PROJECTS
PROJECT AT A GLANCE Classification: Commercial Location: Shenzhen, China Approx. Project Cost: US$1.11 billion Approx. Commencement Date: 4Q 2021 Approx. Completion Date: 2024
Artist impression. (Source: Ennead Architects)
XIAOMI International Headquarters
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he internationally renowned New York City-based architectural firm, Ennead Architects, has been selected to design and build the Xiaomi Group Shenzhen International Headquarters in the port city of Shenzhen, China. The winning design was a competition entry held in conjunction with the 10 th anniversary of Xiaomi, the consumer electronics designer and manufacturing giant. DESIGN COMPOSITION Codenamed “Xiaomi Rubik’s Code”, the HQ construction project will be a graceful architectural fusion between technology and our environmental nature as the HQ will be integrated into one of Xiaomi’s flagship concept stores, blended in with shorelines of the blooming Shenzhen port city. The structure resembles a Rubik's Cube with a 360-degree LED screen surrounding the building’s podium, representing Xiaomi’s success and aspirations for the future. Nestled in the heart of Houhai Financial and Commercial Headquarters Base, one of the key development areas in Shenzhen, Xiaomi Shenzhen International Headquarters and Xiaomi Home, the company’s flagship store, will become
26 March-April 2022 | www.b-i.biz
CREDIT LIST DEVELOPER: The Xiaomi Group ARCHITECT: Ennead Architects
