Winner: Residential project of the year 2025. Safdie Architects has designed Phase 2 of the Habitat Qinhuangdao project, a residential beach development in Qinhuangdao, China.
Safdie Architects and Kerry Properties have announced the completion of the second phase of Habitat Qinhuangdao, a high-density residential complex located on the coast of the Bohai Sea, 200 miles east of Beijing, China.

This phase more than doubled the size of the initial development, which opened in 2016, to form a vibrant community of over 1,800 households with access to over 16 hectares (40 acres) of gracious public gardens, terraces and recreational spaces on the ground.

Habitat Qinhuangdao's design draws on the principles and values pioneered in Habitat '67, Moshe Safdie's groundbreaking urban housing project created for the 1967 World Exposition in Montreal. More than 50 years later, Habitat Qinhuangdao reaffirms the concept as highly scalable and widely transferable.

By prioritising daylight, natural ventilation, viewsand outdoor green space, Habitat Qinhuangdao creates a vital waterfront neighbourhood that nurtures community and fosters connection to nature.

Studio: Safdie Architects
Project: Habitat Qinhuangdao Phase 2
Credits: Somerville, MA, Moshe Safdie, Charu Kokate, Sean Scensor, Chris Mulvey, Warren Mathison, David Orens, Benjy Lee, Carrie Yoon, Daniel Cho, David Brooks, Fred Kim, Lusha Wainford, Michael Guran, Nan Xiang, Paige Mader, Shiyun Qian, Ye Yang and China Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute