m Shibuya Upper West
60,000sqm outdoor landscaping, the largest among all K11 projects. Project by developers Tokyu Group is located in the Shibuya district
Hong Kong-based architectural and design firm CAN is excited to of Tokyo. Billed as the city’s newest ‘urban retreat’, it is scheduled for
reveal the design for Chongqing Yuelai TOD Project for its client, completion in 2027. “In such a well-known and historically significant
developer Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group. The project area in one of the world’s most exciting cities, the project is paying
bridges the boundaries of ecology and arts for a mixed-use development. homage to and respecting traditions as well as looking ahead,” said
The firm is delivering the masterplanning and architectural design for Robert Greenwood, Partner and Managing Director of Snøhetta Hong
the development which consists of a retail podium, retail precinct and Kong. “We aim to design for the future and aspire to find the most
office towers. Located adjacent to Wangjiazhuang Subway Station, the sustainable solutions, contributing to Japan’s goal of being carbon-
site is a comprehensive transport hub with the seamless connection of neutral by 2050.” The project will be developed in collaboration with
major railways, air and sea routes. It is just over 10 kilometres from the the adjacent Bunkamara cultural complex, which promotes art and
central business district, giving it a superior economic position. Inspired culture throughout Tokyo. According to a news release, the 36-storey
by the hilly and mountainous landscapes of Chongqing, the design building pays tribute to “the distant foothills of Mount Fuji”. Snøhetta
creates a spatial journey through connecting nature and spaces. The plans to achieve the highest possible sustainability ratings for the
world-class integrated masterplan delicately brings together elements Shibuya Upper West Project.

Snøhetta Shibuya Upper West Project, Tokyo, Japan
Developer: Tokyu Group