Shenzhen Guosen Tower

by wordlesstech team

Rotterdam-based architects MVRDV has designed ‘Shenzhen Guosen Tower’, the new headquarters building for the Guosen Securities corporation in China.

Featuring a series of folded floor plates, the 204 meter-high design aims to be efficient and compact while still providing a healthy working environment.

In order to gain abundant natural daylight as well as views for every worker, the tower employs a compact floor plan of 1849 m2; no workspace is placed further than 11 meters away from the glass facade. By extending and manipulating the floor plates beyond the slender volume, shading is provided for the level below. The louvers vary in size according to the orientation to better respond to the amount of sunlight.
At strategic points such as social, collective spaces, they are pulled apart to accommodate an expansive view of the surrounding cityscape.