Aedas to expand its presence in China

摘要

Aedas has won four mixed-use development projects in China, signalling the start of the practice's expansion in the country. The international firm's new Asian success contrasts with the £1.8 million of projects it won out- side the UK, Europe and Middle East for the year ended 31 March 2010, down from £4.2 million the previous year. David Roberts, Aedas' chief executive, said: "China (including Hong Kong and Macau) now accounts for around 40% of global headcount and is set to increase in 2012 with new recruits in both the Shanghai and Beijing offices. "Demand is particularly strong for transportation and mixed-use projects in China's second, third and fourth tier cities of which diere are now around 100 in total." The largest commission is the 642,9OOsq m Min Ying project in Dongguan in the south-east of the country. At its centre are five towers, die tallest of which is 71m, featuring a five-star hotel. The site area of the scheme is 104,880sq m and it will comprise some 250,000sq m of commercial retail space. The wider masterplan includes a large scale water feature and a sunken plaza, as well as links between the retail offerings.