Having won a competition to design a large complex at the heart of the Pearl River Delta in China, PLP has unveiled their winning entry, with a master plan comprising four buildings: the Platform for Contemporary Arts, the Lizhi Park Tower, the Concourse, and the Nexus - a 600-meter tall office and hotel tower that will be the masterplan's centerpiece and the region's tallest skyscraper.

Exterior Rendered View. Image Courtesy of PLP Architecture

Having won a competition to design a large complex at the heart of the Pearl River Delta in China, PLP has unveiled their winning entry, with a master plan comprising four buildings: the Platform for Contemporary Arts, the Lizhi Park Tower, the Concourse, and the Nexus - a 600-meter tall office and hotel tower that will be the masterplan's centerpiece and the region's tallest skyscraper.
Interior Rendered View. Image Courtesy of PLP Architecture

Avoiding the lateral loads and lifting requirements typical of bar or slab configurations, the Nexus Building's mass is redeveloped into several smaller volumes organized into families, similar to a tripod or outrigger. The resulting configurations all encourage natural lighting and cooling, flexibility and connections to the environment to create a pleasant work environment. As the tower moves up in height, it responds to different surroundings; in the lower third, it reacts ...