OCT Bay has a combined site area of approximately 1.25 square kilometers comprising equal parts new urban center and nature preserve. SWA provided both master planning and landscape architectural services for the entire site. As a new urban cultural and entertainment destination, OCT Bay offers urban amenities, entertainment components, public plazas, park space, resort destinations, and an ecological preserve.
A remnant of the former shoreline of Shenzhen, the 685,000-square-meter North Lake Nature Preserve provides habitat for dozens of species, and is China’s only inner-city coastal mangrove wetland. Trails and boardwalks provide public access around the lake edge and connect with surrounding public and private infrastructure.
