Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates just completed the 400-meter-tall China Resources Headquarters, now Shenzhen's third tallest building.

The elegant skyscraper, which takes inspiration from the shape of the winter bamboo shoot, features a number of engineering marvels and impresses with a stunning cathedral-like "sky hall" at the very top.

"China Resources Headquarters features a light yet stable tube and diagrid structural system that is expressed in its tapered, sculptural form," explains the project description. "Rendered in pre-fabricated column and steel units, the system affords column-free interiors, in turn allowing greater expression of the tower’s radial symmetry and more boutique floorplates as it rises."

"The 56 vertical columns converge into 28 columns at the lower and upper sections of the tower, forming a series of entry portals at the tower’s base and merging to a singular point at its peak. At these junctures, faceted, triangular glass panels illuminate at night with a jewel-like brilliance across Shenzhen’s waterfront business district."

"The 'sky hall' at the top of the tower is a conical, cathedral-like space offering visitors stunning views of the diagrid spire—it is one the few high-rises in the world that is occupiable at its absolute highest point."

Prior to China Resources Headquarters, KPF also designed Shenzhen's number 1 and 6th tallest towers: Ping An Finance Centre (which is also the world's 5th tallest building) and One Shenzhen Bay Landmark Tower, respectively.