Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena by Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd.

Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena by Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Palatina in Hoʻolālā Kūkulu a me Papahana Waiwai Paʻa Competition Category.

PalatinaWaiwai Paʻa· 2026

Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena

by Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd.

Client: Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Palatina Winner in Waiwai Paʻa Category

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The Design

About Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena

ʻO Quectel Global Center he hale keʻena e kū ana ma Shanghai. Hoʻohui ka hoʻolālā i nā hana keʻena kūloko me nā wahi hōʻikeʻike lehulehu. Kū nā papahele keʻena i ka ʻaoʻao o ka muliwai i loaʻa nā ʻikena ākea. Hoʻohana ka ʻaoʻao waho o ka hale i nā laina moe kahe ʻoluʻolu, nā pā alumini a me nā paia pale aniani hoʻomehana ʻole, e hana ana i kahi hiʻohiʻona maʻemaʻe a hou. Ma o ka hoʻonohonoho hui a hoʻokaʻawale ʻia, ua hana ʻia nā alapiʻi, nā lānai a me nā māla o luna o ka hale no ka launa pū ʻana a me ka hoʻomaha. Ua hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻia a hāmama ka papahele honua, e hana ana i kahi ala e hoʻopili ai i ka hale me ke kūlanakauhale a puni.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Palatina

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena i ka A' Design Award Palatina, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā ʻoiaʻiʻo loa ka kūʻokoʻa, ka nani a me ka kamahaʻo. He mau mea kupaianaha o ka hana noʻeau nā lanakila Palatina, he mau hōʻike o nā palena o ka noʻonoʻo hana noʻeau, a hōʻike lākou i ka ʻoihana ʻoi aku a me ka ʻuhane akamai o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo kēia mau hoʻolālā nā hana kaulana loa e wehewehe ana i ka nani o kekahi au, kōkua i ke ola pono o ke kaiāulu a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena i ke kūlana ʻoi kelakela i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka palena a hoʻomaikaʻi ʻole ʻole i ka honua ma o kona mau ʻano pōmaikaʻi a waiwai. He hana ka hoʻolālā Quectel Global Center Hale Keʻena i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Palatina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, hoʻoulu, hoʻoikaika, hoʻohauʻoli a hoʻā i ka hauʻoli nui.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Quectel Global Center creates an efficient, health conscious, and creativity inspiring work environment. It merges internal office functions with public facing exhibition capabilities. The office areas face the riverside, maximizing scenic views. The street facing areas enhance public engagement and reinforce brand presence through an open passage. The project perfectly balances office efficiency, brand expression, and urban ecology, setting a new paradigm for high tech corporate headquarters.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total construction area: 102353 square meter
Tags: Office Building Design, Open Passage, Interlocking Layout, Horizontal Lines, Glass Curtain Walls, Clear Functional Zoning, Flexible and Shared Spaces, Green and Efficient
Production Technology: Externally, aluminum panels are finished with a PVDF coating, while insulating LOW E glass is fabricated using magnetron sputtering. Together, these materials not only enhance the weather resistance and thermal insulation of the building but also present a clean, modern aesthetic.
Internally, marble tiles, wood veneers, rectangular aluminum tubing, PVC flooring, and engineered quartz are widely applied, improving visual appeal while ensuring sustainability, durability, and moisture resistance.
Design Challenge: The challenge was creating a spatial system that fosters internal connectivity while ensuring operational independence. The project addresses this through an approach of shared building and differentiated organization. A central elevator system provides access across all floors for core departments, while dedicated elevators for the management balance privacy with efficiency. This translates complex, competing requirements into a clear, flexible, and highly efficient spatial framework.
Research: The project recognizes that corporate headquarters in urban cores must balance internal operational efficiency, external brand representation, and social public contribution. Based on rigorous site analysis, it adopts a strategy of separating dynamic and static zones while distinguishing internal and external functions. At the same time, it utilizes the raised ground floor and 3D greenery, transforming office spaces into an open complex that coexists harmoniously with the city and ecology.
Inspiration: Drawing inspiration from the corporate core philosophy of connecting everything, the project employs an interlocking, staggered layout, symbolizing both the close collaboration among internal teams and the deep integration between the company and the city. The facade features fluid horizontal lines that abstractly evoke the flow of information, echoing the essence of the telecommunications industry. Paired with transparent glass curtain walls, it creates a futuristic, high tech visual identity.
Project Duration: The project started in Shanghai in December 2021, with its groundbreaking ceremony held on May 18, 2023. It was completed on December 5, 2025, and entered service by the end of December 2025.
Operation Flow: The project creates a dual circulation system focused on efficiency and experience. The office areas are served by dedicated elevators for efficient personnel movement. The interlocking layout generates stairs, terraces, and rooftop gardens, offering spaces for informal interaction and relaxation. Moreover, the open raised ground floor acts as a transitional interface between the building and the city, effectively guiding foot traffic and fostering engagement between the company and the public.