The second phase of Habitat Qinhuangdao has launched in Qinhuangdao. The 30-story project will reach a height of 100 meters, mirroring Phase I, which completed in 2017.
Designed by Safdie Architects, Habitat Qinhuangdao is organized into a series of linked residential blocks along the shore of the Bohai Sea. Stepped and staggered buildings provide units with private terraces, balconies, and solariums. Porous residential blocks of 16 stories each are designed to create large “urban windows” that frame views to the sea, provide spaces for community, and offer a sense of openness.
The garden environment at the base of the Phase I towers will be extended by four ground level gardens. Other amenity spaces will include children’s playgrounds, a landscaped amphitheater, planted promenades, and a system of ponds, fountains, and streams. Additional communal gardens and pool areas are created at the upper levels of the buildings and atop the link bridges, which connect the terraced buildings.
Adding 1,000 units distributed across two terraced buildings, Phase II doubles the initial development, completing the original residential concept for the project. Future phases of the development, consisting of a pair of residential towers and a retail complex, are currently in design. Construction of Phase II commenced in July of 2021, with completion targeted for 2024.
To celebrate the start of Phase II, developer Kerry Properties commissioned the film “Habitat in Nature.” The film is an investigation into how the initial ideas of Habitat ’67 have evolved and adapted to inform and inspire Habitat Qinhuangdao.
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