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Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island, China
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Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island

Xiamen, the eastern starting point of the “Belt and Road” initiative, is an important fulcrum for China’s image to the world. The western gateway of Xiamen, Maluanwan, has the important mission to help was envisioned to shape the city with a “high starting point and new expectations”. The central island is located at the core of the new city and is the heart of the Maluanwan New District. As the city’s new Central Business District (CBD), it is the service core and power engine for the integrated development of industry and city.

In year 2020, CPG Consultants’ Urban Planning team led a consortium together with the Hordor Design Group to participate in the international “Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island Detailed Planning” design competition and placed first. The consortium was then awarded the project and is furthering the plan with the local government.

The design highlighted the four development strategies comprising of shaping of regional gateways, development of three-dimensional continuous connection network, creation of CBD core environments and resilient communities placemaking. There was a lot of focus on Xiamen’s local environmental characteristics that were enhanced and implemented through the planning to ensure green parks, open spaces and networks were well-connected throughout the island while maintaining visual connection to the mountain corridor.

For continued economic success, major public infrastructure and key development programs are identified to establish the framework of the central island. With expertise from the CPG Transport team, a Transport Oriented Development (TOD) concept that centres on extensive comprehensive networks of public spaces along transit nodes and high-quality environments surrounding the CBD core is proposed to make it a world-class headquarters. Finally, with experiential delight in mind, the team infused the CBD with design elements of accessible green space for enhancing the overall urban landscape, ecological environment and urban resilience.

Project Details

Project country

Xiamen, China

COMPLETION DATE

In progress

SERVICES RENDERED

Master Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Design, Transport Planning

AWARDS / YEAR

First Prize, Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island Urban Design Competition

Key Features

Highlights

Gateway City Design and Development; Transit-Oriented Development; Urban Landscape Design

Project Member Quotes

Maluanwan’s public open space was a great opportunity to design to spark innovative ideas and experiences between innovators and the local community. It was also a meaningful endeavour to bridge Malawan’s local heritage and international stages for celebration and collaboration.

Rodeo Cabillan

Senior Principal Urban Designer (Urban Planning), CPG Consultants

It’s a wonderful experience in collaboration with our partners and experts from various disciplines internally and externally, as well as valuable feedback from the Client during review sessions. I’m very grateful that our 5C concept was well integrated in planning & design and look forward to seeing it implemented soon.

Anucha Chomklin

Vice President, Landscape Design (Urban Planning), CPG Consultants

Client Testimonial

The competition scheme shows an international vision that demonstrates an understanding of the local cultural characteristics of Maluanwan, and puts forward a good planning framework for the functional layout of the central island, the spatial form of public space, the traffic organisation, as well as its planning and implementation.

Ma Wu Ding

Head of Judging Panel for the “Xiamen Maluanwan New District Central Island Detailed Planning Design Competition” and Director of the innovation Department of Urban Planning, Xiamen University

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