The project is developed by Chengdu High-Tech Investment Group, and will be home to companies focused on the development of 5G, AI, big data, Satellite Internet, and other high-tech interests. Located in the southeast of Chengdu, it lies on the boundary between Chengdu’s urban expansion and a hilly rural area. This meeting point between city and nature, along with the Chengdu government’s “park city” initiative, formed a crucial starting point for the design, which introduces fingers of greenery extending from adjacent green space up and into the buildings. In the office tower, this finger of greenery extends upwards to form the atrium, while on the cultural centre, greenery proliferates over the roof.

The shape of the Culture Centre follows the triangular outline of its site. The different programmes are stacked in a stepped arrangement to form terraces that are oriented towards the park. A green roof of faceted triangular panels covers the terraced interior to create a semi-outdoor atrium space that wraps up and over the interior spaces. At various points on the edges of the roof, the panels are lifted up to form glazed clerestory windows, allowing daylight into the interior. The roof is a small park in itself, equipped with public plazas, a continuous pathway, and lush green planters that extend the landscape on top of the sloping building.

For both buildings, MVRDV is working with local co-architect CSWADI to implement the designs. MVRDV also developed a concept design for a third building, a smaller tower that complements the main office building. This tower design will be further developed and executed by CSWADI, in this case working independently of MVRDV.