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Sino-Ocean Sales Center in Wuhan
Contemporary Chinese Retail Architectural Development – design by Waterfrom Design
17 Oct 2018
Sino-Ocean Sales Center in Wuhan
Location: Wuhan, China
Design: Waterfrom Design
Sino-Ocean Sales Center in Wuhan
Oriental World View Sales Center: a curved building that embraces landscape

Each city is given unique character by its history. Unfortunately in China most cities are losing their features after reconstruction and taking on almost the same image. It is imperative for urban real estate developers to retain cultural heritage of the city through balanced and appropriate design solutions.
Old and new co-existing under curve-shaped roof

Situated at the intersection of Yangtze River and Han River, Hanyang district of Wuhan is endowed with dynamic beauty of water. The adjacent Guiyuan Temple, a treasure for Buddhist since Qing Dynasty, renders tranquilness and solemnity in the community. Through drawing inspirations from the local culture and the Buddhist architecture, Waterfrom Design created a ?sloping rooftop? for the new building, which seems to fly above the land and well integrate with the local context.

Poetically framed in a landscape painting

Black and gray steel bars form the spine of the rooftop, stretching and undulating like rolling mountains. Combined with the wide pool on the ground, a visual image of landscape paint...