The Shard Sales Office

Qun Wen's Sales Office presents a sophisticated vocabulary of architectural symbolism through its crystalline formal language, where the sharp angular geometries may evoke associations with natural crystal formation, geological strata, and the transformative forces that shape raw material into precious form, the ascending triangular masses suggest aspiration and dynamic energy, their upward thrust encoding ambition and forward momentum within the spatial experience, the extensive use of natural travertine stone establishes a symbolic dialogue between human construction and earthly origins, the horizontal striations of the material serving as visible records of geological time and natural process, lending an aura of permanence and authenticity to the commercial function within, the reflecting pool operates as a liminal threshold space rich with archetypal resonance, water traditionally symbolizing purification, reflection, and the boundary between worlds, its mirror surface doubling the architecture into an implied realm below suggesting the psychological concept of depth and hidden dimensions beneath surface appearances, the interplay between glass transparency and stone opacity encodes the symbolic tension between revelation and concealment, accessibility and protection, the warm amber illumination emerging from within creates a beacon effect traditionally associated with welcome, safety, and the promise of interior warmth against exterior exposure, the twilight atmospheric condition captures a threshold moment between day and night, activity and rest, suggesting the building itself exists in a transformative temporal space, the cantilever forms demonstrate mastery over gravity and material limitation, encoding confidence and technical prowess, the precise geometric intersections where forms meet suggest harmony achieved through dynamic balance rather than static symmetry, the overall symbolic program positions the architecture as a place of transformation where visitors cross thresholds between ordinary commercial transaction and elevated aesthetic experience.

Function combines sales office and gallery, The Shard was design to interact with people in an more inclusive and open way. The use of the unit components of the aluminum thousand paper crane on the facade emphasizes its artistry. The desire is to create events for Chongqing city by taking architecture as the carrier, so that to drive the public's sense of participation and interaction, and bring vitality to the community and society.