A new shopping mall has opened in the Chinese city of Suzhou.

Lefo Mall is owned by Zhongrun Real Estate, part of Zhongrun Resources Investment Corporation. At 65,000 sqm, the mall is the largest yet designed by Broadway Malyan in China.

The new mall aims to target young, design-conscious customers and set a benchmark for commercial development in the region. The design was inspired from the lakes, canals and gardens for which the area is famous. Primary void spaces have been designed with organic forms to soften and give identity to key spaces.

‘Bridges’ and ‘pools’ have been integrated within the floor scape, creating seating areas, and bespoke furniture were created using natural local material.

“The successful delivery of the scheme is testament to our world-class and integrated team of diverse architectural, interior, public realm, landscaping and branding design experts working in close partnership with the client, with the resultant mall reflecting both international design best practice and the natural beauty of Suzhou,” said Jeremy Salmon, director at Broadway Malyan.

Broadway Malyan was also behind the designs of retail developments Lucky Square in Nanjing, SunArt Plaza in Ningbo and Central Avenue in Qingdao.

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