Property Property storey-tall storey-tall glass atriums, although have solar panels on top their of 8-10- buildings. Four the of buildings will international approval rating for green and Environmental Design, the Wu. LEED is Leadership in Energy rating for the entire project,’ says about achieving a LEED gold heat rejection in the air. than the standard practice cooling of and environmentally-friendly method conditioning – a much more effective and to cool heat rejection from air water will be used to cool the buildings during the summer months. The cooling the intense heat Shanghai of superficial purpose as well however – money? Personally, I’m sceptical.’ site. Will the marina ever itself make the office tenants and the public to the principal at EEK. ‘It’s a way to bring gimmick,’ says Ming Wu, design restaurants and shops. and a marina surrounded by waterside Shanghai, seven other officebuildings headquarters for the Port Authority of the of site, half featuring the new are responsible for developing Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn (EEK) requirement. public esplanade as a contractual with plans to create a broad waterside the of Huangpu River’s north bank, transforming a three-kilometre stretch Huishan North Bund development is Hongkou district to be precise. The Marina life is coming to Shanghai – to hears from the architects development. with the Huishan North Bund limited. That’ll change in 2012 access to the Huangpu River is Apart from The Bund, public On thewaterfront 32 Time Out Shanghai ‘The client is very ambitious The marina does serve a less ‘The marina is essentially a big New York-based architects Anna Leach February 2011 February waterfront’ access tothe public willhave thatthe history time in the district’s ‘This isthefirst development is not the sustainable requirements,’ explains Wu. Corporate Social Responsibility companies, they have to fulfil certain owners want to rent to international sustainable practices. building ‘If are increasingly concerned with Snethen find that their Chineseclients to have them on display.’ Wu and it’s a visible marker. It’s educational Snethen, EEK’s project manager, ‘but the of imagination,’ says Mathew powering the buildings by any stretch to create energy. ‘The panels are not these are more for show than a way The quay to the kingdom How the new Huishan North Bund development will look, yachts and all The most marketable feature the of get redeveloped, it’s inevitable.’ have,’ Wu continues. ‘So it’s going to the of most valuable real estate they that the space along the water is some water, sooner or later people realise have access to the waterfront.’ district’s history that the public will many ways, this is the first time in the – ship building, ship repair, storage. In area commercial of maritime activities there was any. This has always been an the riverfront,’ he says. ‘I don’t think government. ‘In terms charm along of quarter, is being preserved by the heritage Hongkou, of like the Jewish dilute that? Wu insists that the and lane houses. Will this development community feel the of street markets hasn’t been the views, but the do with capturing the views,’ says Wu. buildings, their form and plan, has to the orientation the of individual about the positioning the of buildings, Lujiazui of and The Bund. ‘Everything have direct views the of skyscrapers any building over a few storeys tall will the corner of central loop the of river, views. At this point on the northeast kudos, however, but the spectacular ‘For any city in the world built near Until now, the Hongkou charm of background, background, the skyline Pudong.’ of distance the Huangpu River; and in the all these little boats; in the middle foreground there’s the marina with setting’s going to be,’ says Wu. ‘In the ‘You can imagine how nice the shopping and enjoying the riverside. will be filled withpeople working, the Huishan North Bund development 2012, when, EEK’sif plan works out, The inevitable will be realised in