Hangzhou Joy City
China
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Suzhou Joy City
- Client
- Grandjoy Holdings Group
- Services
- Architecture, Masterplanning
- Sector
- Mixed Use, Retail
- Location
- Suzhou, China
- Sustainability Accreditations
- National Platinum Certification for Green Low-Carbon and Sustainable Development in 2026
From a passage in the Analects to a landmark for Xiangcheng
Suzhou Joy City in Xiangcheng District, is the flagship of the Joy Breeze brand. It is the third Benoy collaboration following Hangzhou Joy City and Wuhan Joy City. The shopping mall combines retail streets, public transit hub, directly connected to Longdaobang Station.
Dates2021
Size
330,000m²
170,000m² retail
A human-scaled district
The design concept explores a passage in the Analects of Confucius on the feeling of fullness and ease in springtime, and “Joy Breeze”. The scheme is organised as a series of small-scale spaces, pavilions, terraces and streets, linked by a circular route. This arrangement places discovery at the centre of the scheme. A multi-level thoroughfare connects levels. Spatial blocks and façades carry Joy City’s branding in its architectural expression.
Environmental performance
A green coverage permeates the development. The kinetic façade of 6,116 m2 clad with 68,000 orange maple leaf panels, manage solar radiation and natural ventilation. A rainwater harvesting system saves over 5,000 tonnes of water annually; the project was certified a Water-saving Enterprise in 2022. High-efficiency building services, developed in collaboration with Tsinghua University, achieve a cooling station operating efficiency of 5.2. The design approach has been included in the White Paper on Low-Carbon Transformation of Commercial Complexes.
