The Qianhai Bay area is quickly becoming one of Shenzhen’s most important districts, a hub for many of the city’s signature businesses from tech companies to the logistics industry. Occupying two adjacent city blocks, the brief for the “Qianhai Talent Apartments” was for two buildings aimed at attracting the many young professionals that will work in these industries. Apartments ranging from studios to 3-bedroom homes, a bevy of amenities for residents, and a ground-level podium filled with retail outlets make the complex a convenient and relaxing refuge from the intensity of urban life.

Greenery and open space is a vitally important part of the Qianhai Cast design, with the ground level hosting a park that is not only a pleasant green public space, but also follows Shenzhen’s “Sponge City” policies of collecting and absorbing excess storm water during extreme rainfalls. This green park is echoed on the third level, where residents have access to a sports and activity area on top of the podium, including an outdoor swimming pool that bridges the two adjacent city blocks. The towers themselves also have outdoor spaces, with terraces created at each step-back and overhang. These terrace levels each have a variety of communal amenities, and further split the towers into “neighbourhoods” that help residents to identify with their particular place in the complex.