Silver A' Design Award Winner 2025
Schematic Design of Super High-rise Buil's tower composition encodes multiple layers of symbolic meaning through its formal vocabulary and material expression, the triadic arrangement of three connected towers may evoke archetypal associations with trinities representing completeness, balance, and dynamic stability found across numerous cultural traditions, the vertical aspiration of the towers participates in enduring symbolic traditions connecting height with achievement, status, and transcendence, reaching upward toward light and sky while remaining grounded in the urban fabric below, the warm bronze-amber chromatic register carries significant cultural resonance, suggesting harvest gold and honeyed warmth in contrast to cooler corporate glass, potentially encoding values of domesticity, nurturing, and human-centered design within the commercial high-rise typology, the transparency gradient revealing inhabited interiors at lower levels while presenting more reflective surfaces above could symbolize the philosophical tension between public presentation and private dwelling, between the desire to see and be seen and the need for retreat and refuge, the champagne-toned structural frames suggest permanence and substance while their warm undertones soften technological precision with organic warmth, the golden hour atmospheric treatment positions the towers at a threshold moment between day and evening, a liminal time traditionally associated with transformation, reflection, and the return to domestic sanctuary, the urban context rendered in atmospheric haze establishes hierarchical relationships encoding the towers as focal landmarks around which lesser forms arrange themselves, the visible interior illumination emerging from lower floors symbolizes the animation of dwelling, the transformation of architectural shell into living home through human presence and activity.
Gaofu’s urban renewal project in Shanghai harmonizes historical preservation with modern design, nestled near cultural heritage areas and Yanzhong Greenland. The 150m supertall structure and mixed-use development integrate Shikumen-style elements (rounded corners, chamfered edges, and arched motifs) evoking classic Shanghai architecture while embracing sustainable urbanism. The layout prioritizes natural light and views: south/east facades maximize solar exposure and park vistas, while a north-elevated ground floor ensures safe access and streetfront cohesion.