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Sheppard Robson's scheme for a 6m sq ft mixed-use development in Hangzhou,
China, featuring five office towers, a five star hotel tower, and a residential
Tower scheme has been shortlisted for the final competition. The towers
will be linked by a six storey 750m long 'sky-bridge' 60m in the air,
which will also be an exclusive retail
destination topped by a botanical garden.

The scheme is designed as a carbon neutral ultra low energy solution utilising
50% of the energy of a traditional development on the same site. 12.5%
of the energy will be provided by wind turbines in the sky-bridge and
a further 12.5% from PV's in the cladding of the towers. The scheme also
aims to harvest rainwater and recycle all grey water via a reed bed filtration
system which forms the eco-park at ground-level.
The scheme has been highly praised for its innovation by the Hangzhou
government.
Battle McCarthy provided sustainability advice, ARUP structures and Edco
- Landscape.
The winner of the design competition will be announced with in a month.
Hangzhou towers
architects : Sheppard Robson
Boutique - Romanticism 2 Store
2007
Keiichiro Sako, Takeshi Ishizaka/ SKSK architects
Hangzhou Shop
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