LIJUN PLAZA is located on the east-west Silk Road cultural axis of Xi’an City, Tumen commercial area of west Anding Gateway. The surrounding area of the site is mostly high-rise residential buildings, with a relatively high population density. The total construction area is 79,500 square meters, including 55,000 square meters above ground and 24,500 square meters underground. It has 24 floors above ground and 3 floors underground, with a total building height of 100 meters. Floors 1 to 5 are commercial, and floors 6 to 24 are office.
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LIJUN PLAZA
Mixed-Use Architecture (Under Construction)
Firm
UMiA ARCHITECTS + SILO ARCHITECTS
Architect/Designer
Zhang Bing, Wu Yu, Song Yifan
Design Team
Tian Ye, Han Xiaoming, Lu Xusheng, Zhao Dongqian, Wang Wei
Location
Xi’an City
Country
China
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To ensure the sunlight requirements of existing residential community on the north side, the volumes can only present a pattern of being lower in the west and higher in the east. The architectural design, in combination with sunlight, presents five well-arranged boxes. Through the organic integration of terrace greening and urban greening, a three-dimensional green ecosystem is created. Based on the concept of “Silk Road Window”, both east and west sides of the box have balconies and terraces, providing excellent outdoor activity spaces for offices and businesses, as well as good commercial display surfaces for enterprises.
The commercial section is designed with the concept of an aerial market, creating a new landmark in the west of Xi ‘an City. It continues the traditional atmosphere of marketplace and infuses the city with more refined and lively charm. The design makes it possible for traditional malls and commercial streets to coexist in a whole volume. One is for the 12-hour operation of retail malls during the daytime. Another bossiness type is for residential areas nearby, including restaurants, bars, tea houses, etc., advocating a 24-hour lifestyle. LIJUN PLAZA integrates commerce and social interaction, and its diversified usage scenarios blur the sense of boundary between indoor and outdoor spaces. The office section offers multiple possibilities for space division and provides large outdoor terraces and balconies, introducing the concept of green office into the design. According to the size of different boxes, functions such as the pharmaceutical trading center, hotel, Lijun headquarters office, and high-end rental office are distributed within each box. The overall facade style is simple and modern in combination with the volume. Dark glass and white vertical blinds are used as the basic design elements. The concept of the Silk Road Window is vividly reflected by the use of colored glazed glass and lighting design at the window. After its completion, the project is bound to become a shining pearl on the Xi ‘an Silk Road Cultural Axis.
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