‘The GSXC Steel Exchange building by ICE is an interface between the manufacturers of construction steel and the buyers. In order to make this relationship more transparent, we decided to put the two functions of the building under one roof. The (obviously) steel roof now houses both offices with exchange and the warehouse for construction steel.
The project serves as an iconic center for a construction steel trading organization. The building contains not only the warehouse, but also offices, international trade, leisure facilities and guest rooms.

Given the specific site context of being located at a very prominent junction along the Dongguan/Shenzhen highway, we decided to combine all the program under once roof. The warehouse volume merges into the volume of the other program.

As the site is only leased by the client for twenty years, we were asked to design a building, which can be fully/mainly recycled after that period. With the client being in construction steel, we decided to build everything in steel. Making the facade a showcase for the traded goods, the facade will display the quality of their material. The challenge will be on how much of the building can be recycled after the lease is up.’

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