Customer journey with a waterfall. Staging a light and fluid sales experience in Hefei.

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’

Hefei / 2019

Customer journey with a waterfall. Staging a light and fluid sales experience in Hefei.

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’

Hefei / 2019


CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

Purchasing at the source
CIFI is one of China’s leading real estate developers. The project in Hefei is already the third sales centre that Ippolito Fleitz Group has designed for CIFI. It allows prospective buyers to experience the residential complex that is currently under construction. The brand slogan ‘Building for a better life’ addresses a target group that values sustainability, health and life in harmony with nature. All the CIFI sales centres designed by the identity architects have a strong relationship to their natural environment. The sales centre in Hefei is close to the fifth-largest freshwater lake in the country. So this time, the leitmotif is: water.

Tranquillity in vitality
The sales centre makes a spectacular impression, a first even for China, with a sunken plaza dominated by a towering artificial waterfall. The flowing water symbolises the moment of change that visitors experience when they embark on the potential purchase of an apartment: Letting go of the old, welcoming in the new with energy and joy. The well-composed customer journey begins here in an oasis of green with lots of water. Inside, a fluid, elongated space is revealed, continuing the softness of the outside façade. Layered white and blue tones, and a playful use of texture and structure give the space depth. The interplay of shapes and materials in the space, from structured glass to curved ceilings, cites the endless flow and magic of water. The effect is one of soothing calm without any loss of vibrancy.

Longing for your own home
Upon entering, a large architectural model immediately captures the gaze. Here visitors can find out more about the project, about the CIFI brand and the different equipment specifications for the apartments. A multimedia room continues the leitmotif: Deep blue and dissolved edges create endless expanses, while delicate LED filaments conjure up the waterfall theme once again. Here multimedia immerses visitors in the values and qualities of the project, before their visit continues with a tour of a model apartment. Back in the sales centre, a light, fluid space with a reflective, stainless steel ceiling traces the glass façade. The deeper you penetrate the space, the calmer and more concentrated the atmosphere becomes. The perfect place for consultations and sales discussions, complemented by a water bar.

Deal or no deal
Contracts are concluded in the lounge area. Here, warm clay colours and solid materials refer to the element earth: After all, now the theme is putting down roots in new ground and about very specific things, such as construction materials, prices and on-site leisure facilities. Once all the apartments have new owners, the structure will be repurposed to serve as a clubhouse for the new residential complex. In this way, the building will remain an important place for the owners of the future. A place where their own personal story begins – each day anew.

Categories

Awards

  • 2021 / Global Habitat Design Awards
    Gold Award – Interior Design: Sales Galleries
  • 2020 / Asia Property Awards (China)
    Design Awards – Winner
  • 2020 / Best of Year Awards – Interior Design Magazine
    Category winner: Residential Sales Center/Model Apartment
  • 2020 / International Design Media Award (IDMA)
    Annual Sales Center Award
  • 2020 / Kinpan Awards
    Winner: Best Sales Space

The sales centre makes a spectacular impression, a first even for China, with a sunken plaza dominated by a towering artificial waterfall.

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI is one of China’s leading real estate developers. The project in Hefei is already the third sales centre that Ippolito Fleitz Group has designed for CIFI.


CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

The interplay of shapes and materials in the space, from structured glass to curved ceilings, cites the endless flow and magic of water.


CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects
CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects
CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects

CIFI Sales Center ‘Park Mansion’, Hefei. A project by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects
Client
  • CIFI Group Ltd.
Location
  • Hefei
    Baohe Road, Baohe District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China
Status
  • Completed (2019)
Categories
Photography
  • Fenfang Lu 鲁芬芳
Team
  • Ruth Calimlim
  • Halil Dogan
  • Mika Dou
  • Steffen Hildebrand
  • Peter Ippolito
  • Linda Li
  • Leo Luo 罗怡
  • Frank Wang 王一非
  • Yu Yan 颜钰
  • Tak Zhuo 卓佳良
Partner
  • LWK + Partners (Architecture)
Copyright
  • Ippolito Fleitz Group
Publications

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