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MCC Shengshi International Plaza Multifunctional Building by Aedas

MCC Shengshi International Plaza Multifunctional Building

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023

Scanning from background to foreground across this elevated twilight view of a contemporary mixed-use architectural complex, the distant horizon presents a soft atmospheric gradient where hazy mountains in cool blue-grey tones yield to a sky transitioning through bands of pale lavender, dusty rose, and warm coral suggesting the final moments after sunset, scattered clouds catch remaining light in tones of peach and cream against the deepening purple-blue upper atmosphere, the middle distance reveals an extensive urban landscape of varied tower forms rendered in muted tones due to atmospheric haze with residential and commercial buildings creating a textured metropolitan tapestry, moving forward into the immediate context surrounding structures include a long horizontal building to the left featuring regular vertical elements in cream and white tones with illuminated ground-level areas suggesting active public programming, the primary subject dominating the center and right portions of the composition consists of three interconnected towers rising from a shared podium base, the leftmost and tallest tower presents a rectilinear form clad in dark charcoal and steel blue glass with pronounced horizontal banding where each floor plate reads distinctly creating a stacked quality with warm amber light glowing from numerous windows suggesting occupied interior spaces, to its right two curvilinear companion towers of graduated height display flowing sinuous facades where the building envelope appears to undulate like fabric caught in gentle motion their surfaces wrapped in similar horizontal striations of dark glass and metallic panels with scattered illuminated windows creating constellations of warm light, the podium connecting these towers features warm terracotta-toned cladding with organic curved canopy forms creating sheltered exterior spaces the material suggesting a temperature like sun-warmed clay against the cooler glass towers above, the base level reveals active street conditions with vehicles roadways and pedestrian areas illuminated by white and blue artificial lighting, the overall sensation evokes a metropolitan environment at the contemplative threshold between day and evening activity where artificial illumination achieves balance with fading natural light

Zhuhai MCC Shengshi International Plaza project is located on the Hengqin Islandin Zhuhai, in close proximity to the Lotus Bridge that links to Cotai, Macau. As the Bridgehead of Zhuhai-Macau port, Zhuhai Hengqin mix-use project impresses people with streamline appearance and abundant mix-use programs: two high-rise office tower, podium retail,rooftop garden and infinity pool. The design concept is inspired by elegant cruising movement of Dragon Fish. The contour of streamlined tower and Dragon Fish dynamic physique echoes perfectly.