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The building was approved in 2014 as result of a restricted competition in which RTA-Office has won 1st prize. The construction of the 4 towers has already begun and reached an important height. The photos shows construction status and first facade tests with its glass and horizontal solar shading.
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The project belongs to a greater (1 million square meters) development scheme that targets IT companies from all over Qingdao.
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The winning proposal is set for construction next year.
RTA-Office’s project occupies a privileged place, at the center of the development area and is comprised of a total of six office towers: two tall buildings of 160 m, two of 100 m and two adjacent buildings of 70 m each.
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The design was made under rigorous volumetric constraints: the two existing towers, the local regulations, the client’s request and the position of the site imposed a symmetrical configuration.
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The four main office towers are organized along an axis that accentuates the main entrance in the office complex. These towers are connected by a detached “podium” containing all the public functions of the office buildings; this gesture generates a covered public space that draws people inside.
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The building’s shape and façade was designed in response to one major question: How to create a complex and iconic shape that is also efficient for an office building and a shape that makes sense economically?
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The project has taken inspiration from the natural movement of Qingdao’s sea breeze and the team has designed a façade that reflects this idea and also offers solar protection for the office space.
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The interior of the building presents a regular floor plans scheme that responds to functional and economic motives but outside the complex shape is more sophisticated, generated entirely by aluminum stripes that provide sun shading.
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The design of this system puts high emphasis on bringing comfort to the indoor climate – letting enter the natural light inside the office space while keeping the heat out.
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A strong and unified image is achieved through the design of a facade elegantly modelled that protects, feels and communicates. The complex is expected to open to the public in late 2015.Source by RTA-Office.
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Location: Qingdao, China
Architects: Santiago Parramón, RTA-Office in collaboration with Tengyuan, Qingdao
Landscape Design: Santiago Parramón, RTA-Office in collaboration with Tengyuan, Qingdao
Interior Design: Santiago Parramón, RTA-Office in collaboration with Tengyuan, Qingdao
Client: Private
Year: Project: 2014/ Completed in late 2015
Images and Photos: Courtesy of RTA-Office
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