In the process of a city's construction and development, the issue of how to enhance the vitality of the city, and how to improve the city's taste has been under discussion among experts all the time. Based on the research of space vitality, this article takes commercial center of the city as an example, analyses the problem it will encounter during its development, explores its vitality in the outside space and the method of acquiring vitality.The commercial center is always the nuclear zone of a city or a district, the center of population, an important place for people to experience modern city life, it is of great significance to the development of a city. The outside space vitality is one of the crucial factors in the successive development of a commercial center, it is vital for a commercial center to increase its population, enhance its business profit and demonstrate the city's character. During the very time when our country's economy is rapidly growing, the commercial center of city is gradually booming. The renewal and establishment of the city commercial center is popular all over the country. But at the same time, several problems emerge, such as the prominent conflict between people and the cars, the disordered crowds, the lack of humane landscape and local cultures, etc. The existence of these problems infringes the principle of vitality. So, the paper discusses the vitality of the commercial center, and study how to further stimulate and mold the vitality. For the purpose that we can better exert the benefits of the commercial center, avoid the decline of it, and keep the prosperity and vitality of the commercial center.This article is aimed at the research of the outside space vitality of the commercial center, emphasizes on the blend between human and the space, and the great interaction between activity and space. On one hand, on the basis of the understanding of the outside space of the commercial center and by on-the-spot investigation, I discussed the space feature and the activity feature and the interactional relationship of the outside space. On the other hand, I analyzed the inner meaning of space and vitality, explored the meaning of the space with vitality, its element ,origin foundation and evaluation of the space vitality .Then, I further analyzed the center's feature, put forward some basic requirement of presenting vitality, namely the place must possess attraction ,convenience. Finally, when it comes to the city and its construction design itself, I put forward some principles of portraying the outside space vitality of the of the city commercial center, and emphasized on discussing the strategy of portraying the outside space vitality on the level of city space and activity organization.The observation of phenomenon and analyzing used as main source of theory is an important part in my essay. This article takes Guanyinqiao commercial center in Chongqing as an example. As a newly built commercial center, its outside space vitality, sculpture, has its own success and failure. Moreover, some other related case both at home and abroad also strengthen my essay. All in all, during the plan designing, only by absorbing the experience from the outstanding cases and improve our weaknesses can we put energy to our city commercial centers and bring a more health and sustainable development to it. |