Rapid revitalisation
US$880 million project will radically alter city's historic skyline.
The historic city of Zhengzhou has undergone rapid urban revitalisation to revive its status as a major transport hub between the eastern and western parts of China.
The city government has drawn up a plan to redevelop Zhengzhou through ecological and infrastructure improvements, which include some of the key property projects being built or planned.
The Henan Hongguang Industry Group has commissioned Trahan Architects of the United States to design a mixed-use development on a site near the city's landmark Erqi Square.
The US$880 million project is expected to radically change the city skyline, with construction expected to begin next year.
Consisting of three tapered towers with glass exteriors, the project will provide a gross floor area of 408,775 square metres. The towers share the seven-floor podium of the shopping mall. The project includes a 47-storey hotel and two 27-storey residential and office buildings. Separating the towers will be green terraces on the rooftop of the podium in the form of an elevated garden.
Another project, which will form the city's new urban infrastructure, is the Zhengzhou Tiandi Bay Mixed Use Development designed by Woods Bagot.