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zaha hadid architects to build 'tower C' at shenzhen bay super headquarters base
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in china, zaha hadid architects (ZHA) has been announced as the winner of a compe on to build ‘tower C’ at shenzhen bay super headquarters base — an important business and financial center serving the greater bay area of guangdong, hong kong, and macau. integra ng clusters of corporate headquarters within a global technology hub accommoda ng 300,000 employees each day, the development will include venues for interna onal conferences, exhibi ons, and other cultural programming. the headquarters base will incorporate residen al developments, a transporta on center, botanical grasslands, and even a coastal zone with wetlands.
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‘tower C’ by zaha hadid architects within the shenzhen bay super headquarters base responds to its loca on at the intersec on of the city’s planned north-south green axis and shenzhen’s east-west urban corridor. connec ng directly with its adjacent park and plazas, which transform into a terraced landscape extending upwards within its two towers, the design invites the public into the heart of the building where cultural and leisure a rac ons are housed in sweeping bridges that e the towers together and give panoramic views of the city.
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served by the expanding shenzhen metro network, the tower’s stepped podium integrates with the adjacent park to create a new public space. this not only provides direct pedestrian access, but also allows daylight to reach the public transport interchange below ground. priori zing pedestrians, the tower’s design also includes extensive bicycle parking and charging facili es.
ZHA explains that the project’s design was informed by 3D modelling tools that op mize efficiencies in architectural massing, orienta on, and façade-to-floor ra os. the result is a ‘mul - dimensional ver cal city’ that comprises two towers that climb to a height of nearly 400 meters (1,312 feet). the building accommodates column-free naturally-lit office space, shopping, entertainment, and dining ameni es, a hotel, a conven on center, and cultural facili es with exhibi on galleries.
from an environmental perepc ve, the tower’s double-insulated, uni zed glass curtain wall steps the glazing as ver cal channels for self-shading and incorporates ven la ng registers within the channels that draw outside air through operable cavi es. indoor environmental controls will adjust in real me to reduce energy consump on, while aquaponics gardens on all terraced levels will biologically filter contaminants from the local environment. the design also incorporates water- collec on and recycling, as well as photovoltaics to harvest solar energy for the district.
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name: tower C at shenzhen bay super headquarters base loca on: shenzhen, china
project team — design: zaha hadid architects principal: patrik schumacher ZHA compe on project directors: satoshi ohashi, paulo flores ZHA compe on project associates: jingwen yang, karoly markos, michail desyllas ZHA compe on project leader: xuexin duan ZHA compe on team: xiaoyu zhang, lida zhang, bogdan zaha, gaoqi lou, huiyuan li, jiaxing lu, leyuan jiang, mariana custodio dos santos, mar n gsandtner, nastasja mitrovic, rui zhao, sebas an andia, xiangfan chen, yuan feng, zhiming wang, boyan hristov, john kanakas, enoch kolo, karina linsen images: brick — website | instagram
philip stevens I designboom jan 11, 2021
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