Konka Tower, Mixed-Use South China Business Building Project, Architecture Images
Konka Tower in Shenzhen
Contemporary Multifunctional Business and Commercial Complex, China ? design by Mecanoo
8 Nov 2019
Konka Tower
Architects: Mecanoo
Location: Shenzhen, China
Konka Tower

After 30 years of fast urban growth, Shenzhen has achieved the size of a world-class metropolis. At this point, the city is searching for new models for urban and architectural innovation to replace the traditional model of large-scale indoor shopping malls and focus on flexible development. The new Kang Qiao Jia Cheng development will provide an urban regeneration paradigm that is welcoming at street level as well as an imposing icon that fits Shenzhen?s skyline.
Urban context

Inspired by the small-scale urban tissue of historical Chinese towns, the complex uses a permeable urban fabric to allow pedestrian connections within the site and to all neighbouring areas. Located on a sloping plot bordering the highway, the scheme consists of two facing towers, connected by a network of plazas and green terraces.

Two stepped platforms solve the height difference between the northwest and the southeast corner. Easily visible from the highway and soaring 280 m into the sky, the tallest tower occupies the south-western corner of the site. The building hosts the Konka Group Headquarters, an electronics manufacturing company with an international reach.
On the opposite corner, the business apartment tower...