Archinect - News 2024-06-01T09:18:10-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425600/foster-partners-debuts-changfeng-mixed-use-development-in-shanghai Foster + Partners debuts Changfeng mixed-use development in Shanghai Josh Niland 2024-04-29T14:30:00-04:00 >2024-04-30T16:55:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ed878e65a931288cb6031afa061c601.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new mixed-use design from <a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has been revealed for Shanghai&rsquo;s Science and Technology Finance hub as part of the larger Shanghai 2035 master plan. Located in the city&rsquo;s Putuo District, the new Changfeng development will boast an affordable housing component, retail offerings, offices, and public facilities, all centered around a 54,000-square-foot new cultural destination called Jia Art they say is inspired by the "spring blessing" flower that's endemic to the local park.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b2626d0825e9ffdc99865d7575700313.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b2626d0825e9ffdc99865d7575700313.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/5780442741a8b4b0a6f9ff80d9750221.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/5780442741a8b4b0a6f9ff80d9750221.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>A central greenway stitches the program together from the entry points on its north-south axis. Inside the arts center, which repeats the petal-like form and surrounds a central plaza, users can enjoy public areas illuminated by a crowning glass roof.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/394eb9aded1205c9a8978a55c5661bd9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/394eb9aded1205c9a8978a55c5661bd9.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c2/c22f0584dd995e81fc14ce27b793b95e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c2/c22f0584dd995e81fc14ce27b793b95e.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Offices are located north of the central axis and include a range of collaborative amenity spaces. Multi-level terraces, double-height sky atriums, and roo...</p>