The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku by United Units Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qaab-dhismeedka, Dhismaha iyo Qaab-dhismeedyada Competition Category.
LacagQaab-dhismeed· 2023
The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku
Client: United Units Architects
Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qaab-dhismeed Category
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The Design
About The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku
Towers-yada Exo waxay ka kooban yihiin laba munaaradood oo ay isku xidhan yihiin 70m-sare oo dhexe oo dhalaalad ah. Sida xarunta maaliyadeed ee dhijitaalka ah ee Bank of Ruifeng, dhismuhu wuxuu isticmaalaa nidaam qaab dhismeedka dibadda kaas oo si weyn u yareynaya tirada tiirarka dabaqa caadiga ah, abuurista meel bannaan oo xafiis oo ballaaran oo furan, taas oo u oggolaanaysa qaybinta dabacsan ee joogtada ah ee qaabka shaqeynta si ay ula qabsato hagaajinta ganacsiga bangiyada oo ay keeneen caqabado cusub oo dhijitaal ah. Towers-yada Exo waxay markaa ka soo saartaa luqaddeeda qaab dhismeedka qaabka ay bannaanka iyo qaab-dhismeedku si buuxda isugu dhafan yihiin.
The Recognition
About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award
The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. The Exo Towers Dhismaha Xafiisku waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Exo Towers is comprised of two towers and linked together by a 70m-high central glazed atrium. As the digital finance center of the Bank of Ruifeng, the building utilizes an external structural system that greatly reduces the number of columns of the typical floor, creating large and open office space, allowing for the ongoing flexible division of functional layout to cope with the banking business adjustments brought on by new digital challenges. The Exo Towers therefore derives its architectural language from the manner in which the space and structure are completely integrated.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Having a gross floor area of 74,000 m2, the Exo Towers is comprised of two towers, being 15-storey (94m) and 21-storey(121m) high respectively, and linked together by a 70m-high central glazed atrium.
- Tags
- Headquarters, Bank, Office, Towers, Hi-Tech, Atrium, Structure, Cable-Net Facade, Sky Bridges, Sky Gardens
- Production Technology
- The Exo Towers adopts a hybrid system of steel structure and concrete structure. The central concrete core and the external steel frame jointly constitute a supporting system. Rising up from a unified pile and raft foundation, the two towers are connected by two sets of large trusses at the top of the atrium. The external structure is clad with linen patterned stainless steel plate. The main canopy are prefabricated in factories and bolted on the site. The cable-net glazing shows an extraordinary transparency and clarity by hiding the anchors and spring assemblies in an ingenious way.
- Design Challenge
- The project team was faced with a number of significant structural challenges, seeing numerous of vertical components not touching the ground combined with diagonal braces. This not only means an increase in the design difficulty and workload, but also requires extra time and effort to apply for an Irregular High-rise Building Review to verify the seismic and fire safety of the building from a technical point of view. Fortunately we had the complete support of the client to follow our original aspiration to design an excellent landmark building with structural authenticity.
- Research
- In order to effectively organize all architectural elements, the Exo Towers adopts an integrated design approach. A 1.5m x 1.5m modular grid system is utilized to regulate the architectural form, position and define the spatial layout, structural form, building envelop and MEP services, facilitating mutually dependent and defined systems. Due to the highly prefabricated design and construction methods, the average number of daily workers on the site was about 80 people, which is a reduction of a third when compared with a conventional construction site of a similar scale.
- Inspiration
- Around the same time as the project began in 2013, the nature of banking underwent a rapid transition, with mobile payments and cashless transactions from Chinese Internet companies becoming the norm. To cope with this rapid change, there was a pressing need for financial institutions to cope with new digital challenges through business adjustment and organizational restructuring. To allow for future changes in working patterns, the design principles of flexibility and versatility were central to the design of the office layout.
- Project Duration
- Located in the central position of Jinghu New District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China, the Exo Towers was started in April/2013 and completed in June/2021.
- Operation Flow
- The 70m full-height glazed atrium between the two towers is the spatial core of the whole building. Along the west facade, six sky bridges span between the two towers and enhance the building's horizontal connections. Cloud-shaped sunshades are suspended at the top of the atrium. A full height cable-net glass curtain wall is used for the east facade of the atrium. The atrium spaces are flooded with natural daylight, thus every floor in each tower receives daylight from two directions, outside and inside, considerably enhancing the internal ambience and working conditions.
- Team Members
- Yongzheng Li
Tim Mason
Qizhi Li
Qian Lu
Yanfeng Lyu
Teng Jiang
Liang Xu
Yuan Tian
Jessie Millar - Image Credits
- Photographer / Lian He
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