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Hangzhou-based practice GLA建筑设计 creates commercial office towers and mixed-use civic centers defined by stepped massing, precise structural diagrids, and sharp linear lighting that unifies layered facades with reflecting landscape elements. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when designing large-scale podium-to-tower transitions, specifying extended structural canopy overhangs, or articulating high-contrast facade grids across urban commercial developments.

High-altitude aerial view of a cluster of slender high-rise residential towers with curved facade profiles by GLA建筑设计.

08武汉凤起听澜2

杭州

An aerial site precedent demonstrating the massing and urban integration of a high-density cluster of curved residential skyscrapers.

What we like about this project
The subtle convex bow of the tower floor plates creates a dynamic interplay between parallel facades.

Materials

  • glass
  • aluminum
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • curved-towers
  • high-rise-cluster
  • aerial-view
  • slender-proportions

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • high-density
  • megablock
  • urban

Visual tags

  • urban-cluster
  • high-density
  • megastructure
  • residential-towers
  • masterplan
Geometry
A dense cluster of slender high-rise towers featuring curved, gently bowing floor plate profiles, arranged around a podium base.
Facade system
Unitized glass and metal curtain wall with vertical fin elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core with outrigger frames or flat slab construction for high-rise residential towers.
Spatial scale
Vast metropolitan scale; towers rise several dozen stories above an integrated podium and highway network.
Lighting
Diffused overcast twilight; city lights and architectural illumination begin to activate the building tops and the large circular complex in the background.
Atmosphere
Twilight urban expanse with glowing facade caps and curving infrastructural lines below.
Environmental context
Expansive urban district featuring elevated multi-lane infrastructure, high-density residential developments, and a major exhibition complex.
Spatial experience
The high vantage point emphasizes the massive scale of the mega-block development in relation to surrounding highways and large-scale convention infrastructure.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions across slender tower facades, contrasted by the sweeping curves of the foreground roadway.
Style reading
Contemporary Asian high-density residential megablock
Program
High-rise residential development with podium amenities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, aluminum, concrete
Visual identifiers
curved-towers, high-rise-cluster, aerial-view, slender-proportions
Style tags
contemporary, high-density, megablock, urban
Visual tags
urban-cluster, high-density, megastructure, residential-towers, masterplan
Geometry
A dense cluster of slender high-rise towers featuring curved, gently bowing floor plate profiles, arranged around a podium base.
Facade system
Unitized glass and metal curtain wall with vertical fin elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core with outrigger frames or flat slab construction for high-rise residential towers.
Spatial scale
Vast metropolitan scale; towers rise several dozen stories above an integrated podium and highway network.
Lighting
Diffused overcast twilight; city lights and architectural illumination begin to activate the building tops and the large circular complex in the background.
Atmosphere
Twilight urban expanse with glowing facade caps and curving infrastructural lines below.
Environmental context
Expansive urban district featuring elevated multi-lane infrastructure, high-density residential developments, and a major exhibition complex.
Spatial experience
The high vantage point emphasizes the massive scale of the mega-block development in relation to surrounding highways and large-scale convention infrastructure.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions across slender tower facades, contrasted by the sweeping curves of the foreground roadway.
Style reading
Contemporary Asian high-density residential megablock
Program
High-rise residential development with podium amenities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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High-altitude aerial view of a cluster of slender high-rise residential towers with curved facade profiles by GLA建筑设计.

08武汉凤起听澜2

杭州

An aerial site precedent demonstrating the massing and urban integration of a high-density cluster of curved residential skyscrapers.

What we like about this project
The subtle convex bow of the tower floor plates creates a dynamic interplay between parallel facades.

Materials

  • glass
  • aluminum
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • curved-towers
  • high-rise-cluster
  • aerial-view
  • slender-proportions

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • high-density
  • megablock
  • urban

Visual tags

  • urban-cluster
  • high-density
  • megastructure
  • residential-towers
  • masterplan
Geometry
A dense cluster of slender high-rise towers featuring curved, gently bowing floor plate profiles, arranged around a podium base.
Facade system
Unitized glass and metal curtain wall with vertical fin elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core with outrigger frames or flat slab construction for high-rise residential towers.
Spatial scale
Vast metropolitan scale; towers rise several dozen stories above an integrated podium and highway network.
Lighting
Diffused overcast twilight; city lights and architectural illumination begin to activate the building tops and the large circular complex in the background.
Atmosphere
Twilight urban expanse with glowing facade caps and curving infrastructural lines below.
Environmental context
Expansive urban district featuring elevated multi-lane infrastructure, high-density residential developments, and a major exhibition complex.
Spatial experience
The high vantage point emphasizes the massive scale of the mega-block development in relation to surrounding highways and large-scale convention infrastructure.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions across slender tower facades, contrasted by the sweeping curves of the foreground roadway.
Style reading
Contemporary Asian high-density residential megablock
Program
High-rise residential development with podium amenities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, aluminum, concrete
Visual identifiers
curved-towers, high-rise-cluster, aerial-view, slender-proportions
Style tags
contemporary, high-density, megablock, urban
Visual tags
urban-cluster, high-density, megastructure, residential-towers, masterplan
Geometry
A dense cluster of slender high-rise towers featuring curved, gently bowing floor plate profiles, arranged around a podium base.
Facade system
Unitized glass and metal curtain wall with vertical fin elements.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete core with outrigger frames or flat slab construction for high-rise residential towers.
Spatial scale
Vast metropolitan scale; towers rise several dozen stories above an integrated podium and highway network.
Lighting
Diffused overcast twilight; city lights and architectural illumination begin to activate the building tops and the large circular complex in the background.
Atmosphere
Twilight urban expanse with glowing facade caps and curving infrastructural lines below.
Environmental context
Expansive urban district featuring elevated multi-lane infrastructure, high-density residential developments, and a major exhibition complex.
Spatial experience
The high vantage point emphasizes the massive scale of the mega-block development in relation to surrounding highways and large-scale convention infrastructure.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions across slender tower facades, contrasted by the sweeping curves of the foreground roadway.
Style reading
Contemporary Asian high-density residential megablock
Program
High-rise residential development with podium amenities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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