China's Essence Financial Building ditches traditional form for better function
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The building's most noticeable feature will be a large open skydeck right in the middle, which has no exterior walls aside from the elevators
The building's most noticeable feature will be a large open skydeck right in the middle, which has no exterior walls aside from the elevators
The floor-sized viewing platform will provide a shaded outdoor area that overlooks the Shenzhen Golf Club (pictured), and help the building stand out amidst the city's skyline
Among other attributes, plans call for shifting the elevators to the side instead of the center to allow for more creative office designs, and removing the exterior walls from the middle floor to create a large skydeck
The Essence Financial Building in Shenzhen will have no exterior walls in its middle floor, to create a large viewing deck, and the elevators will be located on the side instead of the center to allow for more creative office designs
OMA hopes that breaking with western traditions in building structure will accommodate the Chinese workforce more efficiently
Once completed, the Essence Financial Building will stand at 180 meters tall, not including a subterranean parking structure
OMA hopes limiting all elevators to one side of the building will leave the whole floor to be arranged however the owners see fit
OMA hopes limiting all elevators to one side of the building will leave the whole floor to be arranged however the owners see fit
OMA has designed the building with windows strategically sized and placed to receive a proper amount of sunlight throughout the day
OMA hopes that breaking with western traditions in building structure will accommodate the Chinese workforce more efficiently
Traditionally, large office structures have elevators and high traffic areas located in the center, with offices built around them
Article Summary
Dutch architectural firm OMA recently won a design competition for the Essence Financial Building in Shenzhen, China, with a concept that abandons western conventions for more contemporary ideas. Among other attributes, the plans call for shifting the elevators to the side instead of the center to allow for more creative office designs, and removing the exterior walls from the middle floor to create a large skydeck.
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