Shanghai World Trade Center

The new urban village

Creating a new social hub and heart for the community, Shanghai World Trade Center Phase III delivers a vibrant urban village integrated into the pulse of the existing neighborhood. Composed of two modern towers rising above a commercial podium of diverse programs and amenities, and a low-rise apartment hotel reminiscent of a wooden box, the project creates a dynamic realm offering dining, entertainment, work, and lifestyle destinations all walkable and complementary to its surroundings.

At a Glance

Project Type

Mixed-Use, Residential, Office, Hospitality

Location

Shanghai, China

Client

Shanghai Binjiang International

Services

Architecture

Awards

Project of the Year (Commercial), Build4Asia Awards

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We designed a project that would work in concert not just within its own components, but with the surrounding community.
The project delivers a dynamic new offering to the Pudong District of Shanghai.
The project delivers a dynamic new offering to the Pudong District of Shanghai.
The area has seen a boom in development in recent years and is just downriver from the famous Bund in central Shanghai.
The area has seen a boom in development in recent years and is just downriver from the famous Bund in central Shanghai.
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The design concept creates a delicate composition of terraced forms enhancing the pedestrian experience and creating a destination connected to the city from the ground up, a place to experience the offerings of the new riverfront expanse.

While woven into the active street level at its podium, the unique towers with expansive river views deliver a landmark vision emphasizing verticality on its facade patterns.
While woven into the active street level at its podium, the unique towers with expansive river views deliver a landmark vision emphasizing verticality on its facade patterns.
The various components of the project are designed to work in concert, not just spatially, but in the design of the facades as well.
The various components of the project are designed to work in concert, not just spatially, but in the design of the facades as well.
The facades of the office towers break the volume into a smaller scale, while the random patterns provide texture.
The facades of the office towers break the volume into a smaller scale, while the random patterns provide texture.
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A central interior plaza visually and physically connects the variety of programs and creates a unique public space.
The boutique hotel apartment, which sits just off the courtyard, has a pattern that elongates it horizontally.
The boutique hotel apartment, which sits just off the courtyard, has a pattern that elongates it horizontally.
Designed to enhance the social experience, the courtyard contributes a community hub unavailable anywhere nearby.
Designed to enhance the social experience, the courtyard contributes a community hub unavailable anywhere nearby.

A delightful balance for work, rest and play, the development provides opportunity for a better work-life balance.

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