Bund Finance Centre
Bund Finance Centre The studio won a competition to sign a 4 million square foot development for the Bund in Shanghai’s last empty site, at the pivot-point between the Bund’s historic grand colonial buildings, the city’s old town and a financial district. Deciding to collaborate on an equal basis with Foster + Partners, a scheme was developed that reconciled the client’s requirement for offices, a hotel, retail spaces and the city plan’s requirement for twin towers. Exploring how the masterplan for the site could make its buildings relate to the broader old town neighbourhood, a solution was developed to compose the whole project from smaller building components that vary in height in response to lower buildings nearby. Organised like extruded volumes, the finished scheme consists of rustic hand carved stone building frames – contrasting with the latest office façade technology. Intricate detailing at the base of the buildings pares back as they rise, giving a sense of lightness towards the top, with bronze detailed in-fill panels creating interest up close.
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