Client: Sunpowerl Development Group
Location: Ningbo, China
Site area: 89000㎡
Total construction area: 315000㎡
Design period: 2008

This new mixed-use urban development project based in Ningbo, China, consists of a shopping mall, residential units, a 5-star hotel, street-lined commercial facilities and office buildings. The design concept was inspired by “waves”, as indicated in the Chinese name of Ningbo, and also the waving water belt of the city’s physical landscape. The waves occur when sprinkling rain drops smash unto the water surface repetitively, leaving myriad glinting sparkles as the water collide against the stones. Glimpses of a boat effortlessly navigating such stunning, sparkly waves are captured every once in a while, with two telltale trails left on the water and edging close to river stones in violent circles before subsiding. That mesmerizing phenomenon promoted the designer to add tranquil water bodies to the construction site to take the project’s underlying essence to a higher level while soothing each soul on the premises. With the lowest building density, the largest amount of greenery, and various other green-building designs, the project has won the LEED silver certificate for green buildings.