Aedas Global Design Principal Dr Andy Wen attended the CITIC Pacific Properties Brand and Product Launch Event and explained the design concept of Jinan Honor, a super high-rise project inspired by the ancient and modern cities.
The project is located in the central business district on the eastern side of Jinan City, where there will be five super high-rise towers representing the mountain, spring, lake, river and town of Jinan. The CITIC project took inspiration from the notion of ‘town’ and its design is based on the urban evolution of the old Mingfu City’s walls, gates, springs and the outlines of local houses. It implements the five elements of ancient cities, including town, gate, eave, water and wall, into the main design, forming a super high-rise landmark in Jinan.
Town: The ancient town of Jinan was evolved from the Licheng County. There used to be the Eastern and Western twin cities. They eventually merged into one and later formed the Jinan Mingfu City. The project takes the historical twin cities as the starting point and creates a twin tower.
Gate: The street walls represent walls of the old Mingfu City and forms a visual corridor connecting the road on the east and the park area.
Eave: The project incorporates the curved ridges of traditional Chinese architecture, forming a continuous, staggered roof reflecting the grandeur of the ancient Mingfu City.
Water: Jinan is a unique spring city in northern China and its water network is very well-developed.
Wall: The design of the façade was inspired by the shape of bricks, bringing memories of the ancient Mingfu City. The pattern of the bricks on the wall echoes the façade and increases in size from the ground floor podium.
