Shenzhen Energy Mansion HQ
Shenzhen, China
Client
Shenzhen Energy Company
Typology
Work
Size m2/ft2
96,000 / 1,033,344
Status
Completed
TOWER VOLUME — The building site is located at the south gate of the political, cultural and business center of Shenzhen, and northwest of the crossing of Binhai and Jintian Road. A podium and two towers rising 220 and 120 m define the maximum building envelope and align with the city's planned height profile.
SUNLIGHT — The site is located directly facing east and west. During the mornings and evenings, there is low sun on the east and west facades. By mid-day, the sun is at a steep angle on the smaller south facing facades.
GREEN ROOFTOPS — Green areas for recreation surround the site in the dense forest of towers. By utilizing all three roofs of the building volume as green parks, the building site can stay green even when fully developed.
"Shenzhen Energy Mansion is our first realized example of ‘engineering without engines’ - the idea that we can engineer the dependence on machinery out of our buildings and let architecture fulfill the performance. Shenzhen Energy Mansion appears as a subtle mutation of the classic skyscraper and exploits the building’s interface with the external elements: sun, daylight, humidity, and wind to create maximum comfort and quality inside. A natural evolution that looks different because it performs differently."Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
OPTIMAL INDIRECT LIGHT — The zig-zag oscillates between transparency and opacity, maximizing north-facing openings for natural light and views, while minimizing exposure on the sunny sides.
BLOCK DIRECT SUN — From within looking south, the façade looks like a series of stepped bamboo veneer walls washed in daylight.
ALLOW FOR VIEWS — When looking north, it is a completely open glass building, providing maximum daylight without the glare.
Partner in Charge
Andreas Klok Pedersen
Bjarke Ingels
Project Manager
Martin Voelkle
Project Leader
Andre Schmidt
Song He
Project Team
Alessio Zenaro
Alina Tamosiunaite
Alysen Hiller
Ana Merino
Andreas Geisler Johansen
Annette Jensen
Armor Gutiérrez Rivas
Balaj Alin Iulian
Baptiste Blot
Brandon Cook
Brian Yang
Buster Christensen
Cecilia Ho
Christian Alvarez
Christin Svensson
Claudia Hertrich
Claudio Moretti
Cory Mattheis
David Brown
Dennis Rasmussen
Doug Stechschulte
Eskild Nordbud
Felicia Guldberg
Fred Zhou
Gaetan Brunet
Gül Ertekin
Henrik Kania
Iris van der Heide
James Duggan Schrader
Jan Borgstrøm
Jan Magasanik
Jelena Vucic
Jeppe Ecklon
João Albuquerque
Jonas Mønster
Karsten Hammer Hansen
Malte Kloe
Michael Andersen
Michal Kristof
Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard
Min Ter Lim
Nicklas Antoni Rasch
Oana Simionescu
Philip Sima
Rui Huang
Rune Hansen
Sofia Gaspar
Stanley Lung
SungMing Lee
Takuya Hosokai
Todd Bennett
Xi Chen
Xiao Xuan Lu
Xing Xiong
Xu Li
Yijie Dang
Zoltan Kalászi
Project Leader, Concept
Catherine Huang
Project Team, Concept
Alexandru Cozma
Fan Zhang
Flavian Menu
Kuba Snopek
Awards
Architizer A+ Award, Popular Choice in Commercial-Office High-Rise, 2019
CTBUH Best Tall Building Award of Excellence, 200-299 Meters Category, 2019
HKIE Structural Excellence Award, 2018
Collaborators
Arup
Transsolar
Front