The Crystal offers access to nature, exhibits, spectacular views, and unique experiences, presenting a new vision for a three-dimensional building matrix. Set at the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers, RCCQ is a vibrant mixed-use development with eight towers situated above a retail podium and public park. The towers offer a mix of residential, office, and hospitality settings. Spanning across four southern towers, the 280m-long Crystal knits six of the eight tower structures together, both horizontally and vertically.

Amenities include a public observatory and garden, numerous dining options, bar and event space, a residential clubhouse, infinity pool, and hotel lobby. Because Chongqing’s climate can fluctuate drastically, the glass enclosure will ensure year-round enjoyment of the indoor gardens. Bridging between buildings creates and defines an intimate neighborhood or workplace, while also providing an urban street in the sky, offering opportunities for linking various communities together. The Crystal creates a new plane or stratum from which to ground the rising massing above, allowing for an integrated transition between the program above and below while humanizing and activating the tall building.

At the height of 250m, the Crystal offers much of the same type of connectivity found at podium level or below grade, but here with new meaning, and new opportunity.