Chun Sen Bi An Masterplan & Housing in Chongqing, China is situated just west of Chongqing’s newly developing Central Business District: This 13.8-hectare (30-acre) site has views to the south across the Jialing River to central Chongqing. It's currently in design.

“In the interior of China, at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, lies the interior port city of Chongqing. For a prominent, dramatically sloping, riverfront location, our client sought a design for 3,000 high-end residential units that would incorporate commercial, office, and retail uses, while maintaining sensitivity to the city skyline and the natural topography of the site.”

The main conversion from the river to sky and from earth to mountains, inflect and inform the shaping of the open spaces, landscaped footpaths, and the stepped, curving, alternately low and high massing of the buildings.

A Symbol of the Community

The monumental quality of the Grand Stairway becomes a city destination point in itself, a link between the upper town and the waterfront. A symbol of the community of Chun Sen Bi An, the Grand Stairway also provides a public amenity for the larger urban area.

Credits

Halil Dolan, John Ruble, Akai-Yang and James Mary O'Connor

Client: Longhu Real Estate Development Inc.

Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
Principal-in-Charge: James Mary O’Connor
Partners: John Ruble, Buzz Yudell
Associate-in-Charge: Halil Dolan
Project Team:
Pooja Bhagat, Kyung-Sun Lee, Chris Jonick, Peter Sjöström, Tony Tran, Simone Barth , Nozomu Sugawara , Clay Holden, Therese Kelly
Colors and Materials: Kaoru Orime Associate
Model Makers: Mark Grand, Sang Lee, Takuji Mukaiyama, Phillipe Arias, Kirk Soderstrom, Nicholas Worden, Joel Chappo
Associate Architect: Yang Architects;
Principal-in-Charge: Akai Ming-Kae Yang
Project Team:
Ning Lin, Kristina Hahn, Nicolas Rousset, Qi Li, Juan Chen, Chi-Hsuan Tsai,
Xiao-Yan Sun, Chung-Cheng Li , Rayna Rong Fan, Lin-Qi Mei, Eric Chen, Matias Creimer, Xu Xi, Soyeon Choi, Zhongkai Chen, Alice Yao
Model Maker: Alfredo Gonzales
Landscape Architect: Burton & Company (Competition Phase)
Digital Renderings: Craig Shimahara Illustration

The team wins a design award for the Chun Sen Bi An.