Lead8 collaborated with China Resources Land (CRL) in the architecture, retail planning and interior design of the high-end 80,000-square-metre retail centre located in the western Houhai district of Shenzhen Bay, a development to celebrate China Resources Group’s 80th anniversary.
Lead8 employed a contemporary lifestyle-oriented design for the MixC Shenzhen Bay in the 860,000 square metres mixed-use development—a compact luxury retail centre for work, leisure and relaxation that blends an urban context with art, landscape and culture.
The overall design objective was to create a sense of combined luxury between a blended exterior and interior. On the exterior, the extensive use of various stone materials across the building’s façade is accented with occasional bulged cut stones, brings to life a striking design across the light-beige coloured sandstone. On the interior, the design language extends with a strategic ‘opening-up’ of relevant parts of the building to create a direct connection to the exterior environment accentuated by granite stone column cladding at every corner.
Glass boxes, open balconies with setbacks and semi-covered veranda blended with soft green landscaped elements create a harmonious natural feeling, while a network of car-free pedestrian and cycle routes that weave through the development encourages a low-carbon community and enables further interconnectivity among visitors.
Co-launched with the mixed-use development was the IMAX cinema at MixC Shenzhen Bay, the latest addition to China Resources Land’s cinema chain. Located in the ticketing lobby, is the grand lounge, a sophisticated bar featuring textured walls illuminated to deliver an intimate and immersive experience for cinema-goers to enjoy and escape their busy routines. — Construction+ Online
