Sail-like facades for Shenzhen Tower, China

[ad_1] Photography: Courtesy Pei Cobb Freed & Partners . New York-based Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects unveil their design for iconic Shenzhen tower to house China Minmetals Corporation; one of the world’s leading metal companies and the largest iron and steel trader in China… Carefully sited to be respectful of its strictly orthogonal neighbours, and distinguished by its gently sloping north and south facades, which extend above the main roof to form expressive apexes at the northeast and southeast corners, the new 29-storey tower allows for extensively landscaped public space at ground level. Resembling wind-filled sails, the arcing facades are balanced […]