Project: Nanxiang Mall

Location: Shanghai, China

Type: Retail centre

Size: 45,000 m2

Client: China Resources Land

Design: Girimun Ltd 2012

Architect: Mauro Resnitzky

Opening: 2014

This lifestyle shopping mall is located at the fringe of a compound of high-rise apartments and serves the residents of a high-end suburb of Shanghai built around a giant man-made artificial lake. Originated at the lake, a canal waterfront system of pedestrian-friendly walkways culminates on this plot. The design is therefore driven by the integration between indoor and outdoor spaces where the retail experience extends itself from the main building onto sunken squares, pavilion restaurants, signage towers and feature canopies.