The new headquarters for DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology has been recently completed. Located in the Nanshan District in southwest Shenzhen, China, the two buildings that are 44 and 40 stories tall designed by Foster + Partners, are set to be the creative heart for the company.
Across the two high-rises, office and research spaces are arranged in floating volumes cantilevered from central cores by large mega-trusses and circular profiled steel suspension rods. The first use of an asymmetrical suspension steel structure in a high-rise tower of this scale, the innovative structure reduces the need for columns, thus creating impressive and uninterrupted office and research spaces. It also allows for quadruple-height drone flight testing labs that are unique to DJI. These labs are expressed externally through the unique V-shaped trusses that give the buildings their distinctive identity, against the backdrop of the city’s skyline.
The building’s functions included offices, research labs, test flight area, staff training, and public facilities. At 105 meters, they are linked by a 90-meter-long suspension sky-bridge. At the top of the floating volumes, sky gardens provide private outdoor spaces for staff.
At ground level are public facilities such as a community healthcare center and a sloping green podium garden that is open to everyone.
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