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Shenzhen Bay Tower
Sightseeing tower competition
A competition proposal for a 125-metre information and observation tower formed by the intersection of simple planar elements.
Project and approach
Horizontal and vertical planes generate the tower’s external structure and sculptural envelope around an internal concrete core. The system was studied through plans, visualisations and a complex physical model assembled from individually laser-cut façade components.
My role
As part of the IBA design team, I supported the concept design, façade-detail development and plans. I also produced and assembled the laser-cut physical model from CAD drawings of the individual components forming the tower skin.
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Type
- Architecture
- Studio / context
- Information Based Architecture (IBA), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Year
- 2009 (approx.)
- Scale
- 125 m high
- Status
- Competition proposal
I developed this work within Information Based Architecture (IBA), as part of the studio team.
Visual material
Project views
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Architectural drawings
Plans
01 item
Technical development
Technical drawings and details
01 item
Design process
Models, mock-ups and studies
02 items
