Located in the CBD on east Jinan, CITIC’s Jinan Honor project is a super high-rise mixed-use development comprising commercial offices, retail, entertainment and civic elements. Bearing the notion of ‘town’, five elements of ancient Jinan – the ‘twin-town, city gate, roof silhouette, waters and wall patterns’ of the old Mingfu City – are implemented into the main design focus of this project. The development features two high-rise office tower at its core, standing to echo the history of ancient Jinan, where two towns merged to form the old Mingfu City. The 320 m north tower and the 120 m south tower are connected with a 4-storey retail podium sitting on top of a sunken plaza, creating a gate and a visual corridor towards greenery of the westerly Ribbon Park, breaking boundary between commercial spaces and nature. Sloped roofs in traditional local architecture are interpreted into the curvy roof form throughout the development, while the ancient wall patterns and the renowned spring waters of the city mark an outline of the distinctive facade design.Jinan Honor draws inspiration from the evolution of the city to create a unique cultural and commercial icon that originates from and belongs to Jinan.