📋 Tender Overview
To mark World Architecture Day and World Cities Day both celebrated in October Benoy is proud to showcase a series of projects that capture our response to the transformation of our economies and societies. Through projects which encompass social cultural environmental and commercial sustainability we demonstrate the continuing evolution of the built environment into urban spaces which are sustainable inclusive and resilient.Today we are featuring the Alibaba Central China Headquarters and Industrial Complex located in Wuhan China. The Alibaba Central China Headquarters and Industrial Complex is located in the Xudong business district at the core of Wuhans inner ring. It covers a total GFA of over 460000sqm with two eco-office towers 280m and 190m in height respectively and a new retail commercial hub covering 90000 m. Alibabas Central China Headquarters and Industrial Complex will feature the Groups enhanced operational model introducing a new business ecology for core enterprises and innovative business models for retail. Based on in-depth research of Alibabas corporate culture and the interaction between offices and businesses Benoy formulated the AliCampus concept. We also interwove nested and reconstructed these space units by applying the concept of a Kongming lock a traditional Chinese wooden puzzle into the structure.With the concept of AliCampus and the Kongming lock design the development implements Alibabas hybrid digital ecosystem and enhances the companys presence in central China by driving the transformation of its brick-and-mortar businesses. This project will create an intelligent industrial cluster to support talent entrepreneurship work and life in Wuhan.Qin Pang Director and Head of Shanghai Studio walks us through key aspects of the project design.
