'shenzhen guosen tower' by MVRDV in shenzhen, china
all images courtesy MVRDV


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.



view from above


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.



looking into openings in facade


solar cells are integrated into the design of the louvers to reduce the operative energy
demand of the building by 33%. rain water is also collected to feed the grey water circuit
while a lengthy water pipe system in the facade utilizes the heat from the solar cells
to passively warm up the water.



entrance plaza



interior view



lifting in louver by social area



seating and circulation



ground floor lobby



entrance



schematic diagrams



facade schematics


project info:

client: guosen securities LTD.Co
size: 68,000 m2 offices, 12,000 m2 retail

team: winy maas, jacob van rijs and nathalie de vries with wenchian shi, nacho velasco,
wenhua deng, john tsang, sanne van der burgh and mateusz masalski

co-architects: zhubo, shenzhen, china
structure: arup, shenzhen, china
model: zhubo
3D modeling: MVRDV + zhubo