Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won a competition to design a headquarters for smartphone maker OPPO in Shenzhen, southern China, beating a shortlist that included Bjarke Ingels Group, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Henning Larsen Architects.
ZHA’s concept consists of four interconnected towers reaching up to 200m in height with the tallest containing 42 floors.
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Two of the project’s towers will house flexible, open-plan spaces linked by a 20-storey vertical lobby. ZHA said that the other two will be service buildings that provide "vertical circulation".
The towers, which will have a floor area of 185,000 sq m, will taper inwards towards at its lower levels, creating public spaces on the ground floor that will hold a landscaped plaza, art gallery, shops, restaurants and links to Shenzhen’s subway network.
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A 10th floor Sky Plaza will contain dining, leisure and entertainment spaces, and a rooftop "Sky Lab" will offer the public views over Shenzhen.
Construction on the project is due to begin later this year and be completed in 2025.
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OPPO is China’s leading smartphone manufacturer, and the fifth largest worldwide.
Images courtesy of ZHA