A Pioneering Example of Reuse in China: Transformation of the Shenzhen Women and Children’s Centre

MVRDV transforms a 100-metres tall, old mixed-use tower into a vibrant and colourful skyscraper setting an important precedent for repurposing buildings… The ‘great wave of adaptive reuse’ is imminent! World over, a renewed respect and healthy acceptance of old alongside new has set the trend for repurposing buildings. MVRDV-designed Shenzhen Women and Children’s Centre is a mixed-use tower originally completed in 1994, forming part of Shenzhen’s first period of explosive growth. Due to persistent fire safety concerns, the commercial units in the plinth were not opened until 2002, and the tower itself remained empty indefinitely. With the changing needs of […]