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Our goal was to make a list - similar to ones we’ve done on influential rooms, protest art and contemporary art - of the 25 most significant buildings constructed after World War II. 2, 2021Ī few months ago, I set up a Zoom call with the architects Toshiko Mori, Annabelle Selldorf and Vincent Van Duysen the designer Tom Dixon the artist and set designer Es Devlin the critic and T contributor Nikil Saval and Tom Delavan, T’s design/interiors director, to talk about postwar architecture. Hence, the building was named Yun Duan, “Above the clouds”.By Kurt Soller and Michael Snyder Aug. The form of the building is evocative of a white mountain with garden terraces, rising from the water up towards the sky. The main tenant of the building is the European Union, which plans to use it as a base for European organisations and companies in Western China. The draft designs also included detailed interior design plans for all the building’s public spaces these were subsequently adapted to local preferences and the tenants’ requirements. PES-Architect also created the master plan and concept-level landscaping plans for the site. This basic structure is applied throughout the building in different ways. A 120 mm thick concrete slab is cast over the secondary beam structure of the grid. The main components of the frame consist of round, concrete-filled steel columns and a 9 m x 9 m grid formed of 600 mm x 110 mm steel beams. The concrete-braced core of the building comprises the shafts and vertical connections, while the rest of the building frame is of steel. Glass and glazed ceramic elements form a checquered pattern on the other facades. The curved elevations to the south and east are defined by green terraces up to the 30th floor. This form creates a sweeping façade that overlooks the Tianfu River and a straight edge that defines the corner of the site along Tianfu Avenue.
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The tower has an L-shaped plan at ground level that grows into a square towards the top.
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This was designed by CSWADI partly under and partly adjacent to the building. The underground spaces were originally planned to accommodate a spa and gym, but the client later decided to replace these with a concert hall seating 900. Underground premises provide parking for 3,000 cars and a connection to the metro station. The top three floors contain dining, reception and meeting areas. A conference centre spans the fifth floor, followed by 23 floors of offices and 13 floors reserved for an apartment hotel. A shopping centre occupies the first two levels of the 47-storey building, while the third and fourth floors feature restaurants. Due to the scale and tight schedule of the project, PES-Architects proposed that the residential building be designed by the other Finnish competitor, Helin & Co Architects.ĭuring the design process, what was originally planned as an office tower evolved into a versatile, mixed-use building complex. The assignment comprised the design of an office and residential area, which was developed further in collaboration with the client and a local design office, China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute (CSWADI). The project is based on a winning entry in an invited architecture competition in 2009. The aim of the project was to create a landmark visible on entering the city as well as a focal point for the earlier building phases of the area. Icon Yunduan Tower is a 192-metre-high hybrid building located in a high-tech zone on the outskirts of the city of Chengdu, China. Project area: 103,650 m² (above ground), total project ca 160,000 m² Invited International Competition 2009 - 1st PrizeĬlient: Chengdu High-Tech Investment Group