The renovation of a shopping centre in Beijing reconfigures urban space through opening up to the exterior, landscape integration, and an architectural narrative based on light and local culture.
The Beijing Daxing Joy Breeze project involves the renovation of an existing shopping centre in the Daxing district, transforming a declining asset into an urban destination focused on experience and social interaction. The intervention reorganises internal spaces to optimise functional flows and improve the quality of the built environment, in a cold climate context and with a Class A building energy rating in Beijing.
From an energy and environmental perspective, the project incorporates a set of measures aimed at improving operational efficiency and comfort. These include the use of BIM technologies throughout the entire process, intelligent building control systems, indoor air quality monitoring, and solutions to enhance natural lighting, even on the first basement level. In addition, energy-saving intelligent group-controlled lifts, LED lighting, and environmentally responsible building materials are integrated.
At the urban scale, the project introduces 'sponge city' strategies to manage rainwater, reducing runoff and contributing to mitigating the urban heat island effect. These measures are complemented by opening the building to the outside and creating landscaped spaces, strengthening its relationship with the surroundings. Overall, the intervention delivers a commercial renovation that combines functional reorganisation, energy efficiency, and environmental improvement.
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