A Crystal Island of Culture

It’s story of a group of architects whose imagination goes beyond the limits of designs. Shenzhen based architects; Urbanus have proved this by designing a cultural center, transport hub, and public landmark in the center of Shenzhen city, southern China. The project has been awarded as the “City Of Design” by UNESCO and proposes for the Crystal Island project, the formation of “Shenzhen Creative Center”: a focal point for city’s creative industries opposite Shenzhen’s iconic city hallway. 

Above ground creative center consists of 20 hectares landscape for parks and gardens, inhabited by clusters of pavilions and small buildings, “Design Villages” which form a vibrant micro urbanism of public activity. The site is covered by an elevated pedestrian “Ring Connector”, an urban walkway joining its multiple elements and infrastructures. The below ground center, a system of “Shortcut Connectors” links existing and future train and subway stations and provide access to buses, taxis, shopping areas, city hall, and Creative Center. Shenzhen Creative Center introduces a space that fosters urbanity without density and supports aggregation through interconnected activities.