Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have won a competition to design the ‘Headquarters for China Insurance Group’ in Shenzhen, China.

The jury for the ‘Shenzhen 4 Tower in 1′ Competition chaired by Mr. Arata Isozaki, selected Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for Tower C, the new ‘Headquarter of China Insurance Group’ as the winning scheme. Other participants include Morphosis, Steven Holl Architects, Hans Hollein, MVRDV and FCJZ Atelier.

The new ‘Headquarter of China Insurance Group’ will be part of a lively business quarter in the heart of the Central District of Shenzhen made up of a carefully composed ensemble of unique, individual towers creating a landmark silhouette. The 49-storey building will sit next to OMA’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange Plaza, which is under construction in the city’s Central District.

The design of the façade is driven by generation of energy. The second skin of the façade is shaped by climate conditions and inner functions. This skin includes photovoltaic cells to generate electricity and also cells to reduce excessive wind pressure, shade the sun and create multi media displays. Strategies employing the form of the building to assist natural ventilation together with the use of renewable energy sources (wind and solar power) assure an energy efficient design and reduce energy consumption and reliance on fossil fuel energy sources.

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