ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
LMCA DESIGN INFUSES NEW LIFE AND SIGNIFICANCE INTO XUZHOU LANDMARK
LMCA DESIGN
LMCA Design , a New York City based firm focused on details and craftsmanship for domestic and international architecture of all scales , is proud to introduce Deji Plaza Xuzhou , the 2023 Architizer A + Awards Popular Choice winner in the Landscape & Planning , Unbuilt Masterplan category . Rising from the heart of the Central Business District of Xuzhou , China , Deji Plaza Xuzhou is a 3,780,350 sq . ft . mixed-use work in progress that includes twin 60-story luxury residential towers , an 11-story retail podium , and extensive landscaped spaces to bolster Xuzhou ’ s urban green core .
After sitting dormant for years following the halting of initial construction for a previous developer , LCMA Design was commissioned by the property ’ s new owner to intervene and complete the ambitious project . At that time , the twin tower foundations had already been set , and the podium was partially constructed .
“ When I first approached the site , I realized right away that the design was not aligned with the developer ’ s vision or my own ,” recalls Li Min Ching , President and Founder of LMCA Design . “ I immediately wanted to know what could and couldn ’ t be modified and , in some cases , we were impeded by structural restrictions .”
Those restrictions applied mainly to the foundations of the twin 60-story towers , which had already been set with columns driven deep into the ground . While they could not feasibly be altered , Li Min Ching was informed that anything above the 11-story height of the tower could be modified according to his own design , all the way up to the 60th floor . In respect to the retail podium , only the portion connecting to the towers had been built , with the bulk of the spaces still left to be developed .
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