Broadway Malyan won an international design competition to deliver a world-class waterfront lifestyle landmark at Meifan Sailing Port in Shanghai. The 160,000 sqm zero-carbon development integrates China's first Robinson Club with the Yangtze River Delta International Sailing Port, TUI Blue serviced apartments, a water-sports education campus, a new-energy vessel R&D centre and a lakeside commercial village.

Located 50 kilometres from Shanghai within the ecologically protected Yangtze River Delta Green Demonstration Zone, the site sits on Dianshan Lake, the drinking water source for millions and home to over 400 protected bird species. For decades, it has supported Meifan, a 3,000-member sailing club, the future development of which has been constrained by temporary structures due to strict environmental protections.

The masterplan is organised around the principle of the sextant, a maritime navigation instrument. This became the spatial driver for the entire design: a circular, legible composition that aligns buildings, amenity space and waterfront movement with clarity.

Terraced building forms step toward the water, maximising lake views and natural ventilation while responding to strict height limits. High-performance building envelopes and passive design strategies reduce energy demand, while renewable energy systems support the development's zero-carbon ambition. Structures are elevated above the landscape to preserve wetland ecology, allowing biodiversity to continue uninterrupted in and around the architecture, by reducing ground disturbance and allowing biodiversity to thrive underneath.