curvilinear patterns cover the facades of twin towers in china

Jan 02, 2024

open from all sides, the site stands in a prominent location attracting visitors from all directions

the towers are wrapped with low-iron glass curtain walls and aluminum vertical fins

the strong surging tides of the river inform the towers’ facade design

project info:

name: Shimao Riverfront Wisdom Towers designer: Atelier Ping Jiang – EID Arch | @eid_arch

location: Hangzhou, China

photography: CreatAR Images – arch-exist photography – Xi Chen – Hu Yijie – Yang Shi

design team: Sean Lu, Xiaohai Lin, Hong Li, Kai Ding, Dan Tang, Alberto Canero, Ratima Suwanrumpha, Boyang Li, Ben Xie, Di Fan, Xiaoxu Sun, Fan Yang, Ingrong Chen, Wenjia Wang, Tong Zheng, Yushi Zheng, Kaini Huang, Jin Meng, Guanting Fang, Fangzi He, Xiaowei Wang, Yu Song, Peng Li, Chen Chen, Zhongzhou Jiang, Di Wu, Juntao Hu, Wei Zhang, Yuandi Nong, Tinglei Zhang, Xinyi Lu, Huiwen Wang

collaborating local design institute: Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research

master planning: SOL Structure

engineer: LERA

MEP engineer: WSP

landscape design consultant: AECOM

facade consultant: Schmidlin

interior designer: HPID (Tower A) – MATRIX DESIGN (Tower B) – G&K (E Building)

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom