mecanoo?s proposal, konka mixed-use, for the new kang qiao jia cheng development in shenzhen draws from the small-scale urban tissue of historical chinese towns, employing a permeable urban fabric to allow pedestrian connections within the site and to all neighbouring areas. located on a sloping site bordering the highway, the complex comprises two facing towers connected by a network of plazas and green terraces, as well as two stepped platforms which solve the height difference between the northwest and the southeast corner.
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mecanoo has developed the proposal within two facing towers, where the tallest one, which measures 280 meters in height and occupies the south-western corner of the site, hosts the konka group headquarters, an electronics manufacturing company with an international reach. on the opposite corner, the business apartment tower provides panoramic views of shenzhen bay and the mountains towards north. lower height structures along enping street (east) achieve a smooth transition toward the smaller scale of the surrounding urban landscape.  
 
the dutch architecture firm has employed a 9×9 m grid system as its spatial strategy for the project, which facilitates a smooth transition between the office tower and the smaller scale of the apartments, creating a rich and diverse urban space. pedestrian streets and passages cross the complex at different levels and connect the inner functions to the wider urban context, w...