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.

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