Project Background
In September 2021, QUAD studio won one of the most iconic architectural competitions in Chengdu in that year, the Chengdu NBD Centre. In collaboration with Dalu Architecture, our design was chosen from a list of international architectural firms including; LAB, Stefano Boeri Architetti, Arup and Aedas. The mixed-use development stands at 120m high consisting of Twin office towers, Retail and Cultural facilities clustered around a multi-level of public realm.
Located close to Jiaozi Park, Guixi Ecological Park and the Jinjiang River, the Chengdu NBD Centre it is one of the first of many iconic projects in the Jiaozi Park business district and an important fulcrum of a world park like business district in Chengdu. As an extension of the park into the development, our goal was to create a new Cultural Icon for Chengdu and a place of destination with a green low carbon public realm for the city.
Being the first development in this new financial district means there is no way of knowing the adjacent context. To maximise frontage towards the Jinjiang River, we pushed the Iconic twin tower toward the north western corner of the site allowing visual connection to Jiaozi Park. Below ground we allowed multiple pedestrian connection to the adjacent plots and metro lines.
Master Plan Renderings
The NBD centre is divided into 3 distinctive sections, Below Ground, Podium and Main Towers all interconnected by pockets of public realm.
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