Redevelopment of an Industrial site in Foshan, China. The city, the most important centre for manufacture of electronic goods is now a transforming into a commercial hub for trading in electronic goods. A Master Plan regulates this change. The project looks at the redevelopment of a massive 41 acres production site as part of this transformation. RSA were consulting Architects & Urban designers to SIJCON, Ahmedabad.

Scope of Service Urban Appraisal; Design Concept; Urban programming; Urban Design

Notable features The program revolves around the creation of a B2B electronic mega mart and an exhibition arena along the main axis of Foshan. Along a parallel secondary artery 3 high rise towers accommodate hotel, serviced apartments and residential space to service the mega mart.
A diverse retail and F&B program at street level around an animated public plaza articulates the entire development.
The idea is to get the B2B hub in the city centre and not in the usual insipid non-city like fringes.
The design considers re-use of existing structures. Large column-free industrial halls are used for exhibition for viability and quick implementation. Existing multi-storey warehouse is converted into a Parking. An high-rise water tank is retained and re-worked into an iconic totem that affords lighting & communication features. This approach is quite contrary to the usual practice of ‘tabula rasa’ for urban projects in China.