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Tencent Binhai Mansion (Chinese: 腾讯滨海大厦), or Tencent Seafront Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Houhai, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. Construction of the buildings started in 2012. They were topped out in February 2015 and fully completed by the first half of 2017.[1] The buildings are owned by Tencent, one of the largest Chinese technology and Internet companies, the world's largest investment, gaming and entertainment conglomerate, and Asia's most valuable company.[2][3] Situated at the intersection of Binhai and Nanhai Boulevards, the buildings stand 248 and 194 meters tall, with 50 and 41 floors respectively.[4][5] There are three skybridges connecting the two towers.[6]
| Tencent Binhai Mansion | |
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腾讯滨海大厦 | |
 The Tencent Binhai Mansion in December 2020 | |
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| Alternative names | Tencent Seafront Towers |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 33 Haitian Second Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Coordinates | 22°31′32″N 113°55′50″E / 22.5255°N 113.9305°E |
| Construction started | 2012 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 248 metres (813.6 ft)194 metres (636.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 and 41 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | NBBJ, OMA |
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| Simplified Chinese | 腾讯滨海大厦 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 騰訊濱海大廈 | ||||||||||
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Architecture and design
editTencent Binhai Mansion was designed with the purpose of connecting people.[citation needed] The two towers are connected using multiple sky walkways with many modern facilities. The architecture of the sky walkways promote employee gathering. The sky walkways include green spaces, fitness areas and public community spaces. Tencent Binhai Mansion is a vertical cooperate campus with three vertical corridors, namely the Cultural corridor, the Health corridor and the Knowledge corridor.[7][8]
Awards and recognition
editTencent Binhai Mansion is claimed to be the smartest[clarification needed] building in China due to its use of sophisticated communication technologies.[9] The building has received two awards for its unique architecture.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "腾讯全球新总部"滨海大厦"封顶 马化腾参加封顶仪式".
- ^ "Tencent Holdings Market Cap (TCEHY)". ycharts.com.
- ^ "Tencent Seafront Tower 1".
- ^ "Tencent Binhai Mansion".
- ^ "Tencent Building Iconic New Headquarters in Shenzhen". 29 October 2014.
- ^ "腾讯总部"滨海大厦"封顶 挑战央视大裤衩".
- ^ "Tencent Binhai Building/NBBJ (translated from Chinese)".
- ^ "NBBJ completes "vertical campus" for Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen".
- ^ "Inside Tencent Skyscraper That Doubles as $599 Million Test Lab".
- ^ "Tencent Seafront Towers | NBBJ". www.nbbj.com.
