Commissioned by Daxia Group, the new Daxia Tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is a high-rise building, 210-meter-tall, in China’s Xi’an business district with a curvilinear form and planted terraces.
The mixed-use building is set to be located on a 16,700 sq. m. site at the southeast corner of the Jingye Road and Zhangbawu Road intersection in the Yanta district of the city, linked to the metro system.
The Daxia Tower will incorporate 127,220 square meters comprising offices, retail, and ancillary facilities.
The skyscraper will emerge with a gently curving silhouette accentuated with patterned glazing and grand atriums that flood the interior with natural light.
Creating a cascade of planted interior terraces, that echo mountainside waterfalls, these atriums offer stunning views of the historic city to the north and east and the burgeoning high-tech zone to the south and west.
The buildings are designed with data analytics and behavior modeling regarding its interiors prioritizing adaptable and future-proofed workplaces, leveraging real-time analytics to create healthy and enjoyable environments that will enhance employees’ individual and overall well-being.
Daxia Tower’s design targets LEED Gold certification and the highest three-star rating of China’s Green Building Program.
Optimizing natural daylighting and ventilation using high-performance low-emissivity, unitized glazing with a thermal coating and insulated for low U-values to reduce energy demand and enhance efficiencies.
The tower’s responsive facade with integrated sensors will include photovoltaics to enable renewable energy generation to power various systems within the building.
Incorporating natural ventilation, the large atriums will allow fresh air to circulate through the building.
Planting on the many layers of terraces overlooking the atriums helps purify the air, reduce indoor pollutants, and foster a healthier indoor environment.
A rainwater harvesting system will collect and store rainwater as a supplementary source of non-potable water, while the recycling system will treat and reuse greywater to further reduce the building’s water consumption.
The tower’s procurement and construction will prioritize the use of recycled and locally-produced materials from the city of Xian and surrounding Shaanxi Province.
