Tencent Binhai Mansion
腾讯滨海大厦
The Tencent Binhai Mansion in December 2020
Alternative namesTencent Seafront Towers
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location33 Haitian Second Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°31′32″N 113°55′50″E / 22.5255°N 113.9305°E / 22.5255; 113.9305
Construction started2012
Completed2017
Height
Architectural248 metres (813.6 ft)194 metres (636.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count50 and 41
Design and construction
Architect(s)NBBJ, OMA
Tencent Binhai Mansion
Simplified Chinese腾讯滨海大厦
Traditional Chinese騰訊濱海大廈

Tencent Binhai Mansion (Chinese: 腾讯滨海大厦), or Tencent Seafront Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Houhai, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. Construction of the buildings started in 2012. They were topped out in February 2015 and fully completed by the first half of 2017.[1] The buildings are owned by Tencent, one of the largest Chinese technology and Internet companies, the world's largest investment, gaming and entertainment conglomerate, and Asia's most valuable company.[2][3] Situated at the intersection of Binhai and Nanhai Boulevards, the buildings stand 248 and 194 meters tall, with 50 and 41 floors respectively.[4][5] There are three skybridges connecting the two towers.[6]

Architecture and design

Tencent Binhai Mansion was designed with the purpose of connecting people.The two towers are connected using multiple sky walkways with a lot of modern facilities. The architecture of the sky walkways promote people's gathering. The sky walkways include green spaces, fitness spaces and public community spaces. Tencent Binhai Mansion is a vertical cooperate campus with three vertical corridors, namely Cultural corridor, Health corridor and Knowledge corridor.[7][8]

Awards and recognition

Tencent Binhai Mansion is claimed to be the smartest building in China due to its use of sophisticated communication technologies.[9] The building has received two awards for its unique architecture.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "腾讯全球新总部"滨海大厦"封顶 马化腾参加封顶仪式".
  2. ↑ "Tencent Holdings Market Cap (TCEHY)". ycharts.com.
  3. ↑ "Tencent Seafront Tower 1".
  4. ↑ "Tencent Binhai Mansion".
  5. ↑ "Tencent Building Iconic New Headquarters in Shenzhen". 29 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "腾讯总部"滨海大厦"封顶 挑战央视大裤衩".
  7. ↑ "Tencent Binhai Building/NBBJ (translated from Chinese)".
  8. ↑ "NBBJ completes "vertical campus" for Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen".
  9. ↑ "Inside Tencent Skyscraper That Doubles as $599 Million Test Lab".
  10. ↑ "Tencent Seafront Towers | NBBJ". www.nbbj.com.
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