Taikoo Li Sanlitun (), formerly Sanlitun Village, is a shopping center in the
Sanlitun area of the
Chaoyang District in
Beijing
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, China. It comprises 19 buildings on two sites that are a few minutes walk from each other. Besides retail space, the project includes a 99-room boutique hotel, The Opposite House (瑜舍).
Location
Taikoo Li Sanlitun is adjacent to
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...
Line 2 Dongsi Shitiao Station
Dongsi Shitiao station (), is a station on Line 2 of the Beijing Subway.
Name
Dongsi Subdistrict is an area in the northeastern side of the old town of Beijing. ''Hutongs'' are sorted numerically from south to north, and are called "tiao" in ...
and
Line 10 Tuanjiehu Station.
Dongdaqiao Station on
Line 6 is also close by. It is a ten-minute walk from Tuanjiehu, a twenty-minute walk from Dongsi Shitiao and a twenty-minute walk from Dongdaqiao. It is recommended to take Exit A or D from Tuanjiehu.
History and construction
The center opened in July 2008, and is developed and managed by Hong Kong-based
Swire Properties
Swire Properties Limited () is a property developer, owner and operator of mixed-use, principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972, Swire Properties is a major property d ...
(Taikoo Properties). It comprise two sites:
;The Piazza (Taikoo Li South)
The center opened in July 2008, and contains 260+ stores, dining outlets and services including a multi-screen theatre.
;The Deck (Taikoo Li North)
The area includes a large number of stores, especially fashion brands. It also includes art galleries focusing on avant-garde and contemporary Chinese and foreign artists.
Design
It was designed by a group led by the Oval partnership from Hong Kong, and Japanese architect
Kengo Kuma
is a Japanese architect and professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolific writings ...
(隈 研吾).
The design of Taikoo Li South is inspired by Beijing's
hutong
''Hutong'' () are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing.
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of ''siheyuan'', traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods wer ...
s, while Taikoo Li North draws its courtyard form from China's
siheyuan
A ''siheyuan'' (; IPA: ɹ̩̂.xɤ̌.ɥɛ̂n is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Throughout Chinese history, the siheyuan composition was the basic pattern used ...
.
The space also includes modern pieces such as an open fountain and little touches from contemporary artists.
[http://news.house365.com/gbk/hfestate/system/2011/12/07/020204014.html (in Chinese)]
References
External links
Official website of Taikoo Li Sanlitun
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Kengo Kuma buildings
2008 establishments in China
Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Shopping malls established in 2008
Shopping malls in Beijing
Swire Group