Benoy to design Greenland GIC in Chengdu city center

British firm Benoy won an international competition to be the masterplanner and architect for Greenland Group's new mixed-use development, Greenland GIC, in Chengdu, China. Benoy’s studios in Shanghai and London collaborated on the winning design.

Situated in a rapidly developing urban center, the Greenland GIC scheme will include five residential towers, three commercial towers, serviced apartments, a hotel, retail, and an outdoor pedestrian shopping street.

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Project description:

"Greenland Group recently purchased six separate plots of land to form the 86,000m2 which the development will be built. Located at the intersection of the Second Ring Road and Kehua Middle Road, the scheme will form a significant addition to Western China’s important economic centre.

Benoy’s winning design for the Greenland GIC site ultimately dealt best with the brief’s challenging issue of utilizing a restricted central park on the site."

"Richard Tang, Divisional Director and Design Leader, explained 'our concept overturned the planning parameters and questioned the restrictive use of the parkland. The park is the critical fulcrum for the project, which helps to balance all the different elements of the program.'"

"The development will cover a GFA of 512,000m2 of which 332,000m2 will be commercially used and 2 will make up the residential portion. The high-density development will integrate advanced 180,000m practices for architectural and commercial design as it combines to deliver an impressive mixed-activity hub."

"Representing Benoy from London, Chairman Graham Cartledge CBE was in Chengdu for the October 24 project tour and signing of the letter of intent with the Deputy General Manager of Greenland Southwest Region, Mr Yang Lei."

Project Facts

Location: Chengdu, China
Developer: Greenland Group
Masterplanner: Benoy
Architect: Benoy
Size GFA: 512,000 m2

All images courtesy of Benoy.