Chipmong Mixed-Use Tower, Hotel, Retail, Offices, Spa, Cinema Building, Asian Architecture Images
The Chipmong Tower in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
21 Aug 2020
The Chipmong Tower
Design: Aedas
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Located in Cambodia?s bustling capital city, Phnom Penh, the Aedas designed Chipmong Tower is a mixed-use development situated along the Russian Federation Boulevard and is proximal to the Centre of Phnom Penh. The rectangular site fronts the Russian Federation Boulevard and the Main Tower is situated along the front.

The Hotel and Office levels shape the building into blocked sections of the development. Each block is stacked above each other, synonymous with the art form of rock balancing. The horizontal base of the building lays the foundation of the development?s inspiration drawn from rock balancing and is carried out through the entirety of the design. Each volume is accentuated through their slightly oblique front to emphasise the individual ?rocks?. The stacking system introduces an indent between the Main Tower and Podium to accentuate the verticality of the Office and Hotel space in the main volume. The highlighted Main Tower is aesthetically vital to the design and is consistent with the ?Art of Rock Balancing? metaphor.

The entire building is designed with glass-based surfaces facing the North and South with metal cladding to showcase a lotus flower motif to divide the surface facing the East and West.

The development has been broken down to ...