Ruian Qiaomao Tower

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower

Atelier Alter Architects

CLIENTS
Ruian City Wuxi Construction Co.

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Xiaojun Bu, Yingfan Zhang

DESIGN TEAM
Zhenwei Li, Lidong Song, Lairong Zheng, Chunbiao Cao, Lanyue Sheng

MANUFACTURERS
Nippon, Taiwanglass Group, Toto

PHOTOGRAPHS
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ENGINEERING
Zhejiang Jiahua Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd.

CONSULTANTS
Zhejiang Jianyuan Architectural Planning and Design Institute

AREA
44264 m²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Beijing, China

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

The sense of speed is an integral part of the city's character, both in its physical and spiritual manifestations.

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian is renowned worldwide for electric vehicle components, serving as a crucial link in the upstream and downstream segments of the new energy vehicle industry.

The new energy vehicle industry symbolizes "speed" and "the future," and the city's rapid development and aspirations in this field are reflected in the city's appearance.

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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We aim to embody the sense of power generated by the city's forward momentum and transform it into the architectural language: massive, powerful lines sweep from the city to the building, endowing the structure with a tremendous sense of strength. The reflective surfaces add a futuristic aspect to its appearance.

Interconnections between urban, building, interior, and people at different scales. The project consists of three parts: the ground city square, podium, and tower.

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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The podium houses commercial spaces and a auditorium, while the tower is dedicated to offices.

Typically, these separated urban functional modules have little direct connection.

A large, ribbon-like concave form traverses these three parts, linking space from the city's entrance square to the podium facade and the tower's office interiors.

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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This unifying element includes the building's entrance square, facade variations, and an indoor observation platform that overlooks the entire city pulse—forming a cohesive urban image.

City reflection as part of the building. The ribbon-like concave mirrors embedded in the glass curtain wall embed the cityscape into the building's volume in a surreal manner, making the image an essential component of the building material.

Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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Ruian Qiaomao Tower
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The architecture's form, imbued with a sense of speed, overlays the artificially transformed city reflection, reinforcing the urban attributes of this architectural language on both a material and abstract level.


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