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Hanjie Wanda Square

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Location
Wuhan, China
Year
2013
Client

武汉万达东湖置业有限公司
Wuhan Wanda East Lake Real State Co., Ltd

Data
Building surface: Facade 29.920 m2
Interior: 22.630 m2
Programme: Luxury shopping mall
Contribution UNStudio: Facade and interior design

Credits
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos, Astrid Piber with Ger Gijzen and Mo Lai, Konstantinos Chrysos, Ariane Stracke, Veronica Baraldi and Thomas van Bekhoven, Elisabeth Brauner, Rodrigo Cañizares, Luis Etchegorry, Albert Gnodde, Ka Shin Liu, Chiara Marchionni, Cynthia Markhoff, Tomas Mokry, Iris Pastor, Machiel Wafelbakker, Shuang Zhang, Jinming Feng, Xinyue Guo, Cheng Gong
Model making: Patrick Noome, Todd Ebeltoft, Ali Ashgar

Advisors
Funnel structure: Arup SHA
Facade: Arup SHA
Lighting facade: ag Licht with LightLife

Local advisors and constructors
LDI architecture: CSADI, Central South Architectural Design Institute, INC.
中南建筑设计院股份有限公司

LDI façade
Beijing JinXinZhuoHong Facade Engineering Company Ltd.
北京市金星卓宏幕墙工程有限公司

LDI interior
Beijing Qing Shang Architectural Design Engineering Co. Ltd
北京清尚环艺建筑设计院有限公司

LDI Lighting
BIAD Zheng Jian Wei lighting design studio
郑见伟照明设计工作室

Landscape design
Ecoland, 易兰

Hanjie Wanda Square is a luxury shopping plaza which houses international brand stores, world-class boutiques, catering outlets and cinemas. Unstudio’s approach to the design of the Hanjie Wanda Square combines both contemporary and traditional design elements in one concept.

The concept of synergy of flows is key to all of the design components; the fluid articulation of the building envelope, the programming of the dynamic façade lighting and its content design and the interior pattern language which guides customers from the central atria to the upper levels and throughout the building via linking corridors. The interior concept is developed around the North and South atria, creating two different, yet integrated atmospheres. Variations in geometry, materials and details define these differing characters. The North atrium is characterized by warm golden and bronze materials reflecting a cultural, traditional identity. In the South atrium silver and grey nuances with reflective textures reflect the city identity and its urban rhythm. Both atria are crowned by skylights with a funnel structure which connect the roof and the ground floor, in addition to integrating the panorama lifts.

The façade design focuses on achieving a dynamic effect reflecting the handcrafted combination of two materials: polished stainless steel and patterned glass. These two materials are crafted into nine differently shaped, but standardized spheres. Their specific positions in relation to each other recreate the effect of movement and reflection in water, or the sensuous folds of silk fabric.

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