The project includes a 70,000 sqm shopping mall on five levels, a 15,000 sqm supermarket and a 45,000 sqm office tower incorporating cinema, food court and rooftop restaurant.

The mall is positioned as a leisure and shopping destination for young families, so a vibrant, enticing architectural and landscaping design was important. The mix of uses and tenant profile were also carefully decided with this in mind.

The office tower, which achieved a “Green Star” rating, rises to 150 meters in height and has an impressive 70% area efficiency. The office space has been designed at Grade A standard to attract high-end occupiers.

The masterplanning approach to the site carefully considered the relationship of the individual buildings while the original layout was inspired by the historic textures and contours of the site’s agricultural land.

The site is connected to a Metro station and integrated through well-designed public realm and landscaping that highlights the contours of the site and carefully considers the relationships between the different buildings, creating enticing streets to draw people into the area. The trees and seasonal plantings used were selected to evoke the picturesque mountainous landscape to the west of Hefei.

ID Mall is one of the first projects to be completed in the BinHu development zone. It is hoped that it will be the catalyst for future development and there are already signs of success, attracting a number of international brands to the scheme and achieving a high level of footfall.

It has also been recognised for an award, receiving the Gold Prize at the MIPIM Asia Award 2017 for Best Mixed Use Development.