Designed by URBANUS, The Shenzhen Central District, where the CGN headquarters building is located, is characterized by absolute uniqueness within each individual building. However, the lack of subtle echoes between buildings has led to the ultimate loss of integrity within the urban center building group. Tracing back to the essential features of high-rise buildings: efficient, comfortable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly, clear-cut, and going back to those architectural classics can sometimes make buildings stand out in the current perplexed urban background.
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Zhongguang Nuclear Building is located in a long and narrow north-south oriented site at the intersection of two main roads in the central area of Shenzhen?s CBD. The urban life around the site is separated by the islet-like buildings, which cannot be effectively connected. The space system of the entire block needs to be integrated. Photography: Alex Chan
The architectural form and organization of space expresses the abstention from power and gives the CGN Headquarters a simple and concise figure from afar. The two tower blocks occupy the site eastwards and interlock in plan and space. An image of two linked and interactive buildings is formed by fully utilizing the landscape at the East and West side. In this area, two blocks respond to each other and form a bracket in the air.
Photography: Alex Chan
The simplicity of the building facade texture conveys digital aesthetics. Modular windows ...