
The masterplan combines freestanding office and apartment blocks on two sites separated by a road. Office high-rises with heights of between 130 and 200 meters in strict linear formation along the main traffic arteries create a U-shaped group that encloses the two sites and forms a quiet inner zone that is largely free of traffic and defined by a green axis. The green axis is lined by small-scale commercial buildings that form a conspicuous contrast to the office towers. At the two main traffic intersections the formation changes in order to closely link the design to the urban neighborhood.
Using so-called “city windows”―cantilevers that vary from tower to tower―the buildings open up towards each other or enter into a dialog with the city. On the third level, the towers and commercial buildings are linked via skywalks. Landscaped sunken courtyards, terraces, and roof gardens extend the landscape on several levels.
2020 - 1st Prize
Meinhard von Gerkan und Nikolaus Goetze mit Magdalene Weiss
Nanjing Hexi New Town Real Estate Co., Ltd.