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Located at Pudong Qiantan International Business District, Shanghai Taikoo Li Qiantan is a two-zone commercial complex with a total GFA of 120,000m², offering a diverse mix of luxury and contemporary fashion labels, lifestyle brands and F&B outlets. It is the third Taikoo Li project in China jointly developed by Swire Properties and the Lujiazui Group.
Echoing the ‘Taikoo Li’ brand, the development adopts a naturalistic and open-plan design. It is slated to be the heart of urban living in Qiantan and brings a quality urban space that puts wellness and sustainable living at the centre.
Arup has provided a full range of services for the project spanning MEP, structural and façade design and review. Through integrating materials for the façade and optimising the structure and space, we help deliver the concept of wellness and achieve both WELL Platinum certification and LEED Gold certification.
Project Summary
120,000m² GFA in total
~80mof continuous pedestrian bridge connecting northern and southern plots
3rdTaikoo Li project in China
Meticulously crafted façades
The development consists of several independent multi-storey commercial monomers which are linked by the pedestrian bridge and corridors resembling a smooth and vivid ribbon.
Given that the south zone is designed to be green and organic while the north zone is to give a natural seamless transition into the facility, we adopted a more natural material in their façades, such as a fire-rated and highly weather resistant natural wood for the external cladding.
To realise the irregular surface and multi-cladding envelope, we employed the traditional materials including aluminium panelling and glass fibre reinforced concrete along with modern materials such as ultra-high-performance concrete and other artificial panels.
Given that the south zone is designed to be green and organic while the north zone is to give a natural seamless transition into the facility, we adopted a more natural material in their façades, such as a fire-rated and highly weather resistant natural wood for the external cladding.
Optimised structure and space
Our structural team provided an optimised design which fits both architectural spatial and functional needs.
We are the key designer of the pedestrian bridge which connects the southern and northern plots. The bridge spans approximately 80m and acts as a key architectural landmark to the whole development.
While our team ensures its elegance in the form, elements and detailing, we also recommended to adopt the connected parallel tie-arch system for the bridge system, which provides sufficient lateral stiffness while limiting the demands on the foundations. The bridge has two decks: the lower deck is for normal pedestrian and F&B bars whilst the upper deck is a special running track.
Additionally, we carried out comprehensive vibration performance and human comfort assessments to cater for the bridge slenderness and the different functional requirements.
Sustainable and energy-saving MEP design
To safeguard the health of occupants and enhance the indoor air quality, we implemented multiple measures including the adoption of G4 panels, electrostatic precipitators and fiberglass composite chemical filters, installation of UV lamps and photocatalytic purifiers in air handling units and primary air units, and the use of air quality monitoring systems.
To save energy, we adapted a central district energy system, with evaporative cooling Magnetic Centrifugal Chillers as the alternate cooling resource.
To facilitate the concept of four season plating, our engineers designed the drip irrigation system according to the characteristics of plants, simulated the flow of the exhaust air on the roof and used grilles to cover most of the rooftop equipment, helping optimise noise, odour and appearance. A water purification and direct drinking water system was also designed to ensure the water quality.
We also used the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of kitchen exhaust modelling to determine the best locations for restaurants which would minimise the impact of cooking smoke or grease on the façade while limiting the exhaust from pedestrians.
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