China Life Financial Center

CBD Parcel Z-13, Beijing, China

Office Tower (119,000 m2 GFA, Height: 189m) - Construction

Owner: Sino-Ocean Group

Lead Designer: Brian Lee, SOM Partner

Completed

Technical innovation and occupant wellness are guiding design principles for the LEED Gold and WELL Gold certified China Life Financial Center. Cantilevered 9-meter end bays create column-free, unobstructed views to the north and south. The east and west tower facades feature an internally ventilated cavity wall with automated blinds. Perforated stainless steel panels on the façade allow natural ventilation into interior spaces through operable, insulated panels. These sustainable features improve the overall energy performance of the building and thermal comfort for the office occupants. LED lighting within the cavity wall animates the facade during holidays and special occasions. The glass and steel trellis provides shading and a dramatic arrival experience above a multipurpose entrance court. A network of ground and basement pedestrian connections are integrated into the site design to connect to the subway and neighboring buildings in the Central Business District.

Role Included:

• Project team leader - delegated design and technical assignments to team members

• Designed architectural ground plane including drop off court, subway connections, lobby, retail space

• Detailed internally ventilated cavity facade that improves occupant thermal comfort while reducing heating and cooling loads

• Collaborated with MEP and sustainability disciplines to meet LEED Gold standards and WELL certification

• Coordinated with structural discipline to achieve 9m cantilevered, column-free end bays of each floor

• Reviewed exterior wall submittal review and performed site observation CA phase

Internally Ventilated Cavity Wall

Suzhou New Gateway

Suzhou, China

Large Scale Mixed Use (237,000 m2 GFA) - Unbuilt Competition

Owner: Sino Ocean-Land/Bang Bang

Lead Designer: Brian Lee, SOM Partner

Inspired by the rich history of Suzhou’s gardens, bridges, and waterways, the mixeduse development creates diverse and engaging environments. Located on the banks of the Grand Canal, the project works as a gateway to the new High-Tech Central Business District. A family of trellis and shade structures provides pedestrian comfort and protection, renewable energy, and project identity throughout the site. Five midrise office towers on the site’s north side enhance the street wall facing the central business district. The two gateway towers flanking the existing Lion Mountain Road feature triangular, ‘pinwheel’ tower plans to take advantage of long, unencumbered views of the Grand Canal. Outdoor tower terraces bracketing Lion Mountain Road Bridge symbolize the garden character of the city and create a distinctive figureground silhouette from Lion Mountain Road.

Role Included:

• Project team leader: directed and delegated design tasks to project team members

• Managed project staffing requirements

• Collaborated with landscape architect to design public realm, including trellis, shade structures, and retail promenade

• Produced concept diagrams, project renderings, and design presentations

• Provided technical oversight for all aspects of the project

• Organized competition deliverables and presentations

Operable

西侧的办公室可以利用共享中庭来加强楼层贯通，引入自然，或形成聚会、会议或培训空间

Optional office stacked city-side atria facilitate interconnecting floors, introduce nature, or create gathering, meeting or training spaces

高区办公标准层

Typical Office Floor - High Zone

标准层面积: 1540 SM

Floor Area

楼层有效率: 80% Floor Efficiency

Hotel Plan

优化办公平面，提供合理进深、强化转角办公空间、打造灵活的平面布局

Office Plan - Upper Zone

Workplace Plans With a Variety of Consistent, Corner, or Flexible Office Spaces

低区办公标准层

Typical Office Floor - Low Zone

标准层面积: 1650 SM

Area

楼层有效率: 78%

Efficiency

Ssiger International Plaza

Cixi, China

Hotel and Residential (140,000 m2 GFA, Height: 208m) - Unbuilt

Owner: Ningbo Ssiger Real Estate Development

Lead Designer: Brian Lee, SOM Partner

The design of Ssiger International Plaza is the product of client programmatic requirements for three residential towers and a separate hotel tower on a site with a small footprint. The solution that met the client’s criteria was one in which the hotel guestrooms span the tops of the three residential towers, positioned from corner to corner diagonally across the site. Placing the hotel at the crown gives the building a uniquely recognizable skyline presence. The tower base houses public and back-of-house hotel programs. Bridges between the towers provide code-required refuge areas for emergency exiting, strengthen the tower superstructure, and host residential amenity functions. Five large apertures between towers allow light, air, and views to pass through the building mass to the horizon.

Role Included:

• Developed interior architecture including tower cores, prefunction, convention hall, meeting space, and hotel BOH

• Produced concept diagrams, project renderings, and design presentations

• Led coordination with MEP and Structural disciplines

• Produced SD and DD documentation for residential, hotel, and hotel amenity spaces

Design Concept

The building organization is the result of a lengthy, iterative series accommodate the requirements of both the program brief and

These were:

Self Shading

Perforated vertical fins shade perimeter glass. Operability is automated to optimize sun shading throughout daylight hours.

Natural Ventilation and Daylight

Passive cooling through cross ventilation is encouraged via unit layouts in conjunction with operable casement windows. Each residential unit receives southern daylight exposure; most units receive ambient daylight exposure from three facades.

Mechanical Cooling