Hengqin International Financial Center

Like a dragon rising from the sea, a 339-meter-high building stands at the confluence of the Pearl River and the South China Sea, twisting and spiraling upward, its tower splitting into four forms like four dragons breaking through barriers and soaring into the clouds, overlooking the entire waterway. This supertall building, which perfectly recreates the mythic scene of a dragon emerging from the sea, is the latest creation by Aedas: the Zhuhai Hengqin International Financial Center. Since the release of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development outline, Zhuhai, one of three key pole cities, has become a focus of future planning and development. Hengqin, as the only national-level strategic new area in Zhuhai and even the Greater Bay Area connected by land to Hong Kong and Macau, is rising as an important engine of Bay Area development thanks to its unique locational advantages. As a frontier for the Belt and Road Initiative, it also provides strong support for the free trade era. The project is located in the future financial new area of Hengqin Island, connecting east to Hong Kong and Macau, west to western Guangdong, north to the Pearl River Delta, and south to Hengqin, at the center of the cross-shaped waterway between Zhuhai and Macau. We wanted to create a special building on this site of enormous energy, one that symbolizes the rebirth of the financial new area, represents the thriving development of Hengqin, and even conveys the power of China in a new era, says Dr. Andy Wen, Global Design Director at Aedas. The project integrates Grade-A offices, conference and exhibition spaces, serviced apartments, and retail. Retail and conference functions are placed in the easily accessible podium, while Grade-A office spaces occupy the middle and lower tower.