Nanjing Suning Retail Development
Nanjing, China                                while with RNL/Charlesgroup

This mixed-use competition entry for the Chinese electronics retailer, “Suning” creates a destination that invigorates the area by creating an iconic built form combined with a client donated Public Park. The built form includes retail, office, department store, Movie Theater, and apartments. The public is welcomed into the built environment across a park setting and guided through unique landscaping to a below grade retail shopping street. This retail space is centered by an internal open atrium flowing from B1 up through four levels to open air roof garden terraces serving office tenants and upper level restaurant uses. The built volume is sculpted to accentuate its height and reduce the separation of tower from base. This creates a unified form combining the different uses. Using this unique design solution moved our project away from the typical solution of a retail commercial base topped with tower uses. Our team of 4 in LA and 5 in Shanghai created two design directions, the final selected     design is shown in the images below. 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Master Planning Architecture
CLIENT
Suning Electronics
PROJECT SIZE
36,000 sm overall site
13,940 sm buildable site
149,500 sm gross floor area
FAR 6.5
Height 173 m