2024-05-06T01:04:16-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150244710/zaha-hadid-architects-wins-design-competition-for-tower-c-at-shenzhen-bay-super-headquarters-base Sean Joyner 2021-01-12T18:22:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f1664c675f49383842276efc0370b7fb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/zaha-hadid" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid Architects</a> (ZHA) was announced as the winner of the design competition to build Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base.</p> <p>The Shenzhen Bay Headquarters Base will be a business and financial center in Shenzhen serving the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. ZHA designed Tower C as two towers that sit at the intersection of the city's planned north-south green axis and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10373/shenzhen" target="_blank">Shenzhen</a>'s east-west urban corridor.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c759471c1d97e80c305afa7f5d62d5a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c759471c1d97e80c305afa7f5d62d5a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Terraced landscapes extend upwards into the two towers, inviting the public into the heart of the building where cultural and pleasure activities will take place. Bridges extend and sweep throughout connecting the two towers whilst offering panoramic views of the city.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78358f2035f994aff24c8e81b13e8ec5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78358f2035f994aff24c8e81b13e8ec5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Dubbed a "vertical city," the two towers rise to nearly 400m, providing column-free naturally-lit office space, shopping, entertainment, and dining amenities, together with a hotel, convention center, and cultural facilities with exhibition galleries.<br></p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c64b0be7ab5e29b39ee83acbd33a950.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c64b0be7ab5e29b39ee83acbd33a950.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The design incorporates many sust...</p>