2024-12-22T04:01:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150170987/moshe-safdie-designed-raffles-city-chongqing-now-partially-open Alexander Walter 2019-11-18T20:06:00-05:00 >2019-11-18T20:17:00-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d792bc4782959ff335a32dab67b14a9c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>At a total investment of 24 billion yuan (S$4.65 billion), the 1.12 million square metre (sq m) Raffles City Chongqing is Singapore&rsquo;s largest single development in China. In addition to the 235,000 sq m retail podium, the integrated development comprises the 201 unit Ascott Raffles City Chongqing serviced residence, 380 room InterContinental Raffles City Chongqing hotel, 150,000 sq m of Grade A office space and 1,400 luxury residential apartments.</p></em><br /><br /><p>After <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150123614/moshe-safdie-s-chongqing-megadevelopment-featuring-the-world-s-highest-tower-spanning-sky-bridge-reaches-structural-completion" target="_blank">reaching structural completion</a> only a few months ago, the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106501/safdie-architects" target="_blank">Safdie Architects</a>-designed $3.4 billion <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1100699/raffles-city-chongqing" target="_blank">Raffles City Chongqing</a> megadevelopment recently celebrated its phased opening. An earlier September soft opening of the enormous five-story shopping mall reportedly attracted a whopping 900,000 people in one weekend, <a href="https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/newsroom/inside/2019/sep/4-Reasons-to-go-RCCQ.html" target="_blank">according</a> to the Singapore-based developer CapitaLand.</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Rfe_Ap0VN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Rfe_Ap0VN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, Raffles City Chongqing is sited upon the historic Chaotianmen Gate, originally built in 314 BC. Integrated with a transportation hub, it includes a subway station, bus interchange, ferry terminal and cruise center&mdash;continuing the site&rsquo;s long history as one of the busiest docks in China. #Chongqing #capitaland #rafflescitychongqing #safdiearchitects #chaotianmen #moshesafdie</a><br> A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/safdiearchitects/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Safdie Architects</a> (@safdiearchitects) on Jul 23, 2019 at 1:50pm PDT<br><p>A <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150051792/marina-bay-sands-2-0-moshe-safdie-sets-record-for-tallest-sky-bridge-with-new-horizontal-skyscraper-in-chongqing" target="_blank">record-setting sky bridge</a>, similar to but bigger a...</p>