Taiping River Urban District Exhibition Centre / AZL Architects

Location - The project is located on the west of Sports North Street, north of Gucheng East Road, east of Shengli North Street, and south of the south bank of Hutuo River, in Shijia zhuang City, Hebei Province, with a total land area of 5.53 square kilometers. Currently, this district is mainly occupied by small-scale industrial and trade logistics land. It has a chaotic urban image, with low efficiency of land utilization, meanwhile, there is an abundant available land resource to develop. Taiping River Urban District is one of the six major urban renewal districts in Shijiazhuang and is planned to be positioned as the starting area, demonstration area, and leading area for the development of the river. In the future layout, there will be waterfront features of public culture, commercial entertainment, leisure and holiday facilities, and high-quality living communities. As the first project in the Taiping River Urban District, the main function of the Exhibition Centre is to display the planning and culture of this area. Located at the southeast corner of the junction of Shengli Street and Taiping River, the Exhibition Centre is in a very special position, in front of which, Hutuo River the mother river of Shijiazhuang meets with its branch Taiping River. On the north bank of the Hutuo River is Zhengding Ancient City. It has over 1,600 years of history, and the extant rampart is the remainder from Ming Dynasty, with 8,106 meters in length.