Located in the beautiful Taibai Lake District of Jining, China, the ambitious project includes a retail mall, boutique hotels, four office buildings, two apartment buildings, and the Highland Park, in addition to three museums and a library from previous phases. Based on the design concept of High Mountains Flowing Water, the series of volumes rise gracefully into towers like peaks of a mountain range. The elevated park is made of sinuous lines flowing from the park up over the towers like flowing water, seamlessly connecting the disparate programs on the site.
The design emphasizes the integrity of appearance, the continuity of space, and the accessibility of the public. On the east end of the site, an undulating skyline using the metaphor of "mountain" is formed. Seven distinct mixed-use towers emerge by slicing this curved volume. Four street retail units are scattered in between. The east-west landscape belt connects the entrances of each, forming an organic whole of architectural space, landscaped ramps, and civic corridors. All towers are designed with a unified style in terms of form and facades merged with vertical lines, forming a streamlined appearance.
