SPARK-ing urban connections!

[ad_1] By Rutvi Ashar Photography: Courtesy the architect . Inverting the shopping-mall typology, SPARK studios design the Vanke Jiugong project, Beijing - an interesting blend of retail, leisure, entertainment, and office programmes... An insert into a rapidly redeveloping suburb in Beijing, this mixed-use project incorporates the city as a close-knit campus. In a city pressed for space, positive and negative areas are not welcome; this design makes incredible use of not only the interior spaces but also the outdoors that are a result of the architectural cantilevers. Landscaped courts, rooftop gardens, urban-scale water features and a façade incorporating a circulation […]