2016-02-26 SOHO中国

Recently, the China International Exchange Committee for Tall Buildings (CITAB) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the award recipients for the inaugural CITAB-CTBUH 2016 Best Tall Building China Awards. Four projects received the Excellence Awards, including three from SOHO China, Bund SOHO, Hongkou SOHO and Wangjing SOHO.

With an eye for innovative design, sustainability considerations, life safety, and contributions to the urban habitat, the China Awards Jury – a group of experts in the tall building industry jointly appointed by CTBUH and CITAB – selected projects that exhibit processes and innovations that add to the profession of design and enhance the cities and lives of their inhabitants.

Bund SOHO, Shanghai / von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects

Bund SOHO, Shanghai, is a multi-tower development that maximizes its limited exposure to Shanghai’s famous riverfront boulevard – the Bund – by employing an interplay of void and solid that entices exploration, such that many views out of, into, and through the complex feel “privileged.”

The jury appreciated how the orientation of the site, as well as the formal approach of the towers, make access convenient and encourages exploration, creating a dynamic urban environment focused on people and socioeconomic activity.

Hongkou SOHO, Shanghai / Kengo Kuma and Associates

Hongkou SOHO, Shanghai, defies the hard and cold image of conventional tall buildings, utilizing a curved shading system that gradually changes shape as it gains altitude, forming a rhythmic facade with a topographical surface.

In addition to having a sinuous form, the tower boasts an assortment of green features, like a landscaped roof and podium, low-e insulating glass panels, and an extensive grey water collection system.

Wangjing SOHO, Beijing / Zaha Hadid Architects

Wangjing SOHO, Beijing, is a complex that resembles three dynamic mountain- or fish-like forms, pulling flow through the site with their convexity. The juxtaposition of the towers affords a continuously changing, elegant, and fluid view from all directions.

The project is particularly successful and properly activated as a result of its emphasis on transportation access, with special parking spots reserved for low-emission cars, bicycle parking, direct subway connections, and bus station adjacency.