QUAD_FriendshipTower_Underworld-www.mir_.no_
深圳
A striking commercial high-rise precedent by QUAD Studio in Shenzhen, showcasing sculptural rooftop canopies and vertical terraced gardens integrated into an urban curtain wall system.
- What we like about this project
- The petal-like radial arrangement of the top canopy structure resembling organic flora resting atop a corporate tower.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- aluminum
- translucent-membrane
Visual identifiers
- translucent-canopy
- cantilevered-podium
- stepped-terraces
- curtain-wall
Style tags
- futuristic
- biophilic
- contemporary
- high-tech
Visual tags
- high-rise
- commercial
- urban-podium
- biophilic
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Complex multi-tiered high-rise tower featuring cantilevered, petal-like translucent canopy forms crowning the podium and stepping balcony terraces up the facade.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with integrated cantilevered balconies and operable canopy shading elements.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss canopies cantilevered from reinforced concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise scale contrasted against pedestrian activity and standard vehicular street widths at the base.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused overcast daylight with strong highlights catching the translucent tensile roof structures and reflective glass curtain walls.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and futuristic urban atmosphere created by luminous layered canopies and reflective glass surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban setting in Shenzhen with mature street trees, surrounding high-rise context, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The street-level urban canopy transitions pedestrians into an intricate, multi-level retail and tower environment, balancing grand scale with accessible lower-level enclosures.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of glass panels broken up by horizontal undulating balcony edges and the dramatic floating roof forms.
- Style reading
- Futuristic biometric commercial architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial tower and retail podium
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, aluminum, translucent-membrane
- Visual identifiers
- translucent-canopy, cantilevered-podium, stepped-terraces, curtain-wall
- Style tags
- futuristic, biophilic, contemporary, high-tech
- Visual tags
- high-rise, commercial, urban-podium, biophilic, contemporary
- Geometry
- Complex multi-tiered high-rise tower featuring cantilevered, petal-like translucent canopy forms crowning the podium and stepping balcony terraces up the facade.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with integrated cantilevered balconies and operable canopy shading elements.
- Structural guess
- Steel truss canopies cantilevered from reinforced concrete core and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise scale contrasted against pedestrian activity and standard vehicular street widths at the base.
- Lighting
- Soft, diffused overcast daylight with strong highlights catching the translucent tensile roof structures and reflective glass curtain walls.
- Atmosphere
- Vibrant and futuristic urban atmosphere created by luminous layered canopies and reflective glass surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban setting in Shenzhen with mature street trees, surrounding high-rise context, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.
- Spatial experience
- The street-level urban canopy transitions pedestrians into an intricate, multi-level retail and tower environment, balancing grand scale with accessible lower-level enclosures.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of glass panels broken up by horizontal undulating balcony edges and the dramatic floating roof forms.
- Style reading
- Futuristic biometric commercial architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use commercial tower and retail podium
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture