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UpperHills

Entrance to Decathlon
Escalator linking the mall and 'town'/'loft'
Emperor Cinemas on B1
Al-fresco dining street
Viewing Phase 1(Condos) from the town

UpperHills (Simplified Chinese: 深业上城; Traditional Chinese: 深業上城), or known as with its developer's name, Shum Yip UpperHills, is a mixed use development project east of Lianhuashan Park in Futian, Shenzhen developed by government-owned Shum Yip Group. Its site faces arterial road Caitian Road and Huangguang Road, neighboring another Bijiashan Park to its east. It was designed by American firm Skidmore, Owing & Merill LLP (SOM),[1] Chinese firm URBANUS, aided by ARUP as its structural and mechanical consultant. After around four years of construction starting from 2014, it was opened to public by phases during 2018 to 2020.[2]

The complex covers a site of 121,200 square meters, with the GFA (Gross Floor Area) mounting to 1,200,000 square meter circa.[3] It comprises Phase I- two office towers, and four apartment blocks, and Phase II- a 3-storey indoor shopping center, a rooftop open air mixed use segment "Loft" and "Town", and two hotels (MUJI Hotel,[4] and Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen). 339-meter-tall Office tower 1 was ranked 5th tallest in Shenzhen, serving tenants including Toshiba, Sumitomo, Google, and Meta.[5] The shopping center has a portfolio of Clothing and F&B businesses, anchored by sportsgood retailer Decathlon, ZARA, and French boutique department store Galeries Lafayette.

The development has two main public transit access points. Exit F, Donggualing Station on Line 10 of Shenzhen Metro is connected to Level B1 of the shopping center. UpperHills Bus Terminal is located on Level 1.[6]

Shopping Mall "The Galleria"

The mall, referred to as "the galleria" by Miami-based design firm Arquitectonica, has a gross area of 167,000 square meter. A warm beige was used throughout the interior section, along with curved ceilings and parquette wooden-texture floorings. The mall is laid out with a linear plan, running east–west.[7]

  • Floor Plans of the Mall

Level B1

Level B1 is connected to Metro Donggualing station and a 3-storey underground parking space from B3 to B1. The floor contains anchor tenants including upscale supermarket Olé' and Emperor Cinema (Rebadged from defunct Emperor UA cinema in 2023).[8] A McDonald's outlet, a Subway Outlet, a Cafe De Coral outlet, and some other light F&B businesses are located on this level.

  • Tenants on Level B1

Level 1

Level 1 can be accessed by an ascending terrace on the southeastern corner, a drop-off lane on the south, or an entrance near bus terminal on the north west. Anchor sportsgood store Decathlon presides the northwestern entrance; while other anchors including ZARA, Uniqlo, and GAP clusters along the south gate.[9]

  • Tenants on Level 1

Level 2

Level 2 features an indoor shopping strip and an outdoor al-fresco dining street. The indoor area currently features ZARA Home, Galeries Lafayette among other anchors, along with some F&B options including Jade Dumplings. The dining street runs east–west parallel to the indoor strip. Previously featuring a now-defunct Japanese themed dining cluster, the area is now occupied by mainly premium furniture dealership and some bars. The street leads up to a MUJI Diner, attached to the MUJI hotel, to its west.[10] The outdoor street is also met with a lifted drop-off lane for MUJI hotel and Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen.

  • Tenants on Level 2

Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen

This property is the first outlet of Mandarin Oriental in Shenzhen. It consists of two parts, glass-facaded landmark "The Cube" hosting the main entrance and ballroom, and 178-room hotel area on 67th to 76th floors of tower 1.

It operates 8 restaurants and bars, including fine dining Cantonese restaurant "The Bay" led by Michelin Star Chef Fei from Guangzhou,[11] an all day dining option "BAZAAR", a Spanish eatery TAPAS 77, Hibachi restaurant RIN, and several lounges & bars.[12]

The CUBE, ballroom and entrance building of Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen

Transit

The passageway on the mall's end
The passageway on Exit F's end
Bus route 612, stopping at pickup area instead of the bus terminal

Metro

Metro station Donggualing on line 10 is connected to the development. Completed and opened to public in late 2023, an underground passage serves traffic between exit F and the Level B1 of the mall. Between the opening of Donggualing and 2023, the mall was served by exit E, requiring approximately 5 minutes of uncovered ground level walk.

Bus

On the ground level corner facing Caitian Rd, UpperHills Bus Terminal is built along interal to the rest of the development with a connection to a mall entance. The terminal is underused. With capacity for 12 routes, it currently serves only bus route 322 bound for Pinghu.

Bus Terminal
  • Interior Design of the Mall

See also

Shum Yip UpperHills Tower 1

References

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  2. ^ "Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  3. ^ "深业上城". www.sz-upperhills.com. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  4. ^ "Upperhills | Shopping in Shenzhen, Hong Kong". Time Out Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  5. ^ "Shen Ye Upperhills Mixed-Use Development - Class A Office & Luxury Hotel Complex". SOM. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  6. ^ "[Shenzhen] UpperHills" (PDF). Mass Transit Railway, Hong Kong. Retrieved 9 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. ^ Kong, Dimsumdaily Hong (2022-11-22). "Emperor UA Cinemas (Guangdong) files for bankruptcy and closes down 7 cinemas in Mainland". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
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  10. ^ "Muji offers first look inside its "anti-cheap" hotel in Shenzhen". Dezeen. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  11. ^ "The Bay by Chef Fei | Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Shenzhen". Corporate Site. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  12. ^ "Luxury Accommodations In Futian | Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen". Corporate Site. Retrieved 2025-05-09.