The design competition for the Qianhai Financial Holdings Headquarter Tower Shenzhen, China, has been awarded to Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners with AUBE Conception.
The design for the mixed-use commercial high-rise in the center of the Qianhai district envisions a building height of 220 meters clad in a metallic bronze finish and supported by four large columns. Triple-height sky lobbies, a central atrium, and skyline pagoda, prioritize daylight and views towards the mountains, bay and river.
The new headquarters for Qianhai Financial Holdings and Century Securities will occupy the top 12 stories. The rest of the building will be built out as commercial office space as well, with a typical floor area of around 2,000 square meters, and will include four entrance podium floors with tiered balconies.
The four-column design allows for a three-story ancillary pavilion to be held aloft, making way for a public ground plane with a new park, underground retail, and connections to the metro.
The rooftop pagoda will feature a reflective glass structure with giant vanes that will refract sunlight through a central atrium. At night, the same vanes will reflect the light emerging from the interior lightwell, creating a rooftop lantern.
The project is targeting a LEED International Platinum rating and the construction process will largely use off-site manufacturing and modularisation.
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