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New Mixed Use Centre to be built in the centre of Azerbaijanâ€™s capital

18 January 2011 13:52 (UTC +04:00)

The Old town Centre and the Fountain Square in the West, the Central Railway Station in the North and the Government House in the South all together create a very lively urban environment. The close Baku Bay shore park Boulevard and many public parks and plazas around the area facilitate public outdoor spaces and recreation sources in this new vibrant urban development environment.

The Mixed Use Centre Baku design proposes a high density Land-mark Building Complex that is an expression of the refinement of the inner architectural qualities of the building elements which are shaped by urban and climate considerations, economies of structure and materials as also program proposals and orientation of main
views to the city and the sea.

The high end luxury Residential Tower sits on the South west side on top a lifted Shopping Centre base. It is orientated to the public plaza on Khagani Street and to the roof garden of the Shopping Base. The 5-Star Hotel & Office Tower marks the building blocks corner in the south east on Pushkin Street. The Shoppingâ€™s Centre base horizontal strips are shaped according to visibility and react to main people flows, entrances, traffic circulation and surrounding public zones.

The special features of the project proposal are a VIP spiral ramp above the main entrance of the Shopping Centre that provides a spectacular drop off next to the upper main lobbies of the Residential Tower and the 5-star Hotel on the roof level 20m above ground. Within the Shopping Centre and Wellness; Spa area is a combined pool aquarium feature that is the core of the shopping event space. On the roof it provides an outdoor swimming pool for VIP guests and residents and inside it offers spectacular views into a shark aquarium that hovers above the Shopping Plaza; Foyer level. Visitors
circulate around the water tank including the swimming pool and it creates atmospheric water reflections and skylight from above for the foyer space of the Shopping Centre.