Shenzhen, China
The Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Convention and Exhibition Center, designed by Shenzhen AUBE Architectural & Engineering Design Consultants Co., Ltd. for Shenzhen Huacheng International Low Carbon City, is part of Shenzhen’s futuristic low carbon development currently in progress.
For its pioneering design, Shenzhen International Low-Carbon City Convention and Exhibition Center has recently been awarded a 2022 Green Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Shenzhen is taking the lead in demonstrating innovation in sustainable urban transformation and future-orientated city planning through its ambitious International Low Carbon City.
Set to include offices, commercial spaces, hotels, factories, and public service facilities, the Shenzhen International Low Carbon City (SILCC) is one of eight national low-carbon pilot cities.
This initiative aims to transform the previously manufacturing-based and carbon-intensive economy and built environment of Pingdi into a model of low-carbon, post-industrial urban revitalisation.
SILCC maintains a focus on preserving and refurbishing existing buildings to the latest environmental standards whilst also pursuing new construction of cutting-edge, low-carbon buildings and urban infrastructure.
As such, this initiative marks a significant shift from large-scale demolition and new construction-centered modes of urban development.
Involving extensive collaborations with international partners, futuristic green buildings and economic transformation are pursued while taking the utmost care to preserve the natural environment and cultural identity of the area.
Once completed, SILCC will cover an impressive total area of 53.4 square kilometers.
The exhibition and convention center by Shenzhen AUBE Architectural & Engineering Design Consultants boasts the lowest energy-saving index worldwide.
Through optimization of the fencing system, HVAC system, lighting, and facility system, the project energy consumption per square meter has been kept around 70.98 Kwh/㎡•a, far lower than that of other major public constructions in Shenzhen Municipality.
It features the world’s largest rainwater collection system in a single-block building.
Through optimization of the water collection, reclaimed municipal water, plus water-saving facilities, a total of 422,100 tons of municipal water can be saved.
Office area rainwater collection and pit rainfall reuse are both technical highlights.
The project breaks the record among large public facilities in terms of its assembling rate.
Solar energy and LED lighting are also energy-saving components of the project.
Overall, this project aims, from the expert perspectives of planning, architecture, and landscape, to achieve a balance between high-density community and low carbon emission, adhere to ecological urban development, pioneer the low carbon practice in this region, and become a national demonstration project.
Project: Shenzhen International Low-Carbon City Convention and Exhibition Center
Architects: Shenzhen AUBE Architectural & Engineering Design Consultants Co., Ltd.
Design Team: Z. Ye, D. Feng, G. Lin, J. Lu, and X. Zheng
Client: Shenzhen Huacheng International Low Carbon City Construction & Development Co., Ltd.
General Contractor/Consortium for Design: Aube Shenzhen Architectural & Engineering Design Consultants Co., Ltd., and Valode & Pistre Architectes
