K11 Art Mall - interior glass roof

Located at the feet of the New World tower, a staple of the 90's commercial renaissance of Shanghai, this shopping center was conceived to bring new life to the commercial district of Huai Hai Lu by means of its motto "Art, People and Nature".

The visual integration of the six floors that comprise the shopping mall was achieved by opening a hole from underground; the glass portion of this part of the project was carefully designed, and the triangular mullions were cast individually to make them perfect. The inner courtyard features an impressive 9-floor cascade on the entrance which illuminates at night and is the biggest one in China. The third floor comprises of an urban green space that accompanies the shopping mall's food court; this space was formerly a parking lot which makes the transformation all the more interesting.