Construction on the MVRDV-designed Shenzhen Women & Children?s Centre is complete, transforming an old mixed-use tower into a vibrant and colorful skyscraper hosting a hotel and a wide range of facilities for the welfare of women and children: a library, an auditorium, a children?s theatre and ?discovery hall?, as well as therapy rooms and offices for staff. With its colorful fac?ade, the building is a refreshing presence in Shenzhen?s Futian district; more importantly, at 100 meters tall, the building sets an important precedent for repurposing buildings in a city that is soon to see a ?great wave of adaptive reuse?.
© Xia Zhi

architects: MVRDVLocation: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, ChinaProject Year: 2023Photographs: Xia ZhiArea: 57900.0 m2
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