Poly International Plaza
POLY INTERNATIONAL PLAZA
SOM
MANUFACTURERS
ESCOFET, Interface, dormakaba, Beijing Qingshang Architectural Ornamental Engineering, Jianho Group, North Glass, Shandong Dahua Rixin Aluminum, Xinyi Glass, Yuefu
CATEGORY
Office Buildings, Skyscrapers
LOCATION
Chaoyang Qu, China
LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS
SWA Group
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
GREEN BUILDING DESIGN CONSULTANTS
Built Ecology
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS
Edgett Williams Consulting Group
LIGHTING CONSULTANTS
Francis Krahe & Associates Inc.
ASSOCIATE DESIGN DIRECTOR
Angela Wu
AREA
116000 m²
PROJECT MANAGING DIRECTOR
Larry Chien
MEP CONSULTANTS
WSP
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Rupa Garai
TECHNICAL
Danny Bently, Feliciano Racines
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Stephanie Chang, Josephine Pai
DIGITAL DESIGN COORDINATOR
Jeffrey Bajamundi
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Brian Cook
TECHNICAL DESIGN
Francesca Oliveira
DESIGN ARCHITECT
Christopher Talbott
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Andrew Krebs, Zhaofan Li, Joanna Zhang, Jeffrey Keileh, Christopher Horiuchi
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PARTNER
Mark Sarkisian
SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Neville Mathias
DESIGN PARTNER
Leo Chow
CONSULTING PARTNER
Gene Schnair
TECHNICAL PARTNER
Keith Boswell
Located midway between the Forbidden City and Beijing Capital Airport, Poly International Plaza occupies a prominent position in a new business district adjacent to the Capital Airport Expressway.
The project site comprises a main tower and two smaller supporting towers. The elliptical footprint of the three towers frees the buildings from the rigid geometry of the adjoining urban fabric, allowing the landscape of surrounding parks to continue seamlessly through the project site.
The landscaping covers garage ramps and egress stairs, minimizing their visual impact while creating a tranquil, undulating topography with pedestrian paths.
Inspired by Chinese paper lanterns, the design of the main tower’s exterior is formed by a continuous diagrid pattern, with a jewel-like faceting that shimmers as it reflects the sky.
The exoskeleton structural system forms an outer thermal envelope around the office spaces, which are enclosed within a second glazed interior envelope.
This creates day-lit communal areas that accommodate meetings and foster social interaction, while establishing physical and visual connections between floors.
The long-span structural design not only opens up the interior, creating a column-free work environment, but also employs a highly sustainable architectural/mechanical approach to address the climatic and air quality challenges particular to Beijing.
