Raffles City Hangzhou, Neo-futuristic office complex in Qianjiang New Town, China
Raffles City Hangzhou is a neo-futurist complex in Hangzhou's Qianjiang New City, designed by UNStudio with China United Engineering Corporation. Its two twisting glass towers, each 256 meters tall, rise from a six-story podium of 116,000 square meters that holds shops, restaurants, leisure facilities, and parking. The towers contain offices, apartments, and the Conrad Hangzhou hotel.
Construction began in June 2010 and the complex was completed in 2016, with the official opening on 27 April 2017. It is the sixth Raffles City development by Singapore-based CapitaLand, following Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Bahrain. Dutch firm UNStudio designed it with China United Engineering Corporation, and Shanghai Construction No. 4 Group built it.
The complex is the sixth Raffles City developed by Singapore's CapitaLand, after Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Bahrain. Its name carries this chain of mixed-use projects into Hangzhou's Qianjiang New City. The retail podium opened on 27 April 2017 with about 20 brands entering Hangzhou for the first time.
The complex has direct metro access, which makes arriving without a car straightforward. The podium alone covers a large area, so it is worth allowing extra time if you plan to explore more than one section.
The towers' roofs carry helipads, and the six-storey podium covers 116,000 square metres with shops, restaurants, leisure facilities and parking. A direct underground link connects the podium to the metro station. The complex was designed by UNStudio together with China United Engineering Corporation.
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