At the beginning of the New Year, good news came from Columbia Circle. The first completed building N1 of Phase II project is expected to open to the public this year. 

Ozark, one of China’s leading outdoor brands, has decided to move in. The brand will expand its diversified business space here and create an exclusive fashion release place.

Building N1, the first completed building in Phase II, has a floor area of about 6,500 square meters and is expected to open to the public this year. Ozark, the first tenant, is one of the leading outdoor brands in China. It was founded by Hans Shallenberger, a Swiss mountaineer, in 1996. 

Its iconic Everest down jacket remains classic for many years. The brand has provided good technical and equipment support for Chinese mountaineering, and established Tibet Mountaineering School, which has trained hundreds of Chinese mountaineering guides capable of climbing the north face of Mount Everest.

The phase II, which is currently under construction, is in the south half of the park, with a total construction area of about 24,000 square meters. It is includes five new buildings, integrating office, commercial and other functions, and will be fully opened in 2024. 

The project will continue the concept of “respecting the historical context, continuing the urban context, dialogue between new and old buildings, sharing and symbiosis of diversity,” and further expand the connotation of “three areas in one” of the park, block and community.

Columbia Circle is being renovated as a hub for fashion and leisure arts.

The site, owned by the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products on Yan’an Road W. near Panyu Road, is being converted into a complex with offices and shopping. Companies involved in cultural industries, such as fashion, will be based there, according to a blueprint of the Changning District government.

Edited by Shanghai Daily