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矶崎新+胡倩工作室 ISOZAKI + HuQian Partners

Based in Shanghai, ISOZAKI + HuQian Partners defines performance venues and commercial towers through expressive structural tectonics, merging sharp faceted cantilevers and tree-like branching columns with subtly illuminated overhead canopies and sweeping rooflines. The portfolio offers a precise reference when resolving the integration of massive structural props within public pedestrian grounds or detailing detached, floating ceiling planes in large-scale assembly spaces.

Exterior view of a tall twisting skyscraper with exterior structural struts rising from a public plaza by Isozaki + HuQian Partners.

意大利米兰CITY-LIFE-高级高层住宅办公

上海

An exterior view of a high-rise tower utilizing external diagonal bracing and a curved profile, anchoring a modern public plaza.

What we like about this project
Massive diagonal structural props touch down directly into the public pedestrian realm.

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • twisting-skyscraper
  • diagonal-struts
  • glazed-facade
  • urban-plaza

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • high-tech
  • structural-expressionism

Visual tags

  • high-rise
  • structural-expression
  • public-realm
  • contemporary-tower
  • urban-scale
Geometry
Slender, vertical skyscraper volume featuring a curved or twisted profile, braced at the base by prominent diagonal exterior columns.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with vertical articulation fins.
Structural guess
Steel composite framing with exterior diagonal mega-braces
Spatial scale
Massive high-rise scale contrasted with human-scaled plaza elements and reflective pool below.
Lighting
Soft overcast evening light with warm reflections along the tower's glazed facade and glazed vertical strips.
Atmosphere
Serene and monumental evening atmosphere combining heavy structural engineering with soft plaza lighting.
Environmental context
Urban public plaza at dusk with water features, newly planted trees, and pedestrians in the foreground.
Spatial experience
The tower commands the urban plaza, with diagonal structural props creating a dramatic gateway at the ground plane.
Composition rhythm
Vertical emphasis reinforced by continuous glazing tracks, punctuated by the grand gesture of diagonal ground-level props.
Style reading
Contemporary high-tech expressionist skyscraper
Program
Commercial office and high-end residential tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, steel, concrete
Visual identifiers
twisting-skyscraper, diagonal-struts, glazed-facade, urban-plaza
Style tags
contemporary, high-tech, structural-expressionism
Visual tags
high-rise, structural-expression, public-realm, contemporary-tower, urban-scale
Geometry
Slender, vertical skyscraper volume featuring a curved or twisted profile, braced at the base by prominent diagonal exterior columns.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with vertical articulation fins.
Structural guess
Steel composite framing with exterior diagonal mega-braces
Spatial scale
Massive high-rise scale contrasted with human-scaled plaza elements and reflective pool below.
Lighting
Soft overcast evening light with warm reflections along the tower's glazed facade and glazed vertical strips.
Atmosphere
Serene and monumental evening atmosphere combining heavy structural engineering with soft plaza lighting.
Environmental context
Urban public plaza at dusk with water features, newly planted trees, and pedestrians in the foreground.
Spatial experience
The tower commands the urban plaza, with diagonal structural props creating a dramatic gateway at the ground plane.
Composition rhythm
Vertical emphasis reinforced by continuous glazing tracks, punctuated by the grand gesture of diagonal ground-level props.
Style reading
Contemporary high-tech expressionist skyscraper
Program
Commercial office and high-end residential tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view of a tall twisting skyscraper with exterior structural struts rising from a public plaza by Isozaki + HuQian Partners.

意大利米兰CITY-LIFE-高级高层住宅办公

上海

An exterior view of a high-rise tower utilizing external diagonal bracing and a curved profile, anchoring a modern public plaza.

What we like about this project
Massive diagonal structural props touch down directly into the public pedestrian realm.

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • twisting-skyscraper
  • diagonal-struts
  • glazed-facade
  • urban-plaza

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • high-tech
  • structural-expressionism

Visual tags

  • high-rise
  • structural-expression
  • public-realm
  • contemporary-tower
  • urban-scale
Geometry
Slender, vertical skyscraper volume featuring a curved or twisted profile, braced at the base by prominent diagonal exterior columns.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with vertical articulation fins.
Structural guess
Steel composite framing with exterior diagonal mega-braces
Spatial scale
Massive high-rise scale contrasted with human-scaled plaza elements and reflective pool below.
Lighting
Soft overcast evening light with warm reflections along the tower's glazed facade and glazed vertical strips.
Atmosphere
Serene and monumental evening atmosphere combining heavy structural engineering with soft plaza lighting.
Environmental context
Urban public plaza at dusk with water features, newly planted trees, and pedestrians in the foreground.
Spatial experience
The tower commands the urban plaza, with diagonal structural props creating a dramatic gateway at the ground plane.
Composition rhythm
Vertical emphasis reinforced by continuous glazing tracks, punctuated by the grand gesture of diagonal ground-level props.
Style reading
Contemporary high-tech expressionist skyscraper
Program
Commercial office and high-end residential tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, steel, concrete
Visual identifiers
twisting-skyscraper, diagonal-struts, glazed-facade, urban-plaza
Style tags
contemporary, high-tech, structural-expressionism
Visual tags
high-rise, structural-expression, public-realm, contemporary-tower, urban-scale
Geometry
Slender, vertical skyscraper volume featuring a curved or twisted profile, braced at the base by prominent diagonal exterior columns.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with vertical articulation fins.
Structural guess
Steel composite framing with exterior diagonal mega-braces
Spatial scale
Massive high-rise scale contrasted with human-scaled plaza elements and reflective pool below.
Lighting
Soft overcast evening light with warm reflections along the tower's glazed facade and glazed vertical strips.
Atmosphere
Serene and monumental evening atmosphere combining heavy structural engineering with soft plaza lighting.
Environmental context
Urban public plaza at dusk with water features, newly planted trees, and pedestrians in the foreground.
Spatial experience
The tower commands the urban plaza, with diagonal structural props creating a dramatic gateway at the ground plane.
Composition rhythm
Vertical emphasis reinforced by continuous glazing tracks, punctuated by the grand gesture of diagonal ground-level props.
Style reading
Contemporary high-tech expressionist skyscraper
Program
Commercial office and high-end residential tower
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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