Taikoo Li Sanlitun West is an exciting new milestone in the regeneration of Beijing’s Greater Sanlitun Business Circle.
Swire Properties has officially launched Taikoo Li Sanlitun West, an innovative urban regeneration project in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. The new addition is another step towards establishing Swire Properties’ retail-led, mixed-use development, Taikoo Li Sanlitun, as a world-class lifestyle landmark in the capital.
Taikoo Li Sanlitun West was transformed from the former Yashow Building – a clothing market owned by Beijing Kuntai Group. It consists of approximately 27,500 square metres of space in eight storeys above ground and two storeys below ground. In 2017, Swire Properties entered into a long-term lease agreement with Kuntai to renovate the building, which has been transformed to house a mix of chic fashion outlets, F&B, health and fitness, lifestyle, and entertainment elements. Echoing the city’s 14th Five-Year Plan, which emphasises revitalisation of older areas, Swire Properties has demonstrated its commitment to “creative transformation” and placemaking throughout the renovation process. Designed by internationally acclaimed architects ARQUITECTONICA, the project involved a major reconfiguration of the building’s existing layout to provide expansive floor space, a new glass façade, and the upgrading of facilities such as lifts and lighting. The surrounding streetscape has also been enhanced, with improved accessibility and additional landscaping making the area more pedestrian-friendly and suitable for staging arts and cultural activities.
