"It's oblong design, with almost all glass walls, makes for a mall filled with natural light. A warm and welcoming feeling, away from the hustle & bustle of the nearby BinJiang Dao (Road) shopping street."
ArchDaily.com
Riverside 66 is a destination shopping mall acting as bridge between a residential community on one side and a new business district on the other. Large food court on the fifth floor serves both shoppers and the neighboring office crowds for lunch. Initially I focused on the facade with both the envelope consultant and structural engineer to achieve the smooth glass envelope that is both wall and ceiling facing the river, then focused on the HVAC, sprinkler, and electrical interface points to achieve the visually clean appearance. Working with our team’s Rhino model, I then divided the shell into segments that coincided with the parking grid at B1 and B2. With those initial work points, I then had work sessions with the structural engineer on designing a precast concrete system that could accommodate and conceal the many systems both internal (sprinklers, electric, hvac, stack vents, decorative ceiling screen inserts, lighting) and external (ice guards, window washing, lighting, and gutters).
Designer
KPF, 2005 Completed 2010 |
Initially I focused on the facade with both the envelope consultant and structural engineer to achieve the smooth glass envelope that is both wall and ceiling facing the river, then focused on the HVAC, sprinkler, and electrical interface points to achieve the visually clean appearance. Working with our team’s Rhino model, I then divided the shell into segments that coincided with the parking grid at B1 and B2. With those initial work points, I then had work sessions with the structural engineer on designing a precast concrete system that could accommodate and conceal the many systems both internal (sprinklers, electric, hvac, stack vents, decorative ceiling screen inserts, lighting) and external (ice guards, window washing, lighting, and gutters).
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