The intermittent gaps open the building out to the urban space and provide views of the surroundings. With the help of recessed sections on the third floor a wrap-around terrace is created. Another public space is provided by a roof plaza on the fifth floor.Colonnades along the main facade that are reminiscent of the traditional Qilou architecture found in the neighborhood extend the public space. The windowless facades with their reddish terracotta bricks emulate the color scheme of the nearby Nanyue Wang Palace Museum.The commercial complex is located opposite the historic museum site relating to the Nongjiangsuo Monument at a main axis through the old center. The composition of six building blocks, with a height of 35 meters and laid out in a staggered manner, replicates the proportions of the neighboring buildings, thereby continuing the small-scale structure. Their intermittent gaps open the building out to the urban space and provide views from the atrium on the surroundings. With the help of recessed sections on the third floor a wrap-around terrace is created. Another public space is provided by a roof terrace on the fifth floor. Colonnades along the main facade that are reminiscent of the traditional Qilou architecture found in the neighborhood extend the public space.They consist of prefabricated elements in which the trapezoid-shaped bricks are threaded on to stainless steel tubes in an offset pattern with gaps; together with integrated LED strips, these are then fitted to a supporting structure. The three-dimensionality of the building envelope is achieved with the changing color hues and the shape and arrangement of the bricks.The lighting behind the gaps between the bricks makes the building appear to shimmer at night, thus reinforcing the sculptural appearance of the facade which, depending on the position of the viewer, appears to be more or less dense.