Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte by Aedas

Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte by Aedas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Platine in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

PlatineArchitecture· 2021

Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte

by Aedas

Client: Zhuhai Huafa Group Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award de Platine Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte

Le Hengqin International Financial Center est une tour à usage mixte située sur l'île du quartier central des affaires de Hengqin. Le bâtiment réunit en un seul ensemble des fonctions de bureaux, de conférence, d'exposition, de logement et de commerce. Inspirée d'une peinture chinoise ancienne connue sous le nom de carte de Kowloon (les Neuf Dragons), la tour adopte une forme spiralée continue qui s'élève depuis le sol avant de se scinder en quatre couronnes. Sa hauteur atteint 339 mètres et le plan d'étage courant mesure 44,8 mètres en largeur comme en profondeur. La modélisation numérique et la conception paramétrique ont permis de rationaliser les panneaux de façade et de maîtriser le coût de construction.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Platine

Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Platine, une reconnaissance extrêmement prestigieuse décernée à des designs véritablement exceptionnels, élégants et magnifiques. Les lauréats Platine sont des merveilles de création, des témoignages des limites de la créativité intellectuelle, et démontrent le professionnalisme inégalé et le génie de leurs concepteurs. Ces designs sont censés être les œuvres les plus renommées, qui définissent l'esthétique d'une époque, contribuent au bien-être de la société et repoussent les limites de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie. Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte affiche un niveau d'excellence transcendant et rend sans équivoque le monde meilleur grâce à ses caractéristiques avantageuses et précieuses. Hengqin International Financial Center Tour à usage mixte est une œuvre lauréate de l'A' Design Award de Platine qui éveille les désirs, inspire, enthousiasme, ravit et fait naître une grande joie.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is located in Hengqin CBD Island and classified as comprehensive mix-used land, including office, conference, exhibition, apartment and retail. All functions are planned as a whole to forge the project into landmark building.
Inspired by the "Kowloon map", the project has a unique, continuous and spiral shape rising from the ground to the sky to express speed, power, and vitality. The design is an attempt at embodying a convergence of energy in architectural form.
Dimensions & Packaging: The height of the project is 339.0 meters. The typical floor plan of the tower is 44.8 meters depth and width.
Production Technology: In order to achieve this unique form, lots of digital technologies have been applied. We used 3d modeling software to create continuous freeform which splits into 4 tower crown from an elegant shape. By using parametric design technology and coding calculation, detailed façade panels were designed and rationalized to achieve both appearance and economic efficiency. We also minimized the type of glass used in this project and successfully guaranteed the smooth construction and cost control.
Research: The design team has conducted in-depth research on the local history and urban development history of Zhuhai, and also conducted a lot of design test to capture the most suitable traditional image for this site. For different traditional cultural images, the design team has done related massing study to determine the final design through comparison and analysis.
Inspiration: The most innovative part of the project is its unique and powerful shape, which is inspired by an ancient Chinese painting “Kowloon map” and realized with plenty of digital techniques.
In order to achieve such elegant form, state-of-the-art digital techniques are used to rationalize the complex shape. All façade of the project is digital rationalized to ensure construction efficiency and cost control. This is a combination of traditional Chinese totem and contemporary architecture development.
Project Duration: The project is designed from 2013 to 2015. The construction is started in February 2016 and finished in March 2020 in Zhuhai, Guangdong, PRC.
Image Credits: Image #1: CreatAR Images, 2020.
Image #2: CreatAR Images, 2020.
Image #3: CreatAR Images, 2020.
Image #4: CreatAR Images, 2020.
Image #5: CreatAR Images, 2020.

Video Credits: Aedas, 2020.