Lucheng's Space Magic: Unlocking Manufacturing Innovation on Every Precious Square Meter

Lucheng is reimagining industrial land use through a pioneering"industrial upscaling" model, transforming constrained urban space into a high-efficiency innovation hub for advanced manufacturing.

the Wanfeng Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park. Photograph provided by Wenzhou Release

At the heart of this transformation is the Wanfeng Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Tengqiao Town— a 122-mu (8.13-hectare) development currently in basement construction and slated for completion by October 2026. Designed as a vertical industrial complex, the park will rise across 27 modern buildings with over 190,000 square meters of floor space, integrating R&D, production, exhibition, and business incubation in a single ecosystem.

Breaking from traditional sprawling industrial zones, the project embraces a"factory in the sky" approach, stacking manufacturing and support functions across multiple floors. The layout includes 25 high-standard production buildings and two dormitory towers, enabling a seamless"work-live" environment that strengthens talent retention and operational efficiency. Factory spaces will be offered in modular configurations— by floor or by building— to serve startups, mid-sized firms, and large enterprises alike, functioning as a scalable"enterprise growth accelerator."

Construction milestones are progressing on schedule: the project is expected to reach structural"ground level" (positive zero) by mid-October 2024, with factory buildings topping out before the Lunar New Year and dormitories completed by March 2025.

Strategically positioned in Tengqiao— a key industrial growth pole in western Wenzhou— the park leverages the town's established equipment manufacturing base to cultivate a dynamic industrial ecosystem. It aims to foster a"rainforest-style" innovation cluster, where leading R&D-driven firms coexist with agile SMEs, accelerating supply chain integration and technological collaboration.

The Wanfeng project exemplifies Lucheng's dual strategy of precision investment attraction and industrial upgrading. By repurposing high-value urban land for smart manufacturing, the is not only addressing spatial constraints but also positioning itself at the forefront of China's next-generation industrial transformation.

As one of the most ambitious vertical industrial developments in southern Zhejiang, the park is set to become a benchmark for compact, sustainable, and innovation-driven industrial growth in China's rapidly urbanizing regions.(Ting wei)