Qianhai water city, Shenzhen, China

A landscape crucial to shaping the new urban fabric. . .

Morphis are delighted to be commissioned as the landscape architect following a design-led tender process for the 25 acre mixed-use development in Qianhai Water City.  Located on Shenzhen’s west coast, the site forms part of a strategic masterplan which stretches over 15km2.

Morphis are creating integrated and horizontally stacked landscapes as part of a new mixed-use destination to live and work; a series of inter-connected urban spaces on multiple levels as part of an integrated approach for a mixed-use development to encourage interaction and collaboration.

Responding to the announcement, Morphis partner Mark Blackwell said ‘This is an exceptional opportunity to work on the strategically important Qianhai Water City to create inter-connected urban districts and parkland in this vibrant new city. Qianhai is positioning itself to offer cross-border collaboration with Hong Kong’s financial district in a sustainably led mixed-use context. Our vision celebrates a new lifestyle as a living system, through connections with nature, to explore and discover beyond boundaries.’

Mark adds, ‘Qianhai Water City presents a unique opportunity crucial to shaping the future of Shenzhen’s urban fabric for a thriving, successful development in the context of an open space system that is ecologically rich, timeless and unique.’ Image copyright © Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone.