The development acts as the threshold between the rolling, natural coastline of the bay and the structured, vibrancy of the Houhai district, maintaining urban edges and reinforcing the urban grid. Instead of an isolated, interior retail mall, One Shenzhen Bay has street-facing retail and urban edges on all four elevations. An elevated, green promenade links the activity at One Shenzhen Bay to adjacent blocks as well as to the waterfront park. The project strictly follows view corridor guidelines, organizing towers into a grid so as to maximize light and views.

The development has an identity that is defined by its relationship to water and green space, promoting a lifestyle that is lived indoors and out. Residential units are designed with generous balconies and sliding doors that blur the line between inside and out, with larger units including swimming pools on the balconies. The floor plates of towers are reduced in size to create units with three or four exposures for maximum natural light and ventilation. The floor plan layouts of residential units are also highly conscious of their relationship to the water, setting all primary spaces, including the living, dining, and master bedrooms, to face the east.

Credits: - CCDI - Local Design Institute - Steven Leung - Interior Designer - AUBE - Associate Architect - HID - Interior Designer - Yabu Pushelberg - Interior Designer