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Foster + Partners completes Shenzhen DJI towers with large cantilevering volumes

2022-10-06T09:00:00-04:00

Foster + Partners has completed the new headquarters for leading drone and camera company DJI in Shenzhen, China. Described by the design team as a “heart of innovation” for the company, the scheme’s two towers rise 40 and 44 stories to a height of 105 meters (344 feet).

Inside the headquarters, office and research spaces are arranged as floating volumes cantilevered from central cores, supported by large megatrusses and circular profiled steel suspension rods.

Image courtesy of Foster + Partners

Such a system, rare for high-rise towers, was chosen to negate the need for internal columns and to allow for quadruple-height drone flight testing labs. The imprint of the quadruple-height labs can also be seen on the external façade via distinct V-shaped trusses.

Image courtesy of Foster + Partners

The two towers are linked by a 90-meter-long (295-foot-long) suspension bridge, described by the design team as “a lightweight element that creates an elegant connection between the two volumes...

Foster + Partners' new Shenzhen HQ for drone maker DJI will feature robot fighting rings

2018-05-09T15:54:00-04:00

First renderings were unveiled today of Dajiang Innovation HQ, the slick new Shenzhen headquarters of drone maker and robotics company DJI.

Designed by Foster + Partners, the ensemble of two mirrored towers connected via a not so undramatic sky bridge is currently under construction.

Foster + Partners: Dajiang Innovation HQ, Shenzhen, China

"The twin towers combine sensitive research and development spaces with office and other public functions," the project description explains. "The floors are arranged in floating volumes cantilevered from central cores by large steel megatrusses – creating large, column-free spaces throughout, with unique quadruple-height drone flight testing labs. The towers are linked by a sky bridge, which will become another platform for showcasing the latest drone technology."

Foster + Partners: Dajiang Innovation HQ, Shenzhen, China

"The ground floor features a public exhibition space that pays tribute to DJI’s extraordinary reputation for technological develo...