Background Information 

Qingdao Bay, the landmark of Qingdao City, captures lots of the places and scenes of interest, the historical building, Qingdao Station, is right on the corner of Qingdao Bay Square. The cultural historical texture of Qingdao City, the unique layout structure of ‘Li Yuan’ (means enclosed living block), is telling the story of the place. The development of Qingdao Bay Square will be a milestone for the urban renovation and a monumental step for culture inheriting.

Together with the Coastal Park, Qingdao Bay will be a vital node for coastal development. OBERMEYER provides the space structure of ‘A ribbon crossing three zones, a bond blending the city and the sea’ that makes Qingdao Bay Square a core of culture, scenery and transportation.

Sky and Sea embrace the charming bay

Waterfront keeps thriving the gateway

OBERMEYER Concept

OBERMEYER team is inspired of the pair of ‘Expanse’ and ‘Seclusion’, gives different images to the Qingdao Bay Square and Coastal Park. The square with its ocean-like pattern is open and widen, showing the gateway impression. While the park is offering dynamic experience for visitors to explore more on the coast.

Design Features

01   Reforming a Multi-dimentional Space

OBERMEYER design team utilises the diffferent hight of the Square and existing buildings to provide multi-dimentional sight connections in order to make a readable Qingdao Bay. The underground and the above is a fusion entirety visitors can freely and smoothly moving in and out, up and down.

02   The ONE Building

Taking the landform as a guidance leading the visitor circulation. The entrances to the staircases are perfectly integrated into the land art pattern. The floating platform provide different levels for hiding the entrances as well as providing a observation platform.

03   Integrated Engineering Development

Transportation is organized vertically here with the function of railway terminal, tourist distribution and parking lots etc. By integrating the underground space development, OBERMEYER team successfully increases the area for further development.

The relationship in between City and Sea, History and Future will be an eternal topic for the city of Qingdao. Qingdao Bay Square will be one of the milestone of the growth the historic urban area.