The new headquarters building for the Guosen Securities Corporation in Shenzhen, China, is to be the new symbol for the dynamic corporation that needs to be energy efficient and a pleasurable working environment in the new century. The Guosen Securities Tower by MVRDV is a project driven by the creation of good views and direct daylight for every worker in a compact floor plan of 1849m2 where no workplace is further than 11 meters away from the façade. Stacking these floors leads to a 204 meter tall tower with a square floor plan and an elegant, slender volume.
More on this project by MVRDV after the break.
The edges of each floor plate have been folded down with an angle of 35 to 55 degrees creating shadow for the floor below and reducing the cooling demand of the building. Large glass fronts connect these louvers, offering the office workers excellent views of the surrounding cityscape. The louvers vary in size according to the orientation; on the north side they are small whilst at the south side they are larger. The angle of the louvers allows for the addition of solar cells and reduces the energy demand of the building by 33 %. The louvers are also used for water collection to feed the grey water circuit. A lengthy water pipe system runs invisibly through the façade collecting the heat of the solar cells to heat up water.
