Located in the Panyu urban district of the southern end of Guangzhou in China, the Wanbo underground commercial development will feature four levels, which include an underground transportation system (1,375,800 square meters), underground municipal facilities (30,500 square meters), and underground commercial space (304,800 square meters).
Wanbo underground commercial space will be in the middle of Wanbo CBD, underneath Hanxi Avenue and Wanbo Avenue.
Integrating commerce, recreation, entertainment, and variety of architectural compositions and building typologies, the 280,000 square meter shopping centre will feature the main commercial space in levels 1 and 2, which is the key focus of the design project.
To be designed with the western styles of Broadway, London Garden, Champs Elysee, and Rodeo Drive, the shopping centre will feature shopping streets, a high-end supermarket, high fashion department stores, a modern IMAX Cinema, amusement centers, gyms, clubs, spa, banking, a playground, and sports fields, including a skating rink.
Apart from that the facility will also include plazas, sky bridges, sky decks, sky lights, gardens, fountains, sculptures and canals.
The sustainable features of the shopping centre includes sustainable design, energy conservation, good environmental utility, renewable energy, and green technological innovation. Apart from that the project will be composed of green building materials, including reclaimed concrete, recycled bricks, and smart glass “electrified” skylights.
A design methodology called space syntax will be used for segmenting well-designed commercial spatial layouts.
The Wanbo underground commercial space central area and the areas around the metro station area will be designed as the main retail shopping areas, while the areas for entertainment and dinning are to be located in the outermost ends of the cross-shaped space. The East-West paths of the two level commercial space are to be designed for occupancy of Western high-end brands, while the South-North paths for the occupancy of Asian fashion brands.
