Chongqing

Completed in 2022 in Chongqing, China. Images by Arch-Exist. Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chongqing Gaoke Office Project utilizes a simple elegant form ...

His delicate design has been articulated for the top of the tower, by conveying the conceptual “Valley of Light” through the transparent glass façade and lighting, to make a coherent statement. The tower sets back northwards, to connect the podium and the mall to the south. When the sun rises, the curved façade shines, and the tower becomes a building of light. Through value engineering, a portion of the hyperbolic glass with flat glass is successfully replaced achieving savings in construction costs. “As an open public space, the tower has all the credits to be a city icon, especially the significant twisting of the façade is remarkable.” Inspired by the dancing aurora, Aedas Global Design Principal Ken Wai and his team have introduced an impressive façade design through bottom-to-top connections between the northern and eastern sides. When night falls, the curved façade showcases reflections that allude to the dancing figure of a ballerina.