Situated in the Futian district, the City Complex, also known as One Avenue, is a comprehensive landmark in the heart of Shenzhen offering unparalleled shopping experience and upmarket office and residential units. The 0.44 millionsq.m commercial and residential development, designed by four international architects including the KPF, SOM, Callison, and Leigh & Orange, consists of a 375.5m-tall office/residential tower (133,000sq.m) named Dabaihui Plaza, various large retail areas (total 290,000sq.m), underground car parking and a design museum, and another 180m-tall office tower (60,000sq.m) named Gemdale Centre.
Dabaihui Plaza is the tallest skyscraper in WSP’s structural engineering portfolio in Asia, and it is the first project that has adopted the innovative hybrid vertical structural system in China.
The combined efforts of our UK and China teams for structural and building services, and façade consultancy services with the architects realised this supertall tower, which comes with a distinctive design thanks to our innovative solutions for its façade and seismic structure.