Shunde Joy Marina Foshan, China

Technical Sheet

• Design: Martha Schwartz Partners

• Developer: OCT Development Co, Ltd.

Unesco

Shunde - the historic capital of Cantonese cuisine - joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2014.

Within just a few years, Shunde Joy Marina has established itself as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The reason is clear: its highly attractive combination of homes, upscale shops, art galleries and even a theme park.

Prior to commencement of work in 2016, the project was envisioned as a transitional stony landscape combining urban and waterside living. The development is paved with identical units that have been enlarged or reduced to differentiate spaces by size. The resulting pattern - which evokes geological fault lines - unifies the ground lev- el experience with the surrounding architecture.

Ecology is also a central theme of this 200,000-m² project, with the conscious choice of using water as the unifying element through the creation of a network of canals that weave their way through the streets collecting rainwater runoff.