2024-04-28T12:38:40-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150317736/oma-david-chipperfield-and-sou-fujimoto-team-up-to-design-1-4-billion-cultural-retail-complex-in-shenzhen Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-07-22T17:38:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/8383a24614df1f7fed31f6f3fd5aadbb.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A team consisting of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/3821/david-chipperfield-architects" target="_blank">David Chipperfield</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma-the-office-for-metropolitan-architecture" target="_blank">OMA</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/65588/sou-fujimoto-architects" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto</a> is leading the design of an expansive, $1.4 billion cultural-retail complex on the coast of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10373/shenzhen" target="_blank">Shenzhen</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Called K11 ECOAST, the development will span more than 2.4 million square feet and be located in Prince Bay in Shenzhen&rsquo;s Nanshan District. The project is being jointly developed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/37093/hong-kong" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a> billionaire <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1060973/adrian-cheng" target="_blank">Adrian Cheng</a>&rsquo;s New World Development Company Limited, along with China Merchants Shekou Holdings in Shenzhen.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/555eb28946f02cb0a6eabfeeccf9207e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/555eb28946f02cb0a6eabfeeccf9207e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy K11 Group</figcaption></figure><p>The project is part of the Chinese government&rsquo;s effort to develop its Greater Bay Area region, which includes southern cities, such as Shenzhen and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13552/guangzhou" target="_blank">Guangzhou</a>, into arts and business hubs by 2035. Cheng&rsquo;s vision for K11 ECOAST is to establish a new creative and cultural destination for the region. The complex will consist of a mall, multi-purpose art space, office buildings, and a promenade. The complex&rsquo;s design places an emphasis on balancing the architecture with the surrounding coastal...</p>