Archinect - News 2024-12-22T01:57:08-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150279089/laguarda-low-architects-designs-verdant-mixed-use-park-in-shenzhen Laguarda.Low Architects designs verdant mixed-use park in Shenzhen Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-08-26T14:48:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86e493ca9cd1790c2f5e71432e1bf254.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New York-based <a href="https://archinect.com/laguarda.low" target="_blank">Laguarda.Low Architects</a> has designed a sprawling 128-acre, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/238888/mixed-use" target="_blank">mixed-use</a> park in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10373/shenzhen" target="_blank">Shenzhen</a> that aims to restore the city&rsquo;s Bao&rsquo;an district &ldquo;to its former high level of livability.&rdquo;</p> <p>The OCT OH Bay Waterfront Retail Park, which opened in February of this year, joins the new Shenzhen International Airport, new government headquarters, and cultural facilities. The park is on a three-quarter-mile waterfront site, split into four primary zones: east and west waterfront retail park, urban business center, and Waterfront Cultural Park. A natural landscape intertwines with the built settings, dissected by pedestrian paths.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e6/e6866e40dcc0083e0b33ec2cc7c8b4b3.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e6/e6866e40dcc0083e0b33ec2cc7c8b4b3.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Entertainment venues, leisure facilities, and a performing arts center are all featured, emanating from an expansive open-air plaza. An abundance of natural light and &ldquo;choreographed circulation,&rdquo; as stated by the architects, redefine the traditional shopping experience.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c99ac22a012993500ee2ad7ea517556d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c99ac22a012993500ee2ad7ea517556d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The urban business center features terraced office buildings and a hotel that provide views ...</p>