CRL MixC Qianhai
China
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Teemall Shopping Center
- Client
- GDH Teem (Holdings) Limited
- Services
- Interior Design, Wayfinding, Landscape Architecture
- Sector
- Retail
- Location
- Guangzhou, China
- Size
- 23,000m²
A renovation of one of Guangzhou’s first modern shopping centres
Teemall in Guangzhou’s Tianhe District CBD, originally opened in 1996 as one of the city’s first modern mega malls, extending across seven retail levels and drawing around 295 million annual visitors. The renovation covers 23,000 square metres of public space, from basement to the seventh floor and the rooftop garden.
An integrated approach within an operating mall
The renovation was developed inside the constraints of an active building, working around existing structure and live retail operations. Benoy coordinated closely with the local design institute and the client team to resolve the conditions in detail, with the analysis of existing fabric shaping the design strategy from the outset rather than as a downstream adjustment. The mall continued to trade through the upgrade, with new finishes, fittings and circulation tied to the rhythm of the existing building.
Ceilings raised, atria redrawn, a new sky garden
The completed work redraws ceilings, floors, columns and the atrium void edges across the public realm. Increased ceiling heights open up the volumes through the building, giving the atria more presence and the shopping floors a more generous feel. The top-level dining floor has been reworked as a culinary anchor for the building, while a new sky garden on the roof offers a planted social space open to both visitors and pets. Restrooms have been modernised with new fixtures and finishes throughout.
