Retail space located on floor 1-2 ground plane is vibrant and appealing enough to fully utilize operational value. The upper level is residential area with windows facing streets and open views. The project consists of multiple programs such as retail, residential, and SOHO apartments. With such a program mix, CLOU strives to confront design challenges, for instance, to avoid the dark and canyon-like retail street amongst high towers and to orientate six towers following the three different types of apartments contained.

The south and north area of the project features SOHO apartments, outdoor basketball courts, urban farms, pop-up stores, and landscaped steps. The multi-layered public space provides the local residents with solutions for their need of a healthy lifestyle, natural scenery, and social interaction. The north entrance along the street draws people in with landscaped steps, rain sheds and hollow glass banquet centers. CLOU breaks the spatial definition of the outdoor steps at the entrance, extending the size of the rain shed and the buildings on both sides.

Entering the courtyard surrounded by the residential area, the community urban life is connected by the upward vertical circulation. The sunken plaza accommodating supermarkets and restaurants resonates through the round atrium with the second floor’s programs such as cinema, live performance stage, and pop-up event place. CLOU creates a vivid picture of Chengdu urban life at Wuhou Starry Street. The southern block includes programs such as gym, outdoor basketball, yoga, and urban farms, which stimulate more interactions, self-improvements, and happiness through physical activities.

The area that extends to the north block features celebratory, artsy, and futuristic program types such as IMAX cinema, karaoke bars, restaurants, and event gathering space.