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Located directly adjacent to the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in the Pudong section of Shanghai, the new Land Rover Headquarters makes a dynamic contribution to the urban fabric via a unique building enclosure that transforms as the cities atmosphere changes. The Land Rover Regional Offices in Shanghai was driven by 3 primary ideas: 1) creating a porous urban environment; 2) creating a showroom space for a car company that would, in turn, create a contrast between the scale of the buildings; and, 3) introducing a dynamic façade to achieve a building without automated systems. In realizing these goals, it became apparent that the two towers had to be in the opposite corners of the site and that the shorter

pavilions had to fill in the area in-between. The façade utilized parametric tools to transform inspiration from bamboo forests into a complex frit pattern. In the end, the buildings interact dynamically with the changing atmosphere of Shanghai and are in a constant state of metamorphosis. IMAGES BY DMITRY YAGOKVIN

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