Mesmerizing skyscraper design for OPPO’s new R & D headquarters in Hangzhou, China Dubbed as ‘O-tower’, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) disclosed its mesmerizing skyscraper design for OPPO’s new R&D headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The building will serve as the hub of an extensive program for China’s largest smartphone company. Also, for the public to enjoy the scenic beauty, it will have an urban living room and lush green landscape. Segmented by a looped shape, the skyscraper is designed to reduce energy consumption.
OPPO in collaboration with BIG at the beginning of 2019, the design is being developed to build a research and development headquarters and a masterplan for the site. The O-tower will also be the new landmark and gateway to Hangzhou’s future sci-tech city.
Brian Yang, partner at BIG in his statement said, “The new OPPO R&D headquarters embodies this notion, sitting with ease in the scenic wetlands of Hangzhou, while negotiating between the dense urban fabric on one side and the natural landscape on the other. it will be an architectural manifestation of an OPPO product: effortlessly elegant, while elevating the quality of human life in the city.” Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative director of BIG said, “The compact form folding in on itself provides large flexible floor plates with the daylight access and fresh air of a slender tower. The adaptive louvered façade omits incoming solar glare and thermal heat gain, enhancing the passive performance of the building. the tilted loop of the warped roof creates a social shortcut for the OPPO employees and their collaborators connecting the ground to the summit.” The first three floors are reserved for public programming and most of the skyscrapers will be occupied by OPPO. The levels will include conference centers, a canteen, an exhibition space, and an incubator for extraneous workshops. Jin Le Qin, SVP of OPPO said, “Looking forward into the future, we believe through our collaboration, OPPO’s global mobile terminal R&D headquarters will not only be a perfect representation of OPPO’s brand identity and culture, but will also become the most iconic landmark in Yuhang, Hangzhou. this will precisely represent the keystone in OPPO’s hundred-year-plan.”