Xiamen Baojia Center is located in downtown Xiamen between the streets of Lujiang and South Xiti Roads. The City of Xiamen has initiated strict controls on building setbacks, sunshading, and building height in response to the residential and office tower nearby. The tower consists of a hotel brand Grand Hyatt and a Retail Podium. The…
SMG is one of China’s largest media and cultural conglomerates, with the most complete portfolio of media and related businesses. SMG asked Gensler and Jun Xia to design a mixed-use entertainment master plan that would compete with the neighboring DreamWorks media district on the south Bund area in Shanghai. What the team developed was a…
This very unique configuration of two parabolic formed towers was never realized. However the form of the two parabolic arching towers is truly iconic. The shorter of the two towers is programmed with Branded Residences, the taller tower is “Grade A” Commercial Office at the lower portion and the upper portion is a 5-Star Hotel…
This project is located in the heart of a very busy commercial district in downtown Bangkok. To Comply with Bangkok’s rigid height restrictions and form based code regulations the building’s mass was conceived utilizing step gardens to reinforce one of the tower’s key drivers sustainability. The building further reiterates this concept by allowing office workers…
The idea behind this massive mixed-use master planning project, was to create a new town center for the city of Changsha, China. The buildings represented as individual shining stars, a splendid cluster, a whole system linked by galaxy pedestrian bridge, hence the concept of Constellation of Stars. As a major new Central Business District, the…
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, was the first Free Trade Zone to be established in China. It is situated in the North East of Pudong District, near the end of Metro Line 6. It was incorporated as part of the newly developed China Pilot Free-Trade Zone in 2013 and mostly built-out by 2018. This large-scale…
Xiamen has a long-standing history with Taiwan because of their geographical locations. With this understanding the crown of the building is a special void, representing a longstanding invitation and relationship to Taiwan. The Xiamen International Center will finish as Xiamen’s tallest (343 meters) and most Iconic buildings. As a Vertical Mixed-Use Tower, the International…
This large scale Mixed-Use project consists of Office, Retail and 3 Residential Towers. The main office tenant is the new Headquarters for True, Thailand’s leading technology provider. With Sustainable strategies throughout this project, it’s a benchmark for the region.
