Introduction
The simple yet distinct geometry of the landmark tower is inspired by the classic Chinese garden feature of the moon gate, marking a new entry to the district. The tower’s unique feature lies in the structure that suspends its office floors from a roof truss supported between two side cores. The solid east and west facing cores and the faceted south facade reduces energy use by 80% compared to a similarly scaled office tower.
Program: Commercial Office Tower
Site: Master Planned Development
Role: Senior Design Architect / Project Lead while at SOM
Phases: Concept Design to Exterior Tender Documents
Status: Under Construction, Expected Completion 2025
Design Brief and Approach
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Open Plaza
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'Open' Office
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Suspended Structure
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Acknowledgements
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SOM Team
Architecture
Keith Boswell – Technical Partner
Leo Chow – Design Partner
Kenny Endo – Design Lead
Frank Grima – Technical Lead
Brian Hart
Jing Huang – Project Manager
Aditi Mukherjee
Ty Peterson
Elam Reins
Kirit Sedani
Wei Song
Tony Tang
Yifeng Wu
Structural
Rupa Garai
Client
Lingang Group
Consultants
MEP: SOM Chicago
Lighting: Francis Krahe Associates
Landscape Architect: SOM Open Space Studio
Alan Lewis
Su-Jung Park
External Links
Project Pages