Kunming Landmark Tower (2009)

Project Data
 
Total GFA:   240.000m2
Location:   Kunming, China
Function:   Mixed-Use, Office, Hospitality, Commercial
Features:   Unique landmark tower silhouette
Scope:   Master Plan and Architectural Concept Design
Status:   Planning
 
 
Project Summary
 
Situated in central Kunming in close proximity to Cui Hu this project features the tallest building in Kunming at planning time.

The Landmark Tower will be the 160m tall icon of a multifunctional but closely integrated inner urban development. While the Landmark Tower will provide spaces for offices and a hotel, surrounding high-rise complements the program and spatial composition: a 5* Golf-Hotel, A-grade Office and a Soho Loft Building each around 100m tall.

The Tower’s main feature is its cantilevered Sky-Gardens with western light and panoramic views towards CuiHu lake and Xi Shan (West Mountain). By rotating the floor plate Sky-Gardens are generated on one side while a overhead glazed Lobby is generated on the opposite building side, providing stunning views up along the façade towards the sky.

Kunming’s fame for nice weather and reputation of Flower City further have been driving the landscaping and public space design. The Podium, holding financial services, retail and a large conference center features a large green roof composed of three distinct, separated areas: a roof golf practice area run by the hotel with adjacent pro-shops and training facilities, an outdoor conference garden served by a roof cafeteria, and a public roof garden with steps leading down into the all-year-blooming flower plaza creating an open amphitheater for temporary performances and dramatic main entrance to the Landmark Tower.