The SZMG Tower is located at the central Fudian District of Shenzhen and an extension to the existing SZMG Building on its immediate south. A public plaza is created between the two buildings.

▼深圳广电金融中心大厦，Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG) Tower © 白羽

▼与现广电大厦比邻而立的深圳广电金融中心大厦，SZMG Tower adjacent to the existing SZMG Building © 白羽

In designing the SZMG Tower, we conceptualized a skyscraper specifically for the Ling Nan region (the southernmost region in China) – where the city of Shenzhen is located – with a climate characterized by hot and humid air all year round with excessive sunlight. The conventional glass curtain wall was thus not considered to avoid light pollution and reduce heat island effect, and a sun-shading system would be crucial. We designed a 600mm in depth, comprehensive sun-shading grid on the building’s façades, with width of the horizontal components varying between 1.5m at bottom of the podium to 0.3m on top of the tower.