This factory-turned-public-space is a poster project for sustainable development in China
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Location
Xi An, Shaanxi, China
Design, Architecture
China Architecture Design Group Land-based Rationalism D.R.C
Client
Xi’an Qujiang Daming Palace Investment Group
Project Architecture
Zhijian Workshop
Collaboration
China Northwest Building Design Research Institute Co. LTD Western Institute of Seismic and Building, Design Institute of Xi’an, University of Architecture And Technology
Landscape Design
Feng Jun
Floor Area
89,000 sq-m
The Dahua Cotton Mill was once Xi’an’s most prominent factory. China Architecture Design Group’s revitalization of the abandoned 1930s mill turns the site into
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