Building Investment (May-June 2021)

Artist impression.
(Source: Grimshaw)
A
multidisciplinary design team led by global
architecture firm Grimshaw, alongside
Mott MacDonald, the China Aviation Planning
and Design Institute (AVIC CAPDI) and the
Beijing Urban Construction Design and
Development Group (BJUCD), has been selected
as the winner of an international competition
for Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub. The team
also includes schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), Atelier Ten and
Gross Max.
Sponsored by China National Railway Corporation Limited
and Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, the project is
undertaken by Shenzhen Metro Corporation Limited as the
tenderer. The Grimshaw-led design team was announced as
winner following an assessment by a bid evaluation committee
comprising 13 experts in urban planning and design, architectural
design, aviation, railway, urban rail, and integrated transportation.
The competition brief called for the creation of an integrated
intermodal transport hub to act as a new urban gateway and
landmark for the Greater Bay Area. It also set out the need to
be safe, green, intelligent and humanistic, integrating the latest
technologies to set a new benchmark for similar projects around
the world.
Set to be as one of the most integrated transport interchanges
currently built, the proposed design will improve the journeys
of thousands of daily commuters – providing effortless transfers
between high speed rail and other public transport modes. The
hub will also provide connections and terminal facilities for
passengers travelling to and from Shenzhen Bao’an International
Airport.
The transport interchange will be a catalyst for the
transformation of the whole east terminal area into a vibrant,
people oriented new commercial and cultural district for
Shenzhen. The master plan has been designed to promote active
travel through provision of intuitive routes, active frontages and
enriching landscape features. Passengers will enjoy breath-taking
arrival and departure experiences as they transit through the hub
where the flowing architectural forms and naturally-lit spaces will
help to guide people on their journeys through the interchange.
The project will be an exemplar of environmental
sustainability and will achieve LEED Platinum and Chinese 3 Star
rating through a highly economic architectural solution that uses
Artist impression.
(Source: Grimshaw)
Artist impression.
(Source: Grimshaw)
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