This 365,000 SF (36,000 m²) Valley Village shopping concept creates a vibrant pedestrian connection between the two halves of Gongshu Park, developed for the 2023 Asian Games. Responding to the site's bifurcating roads and waterways, the project introduces a landscaped shopping valley with glass pavilions that links the Field Hockey Stadium and the Hybrid Stadium Concert Hall, creating an active public destination for sports, culture, and everyday life.
Shops, galleries, restaurants, and public gathering spaces line the green pedestrian corridor, while an underground network connects parking, services, and all major buildings without disrupting the park above.
Solar-powered shading structures, green roofs, and a zero-earth landscape strategy reduce the project's environmental impact, demonstrating how architecture, landscape, and infrastructure can work together to create a resilient and people-centered urban environment.
Credits
Year: Completed 2023
Location: Hangzhou, China
Client: Government: Gongshu District City Village Department
Project Type: Retail & Hospitality Concept, Public Facilities, and Underground Parking
Size: 36,000 m2 (365,000 sf) and 800m long
Design Team: Design Team: Principal in Charge: Winka Dubbeldam, Assoc. AIA | Project Leader: Justin Korhammer | AT Team: Paul Starosta, Dongliang Li, Maud Fonteyne, Soyeon Cha, Boden Davies, Alex Bahr
Consultants: Landscape Architect: !MELK, Structural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti | Transport Planning: Mobility in Chain, Italy | Mechanical Engineers: Ryan Soames Engineering | LDI: Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research (ZIAD) | General Contractor: Zhejiang XinSheng Construction Group
Photography: SFAP Shanghai
Collaborators: !Melk Landscape Design | UAD Research Group, Hangzhou, China
Renderings and Diagrams: Archi-Tectonics | MIC | !Melk
