Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

HONORABLE
MENTION
B-5
Qingdao Cruise
Terminal
Specialized Buildings
Architect:
YU Qing / CCDI Internaitonal (Shenzhen) Design
Consultants Co., Ltd.
Location:
Qingdao, China
The project was commissioned to transform Pier 6 into a leading cruise terminal in China, complete
with supporting service facilities such as hotels, catering services, and office spaces. Cutting-edge
architectural planning, design concepts, and techniques were adopted for building the seaside
facade of the cruise terminal into a signature landmark and the passenger transportation center.
This center was designed according to the area’s natural and geological conditions as well as
the aspiration of having a multifunctional, advanced, and distinctive passenger transportation
center. This center meets the need to facilitate the future development of the old port area to live
up to the expectation of becoming a cruise-based economy.
JURY CITATION: As a cruise terminal in an international port city, the project aims to promote
tourism and public service and connect the port to the inner city. As a result, the project consists
of offices, hotels, restaurants, exhibitions, shops, and other amenities, and is designed to be one
of the attractions and landmarks of the city. The façade comes from the "sail," expressing the
mechanical beauty with the steel structure exposed without curtain walls.
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