Maanshan City Centre

The Maanshan City Government commissioned Architectus to prepare the master plan, architectural and landscape design for the 29 hectare City Centre project.

Maanshan is a new and rapidly growing city on the Yangstze River, Anhui Province, China. The master plan is generated from major axes formed by the Yangstze River and a temple located on Cuiluo Mountain dedicated to the famous Chinese poet Li Bai.

The design philosophy has been strongly influenced by the physical layout and cultural history of Maanshan.

Building form, orientation and particularly facade design are shaped by environmentally sustainable design principles. The generous use of steel for external elements is being promoted in the design due to the high quality steel manufacturing capacity within Maanshan.

The master plan includes:

• City Administration Centre
• Civic Square of 50 000 m² for community and cultural performances
• Administration Centre 40 000 m²
• Conference Centre 10 300 m²
• Restaurant complex 7500 m²
• Underground and surface car parking
• Extensive park and forest landscaping
• Cultural Precinct
• Opera House 16 000 m²
• Museum 8500 m²
• Library 16 500 m²
• Amphitheatre and performance spaces
• Underground and surface car parking
• Extensive park and forest landscaping

Project Sheet

• Project Sheet