OCT-LOFT

OCT-LOFT is located in the northeast of Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. It is an open cultural and creative industrial park integrating creativity, design, and art. Below is a detailed introduction: History • Origin and Transformation: OCT-LOFT was formerly the eastern industrial district of Overseas Chinese Town. In the 1980s, it was a gathering place for old "three supplies and one compensation" factories. In 2004, based on the architectural characteristics of the factories and the government's policy guidance on culture and creative industries, OCT Group initiated the renovation project of the old factories and creatively proposed transforming the industrial zone into a LOFT creative industrial park. • Development Process: In January 2005, OCT Contemporary Art Terminal (OCAT) moved into the south district of the creative culture park. In December 2005, the first Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture was held in the creative culture park. In May 2006, OCT-LOFT was officially established. From 2007, based on the successful operation experience of the south district, OCT Group launched the north district project renovation and upgrade plan. On May 14, 2011, OCT-LOFT was fully opened. Park Layout and Features • South and North Districts: The park covers an area of approximately 150,000 square meters, with a building area of approximately 200,000 square meters, divided into south and north districts. The south district has introduced studios of famous Hong Kong designers such as Patrick Kwok and Patrick Leung, the century-old Hostelling International, and brand design companies such as URBANUS, totaling about 40 creative, design, and cultural institutions. The north district is positioned as a trendy frontier zone focusing on creative design, serving as a trading and exhibition platform for artistic creation, gathering another group of avant-garde, pioneering, creative, and design businesses across multiple fields. • Architectural Features: The park retains the architectural form and historical traces of the old factories while incorporating modern creative design elements. This unique architectural style provides a creative workplace with post-industrial characteristics for the creative industry. Cultural Activities and Brand Features • Activity Brands: OCT-LOFT adheres to the three main cultural characteristics of "contemporary art, creative design, and avant-garde music." Since its opening, it has held more than a hundred public art activities. Activity brands include T-Street Creative Market, OCT-LOFT Public Art Exhibition, Bàng! Children's Art Festival, OCT-LOFT Creative Festival, OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival, Tomorrow Music Festival, and "One Person, One World" lectures. • Art and Public Interaction: Through these activities, the park not only builds a platform for creative industry professionals and the public to stimulate creation and promote communication but also promotes interaction between art and the public, catalyzing the creative and cultural vitality of the park and even the entire city. Industry and Economy • Industry Cluster: Currently, the park has attracted nearly 300 high-quality design and creative companies and art institutions, forming an industrial cluster effect and accumulating power to enhance the region's creative competitiveness and cultural cohesion. • Cross-border Integration and Development: The park is committed to creating an international cultural and creative ecosystem with culture and creative industries as the core, integrating "culture + art," "culture + technology," and "culture + tourism." Social Impact and Honors • Cultural Landmark: OCT-LOFT has become one of Shenzhen's important cultural landmarks, and it is Shenzhen's most artistic and culturally characteristic "cultural destination" and "creative source." • Urban Renewal Model: The park has successively won the 2020 Top 10 Classic Memories of Urban Renewal Award (Representative Case of the Times), the 2021 China Urban Renewal Innovation and Development (Shenzhen) Summit Excellent Case, and was selected into the "Urban Renewal Shenzhen Sample." With its unique creative atmosphere, rich cultural activities, and industrial cluster effect, OCT-LOFT has become an important representative of Shenzhen's cultural and creative industry and a model for urban cultural development.