Aedas executive director Yaochun Wen led the team to create a new mixed-use hub that faces Anchang River, inter-connecting the ecological park and business zone in the Science and Technology City New Area in Mianyang, Sichuan. The project is designed to be a sustainable living room for the city.
The 306,219 m² project is comprised of two plots, weaving commercial and cultural blocks, as well as a waterfront corridor. Filled with an unobstructed Anchang River view and natural resources, the hub features a 50m-wide ecological pedestrian system in the south.
The design emphasises high connectivity between roads and axis, stitching the waterfront with the CBD through a corridor on the first floor. 6 commercial towers are placed along the waterfront, consisting of innovative industries, conference and exhibition centres, bank offices, financial servicing and offices. The towers drew inspiration from bamboo, engraving the authentic culture on the architecture and mimicking the bamboo form on the facade.
The variation in towers’ heights creates a unique skyline fronting the river. Two towers in the north, connected by a sky bridge, greet visitors as a gateway of the city. Permeable green axis creates an open multi-dimensional park with multi-layered terraces and rooftop garden.