CCRE Centre

With a height of 250 metres, this mixed-use centre will be one of the tallest in the precinct, designed to serve as a ‘marquee’ to anchor a new development district. The project aims to achieve a 3-star rating in the energy conservation assessments. 

TREE AS A METAPHOR
The architecture of the tower, which will also house the company’s headquarters, is based on the metaphor of a tree in direct reference to its corporate philosophy: A corporation in the society is like a tree in the soil. 

Thus, the architecture takes on a sculptural form that zigzags upwards like the tree trunk of a redwood sequoia, reaching up to the sky with a commanding presence to symbolise growth and prosperity.

The interior of entrance lobby and basement levels is expressed as a series of weaving ribbons that likens to the root system of a tree. The design is further enhanced through the use of skylights and voids to maximise natural daylighting into the space.

For example, in the interior of the triple-height entrance lobby, the same concept is echoed in the smooth yet dynamic curves of wood use to represent a flowing motion. 

PROJECT DATA
Project Name
CCRE Centre
Location
Zhengzhou, China
Status of Construction
Under construction
Expected Completion
Late 2025
Site Area
32,570 square metres
Gross Floor Area
108,000 square metres
Building Height
52 storeys; 250 metres
Client
Central China Real Estate Limited
Architecture Firm
Wong & Tung International Limited
Principal Architect
John Yuen
Interior Design Firm
Wong & Tung International Limited
Principal Designer
John Yuen
Civil & Structural Engineer
Meinhardt Group (Shenzhen)
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer
Meinhardt Group (Shenzhen)
Façade Consultant
Inhabit Group
Lighting Consultant (Façade)
Inhabit Group
Landscape Architect
Department of Architecture
Green Building Consultant
CBRE (Shanghai)
Main Contractor
China Construction First Building (Group) Corporation Limited
Images
Wong & Tung International Limited

This is an excerpt. The original article is published in
Construction+ Q4 2022 Issue: Year End (Review & Forecast).
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