CIMC Prince Bay Dacheng Plaza | Aedas

With the historical preservation in mind, Aedas Global Design Principal Kevin Wang has led his team to transform Dacheng Flour Factory into CIMC Prince Bay Dacheng Plaza that balances the past and future. The mixed-use project organically integrates offices, apartments, commerce, cultural and arts, and museum uses.

By placing the cultural functions and the museum vertically in one of the tallest buildings within the plot, the design echoes the preserved cylindrical silos while creating a cultural interface for the city.

The residential towers are placed opposite to the silos and fronting the sea, allowing the residents to enjoy a quiet environment and panoramic scenery of the harbour. The commercial towers, on the other hand, are placed along the main roads where it is easily accessible, with a double-height lobby space that creates an elegant and atmospheric arrival experience.

The building volume creates a lively commercial interface, combined with the green podium on the roof to create a vibrant outdoor experience. The tower at the north adopts a vertically divided façade, with vertical and horizontal glass curtain walls arranged in intervals to enrich the visual element, whereas the façade of the tower at the south is primarily formed with horizontal lines, devising an apparent functional division.

The project is currently well underway, and it will be topped out by the end of the year. The façade will be completed at the exhibition centre, which will be open to public in Q4 2023.