Huafa Snow World, China

Architecture studio 10 Design has unveiled its design for Huafa Snow World in Shenzhen, which will include an 80,000 square-meter indoor ski resort that will be "the largest of its kind in the world". Huafa Snow World boasts a rich mix of retail, entertainment, commercial, hospitality, civic and cultural components, creating a vibrant destination. Slated to open in 2025, the development will include a hotel, shopping mall, office space, and an indoor ski slope with an undulating shape that rises over the other functions.

The development will have an "urban green axis" stretching the site from north to south, providing public space with a connection to nature. The site will be divided into three main clusters – an entertainment area on the western side, a culture and civic area that is integrated with the green axis, and a retail area designed to connect with the neighbouring buildings.

10 Design designed the snow centre as a series of interconnected boxes, aiming to encourage a sense of exploration between the different functions. Rising over the boxy forms will be an undulating structure containing an 83-metre-tall and 441-metre-long ski slope, which will be topped with solar panels to offset the energy required for the ski centre and commercial buildings. To create a snowy theme in the design, Ceramic and aluminium panels will added to the facade to create a glacier-like appearance.

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