Description
Tianjin World Trade Center is located within the CBD area of Xiao Bai Lou, conveniently next to the Xiao Bai Lou MTR station. The site is adjacent to the famous local musical theatre, the world-known cultural street, the Fifth Avenue and also the important commercial complex such as the Victorious Gate Mansion Shopping Center. Consisting of 3 towers and a commercial podium, the main tower contains service apartments and is 235 m in height with a total of 57 storeys, and a GFA of 70,000 sqm. The other two towers are office and service apartments, rising at 165 m tall with a GFA of 40,000 sqm and 45,000 sqm respectively. The elevation design emphasizes on verticality to enhance the height of the towers. Fenestration details reflect the proportional English and French colonial architectural styles, which echo with the surrounding architecture at the Fifth Avenue. Keeping to a similar language, building materials were chosen to blend with the existing surrounding buildings, creating continuality of using simple and clean color combinations.
CLIENT
Capitaland China
START / COMPLETION
2015
GFA
230,000 sqm
LOCATION
China