WALSIN CENTRO AB

Walsin Centro AB contains a variety of uses that truly creates an active and vibrant center complimenting its location in Hexi, the new central business district of Nanjing, home of the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center and the city convention center. The main gateway to the project is positioned at the Southern corner of the site, where the metro station is located, which engages people as they emerge from the trains. The north/south axis of the site visually links the gateway, lower level park and the 40-story 5 star hotel. The gateway which contains many of the entertainment uses of the project, acts as the hinge of the development guiding the flow of pedestrians into the site. Two office towers flank the north/south axis pulling pedestrians and workers deeper into the site leading to the larger retail anchors and the trade mart. Retail shops and restaurants line the lower level park, activating the open space and encouraging movement between the various levels of the plan. Within the entire complex of sites A, B and C, there are six office towers--2 high rise and 4 mid rise--with a total of 375,600 square meters (4,042,900 square feet).