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Wednesday 5 December 2012

ZOOMLION HEADQUARTERS: CHINA'S PROPOSED FUTURISTIC, MIND-BLOWING SPACECRAFT-INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE


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Zoomlion Headquarters International Plaza by amphibianArc
By Amy Frearson,
Dezeen, 28 November 2012.

Californian firm amphibianArc was inspired by images of spacecrafts to come up with two different skyscraper proposals for the headquarters of a Chinese machinery company in Changsha.

The designs, for industrial vehicle manufacturer Zoomlion, were commissioned following amphibianArc’s previous proposals for a shape-shifting exhibition centre to host the company’s exhibitions and product displays.

Both new proposals feature skyscrapers that are 199.2 metres in height, in reference to the founding year of the company; 1992.

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Above: option one - single tower

The first design includes one prominent office tower, with seven spacecraft-inspired pods protruding from one side. “Seven spacecrafts represent seven founders of the enterprise,” amphibianArc’s Shu Yang told Dezeen.

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Above: option one - single tower

Five additional buildings of between 80 and 100-metres would be constructed around the tower, while a small “transformer building” would sit at the base.

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Above: option one - single tower

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Above: option one - single tower

Just like the architect’s previous project, this structure would feature a facade that flaps like the wings of a huge insect.

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Above: option one - single tower

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Above: option one - single tower

The second design is for a pair of skyscrapers, including an office tower and an accompanying 280-metre hotel.

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Above: option two - twin towers

The architects based the design on an image of a rocket launching from alongside its supporting structure. ”The twin towers scheme is inspired by the spacecraft, the Long March Carrier Rocket, that China just launched using the crane manufactured by Zoomlion,” explained Yang.

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Above: option two - twin towers

The hotel is pictured with a streamlined exterior, while the headquarters building is designed as a stack of box-like structures with an exposed steel framework that references scaffolding. A bridge would add a vertiginous swimming pool to the top of the towers, plus a five-storey podium would stretch across the base.

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Above: option two - twin towers

Our earlier feature about the design’s for Zoomlion’s exhibition centre was described as “extravagant”, “dangerous” and “breathtaking” by readers. See the full story and comments »

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Above: option two - twin towers

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Above: option two - twin towers



More information and photos from amphibianArc: Single Tower, Twin Towers.


[Source: Dezeen. Edited. Some image and links added.]


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