KR Center Beijing
An exterior perspective of Woods Bagot's KR Center Beijing, showcasing a monumental curved canopy that unifies twin glazed office blocks through strong symmetrical geometry.
- What we like about this project
- The massive sweeping canopy acts as a protective architectural bridge between the two independent glass towers.
Materials
- glass
- metal-panel
- stone
- steel
Visual identifiers
- curved-canopy
- twin-towers
- grand-entrance
- curtain-wall
- symmetrical-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- corporate
- monumental
- high-tech
Visual tags
- corporate-headquarters
- monumental
- glass-façade
- high-tech
- urban-plaza
- Geometry
- Symmetrical grand entrance featuring twin glass office towers linked by a low-rise podium bridged by a dramatic, sweeping curved metallic canopy over a recessed glass lobby.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with smooth composite metal paneling on the sweeping canopy and stone-clad lobby piers.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with suspended or cantilevered structural canopy elements and concrete core towers.
- Spatial scale
- Massive corporate scale; the central entrance portal stands multiple stories tall, dwarfing the human figures below.
- Lighting
- Even twilight or overcast daylight complemented by warm interior and uplighting embedded in the ground and canopy soffits.
- Atmosphere
- Structured, grand, and luminous with glowing internal warmth contrasting against cool dusk reflections.
- Environmental context
- Urban plaza setting with reflective ground paving and surrounding high-rise context visible in the tower curtain wall reflections.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching the grand threshold feels monumental and protective as the deep, low-slung curved canopy frames the softly illuminated interior lobby.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict architectural symmetry with vertical mullions on towers mirrored by layered horizontal bands at the canopy and podium levels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate monumental architecture
- Program
- Commercial office headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, metal-panel, stone, steel
- Visual identifiers
- curved-canopy, twin-towers, grand-entrance, curtain-wall, symmetrical-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, corporate, monumental, high-tech
- Visual tags
- corporate-headquarters, monumental, glass-façade, high-tech, urban-plaza
- Geometry
- Symmetrical grand entrance featuring twin glass office towers linked by a low-rise podium bridged by a dramatic, sweeping curved metallic canopy over a recessed glass lobby.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with smooth composite metal paneling on the sweeping canopy and stone-clad lobby piers.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with suspended or cantilevered structural canopy elements and concrete core towers.
- Spatial scale
- Massive corporate scale; the central entrance portal stands multiple stories tall, dwarfing the human figures below.
- Lighting
- Even twilight or overcast daylight complemented by warm interior and uplighting embedded in the ground and canopy soffits.
- Atmosphere
- Structured, grand, and luminous with glowing internal warmth contrasting against cool dusk reflections.
- Environmental context
- Urban plaza setting with reflective ground paving and surrounding high-rise context visible in the tower curtain wall reflections.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching the grand threshold feels monumental and protective as the deep, low-slung curved canopy frames the softly illuminated interior lobby.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict architectural symmetry with vertical mullions on towers mirrored by layered horizontal bands at the canopy and podium levels.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate monumental architecture
- Program
- Commercial office headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture