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Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Building News
24 August 2022
Aedas Completed World-class Twisting Tower in Chongqing, Glowing in Dance of Light
Design: Aedas
Location: Chongqing, southwestern China

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Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Building Design, China
Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Project utilises a simple elegant form. It is derived from the northern light, which creates the twisting shape of the 180m tall tower to form expressive double-curved surfaces on the building façades. Vertical lines accentuate the minimalistic form and through the effect of reflection and refraction from the glass create a design statement that celebrates light as the major tool to define architecture.
Stands at the north of Xingfu Plaza, the project is located in Jiangbei District of Chongqing. The surrounding environment has already been developed in a spacious plot, and one big challenge for the designer is to interpret planning concept of ?solar?, into an iconic landmark well-integrated in the existing community context.

?As an open public space, the tower has all the credits to be a city icon, especially the significant twisting of the façade is remarkable.? Inspired by the dancing aurora, Aedas Global Design Principal Ken Wai and his team, has introduced an impressive façade design through bottom-to-top connections betw...