The Hong Kong office of Danish architect Henning Larsen has designed a "Scandinavian" development for Shanghai.
"The Springs" is described by the firm as a "liveable green habitat" and contains outdoor terraces on each floor and a green public space at its centre.
The development will house three buildings which will contain work space for creative industries.
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The project’s design was inspired by Shan Shui, a traditional Chinese form of landscape painting which uses a brush and ink.
Henning Larsen worked with Danish landscape architect SLA on the project; the client was New York real estate firm Tishman-Speyer.
Claude Bøjer Godefroy, Henning Larsen’s founding partner, said: "We wanted to create a protected environment in this city centre that contributes to the potential for this development to become a new focus that generates and attracts public life in uptown Shanghai.
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"We understand sustainability in broad terms. It is important to offer people environmentally friendly surroundings while at the same time developing a building that stages human interaction."
Construction on the project has already begun, and is due to be completed in 2020.
Images courtesy of Henning Larsen