AEDAS wins a competition for an Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub in Sanya, China. The hub is to be located in front of Sanya’s High-Speed Rail Station. Acting as a tourist attraction and transportation hub, the project shall target both foreign and local visitors.
Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub,Courtesy of Aedas
The complex is owned by Bestway Investment Asia Pte Ltd. It will offer multiple services: a hotel, serviced apartments, a wedding and event hall, a cinema, a children’s playground, and retail podium. The retail podium’s access will be from the shopping street/village inside the hub.
Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub,Courtesy of Aedas
The Chinese Dragon and Phoenix-inspired design uses a continuous canopy system that covers all of its components, giving a sense of integration and unity. The canopy, the set-back terrace, and the roof garden with its local tropical plants, create a prominent tropical destination.
Integrated Commercial and Transportation Hub,Courtesy of Aedas
The project shall be introduced to AEDAS’s master-plan of the city; the plan they envisioned in 2012. It shall be connected to the rail stations and the bus terminal nearby.
With a gross floor area of 121,388 sqm above ground and 153,854 sqm below ground, the project is expected to be ready by 2019.
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