Urban Systems Office’s Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China

Editor Architecture

By Holly Giermann

London-based design group Urban Systems Office has developed a work-flow system employed in their 180-meter “Bundle Tower” to redefine the office typology of the Bank of . Informed by its specific site features, the mixed-use Bundle Tower creates an open floor plan that responds precisely to its surrounding conditions and unique site requirements.

Deriving its versatility from a series of bundled structural tubes, the Bundle Tower is generated based on maintaining site access lines, framing views, and facilitating the infiltration of sunlight. To achieve these goals, the bundles differ in size and are arranged irregularly at particular heights throughout the building. This approach lends to viewing and lighting qualities specific to each floor’s unique programming, and opens the floor plans for a broader range of interactions. The upper-most floors feature atrium spaces to celebrate these qualities through maximized daylight and views.

Due to the bundles’ unique arrangement, the resultant floor plans range in layout from traditional to modern work-spaces with numerous options for furniture placement. The versatility of the space is further exploited through the employment of three small elevator cores in place of the typical centralized core. By displacing this function, each floor enjoys an open space at its center to encourage communication and increase programmatic flexibility.

Programmatically, the Bundle Tower is as diverse as its floors. Housing a branch of the Bank of China, offices, and a conference center, the tower serves as a business hub. It also features a number of public amenities including retail space, a cinema, market, and restaurant to further diversify the building’s use.

The Bundle Tower is due for construction by mid-2016.

Architects: Urban Systems Office
Location: Changyuan, Henan Province
Design Lead: Brendon Carlin and Jeroen van Ameijde
Design Team: James Kwang-Ho Chung, Fernando Ruiz Barberán, Felipe Ignacio Sepulveda Rojas, Pamela Cortez, Kai Yang, and Miguel Reyna
Area: 114000.0 sqm
Year: 2016
Photographs: Courtesy of

Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The tower forms a new landmark within this fast developing city in China. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The 'splitting' at the lower levels of the tower gives access to the retail plinth. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Atriums at the highest levels add unique spaces and views to the high-end office floors. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Birdseye view of the bundle tower, with openings aligned to local access point and views. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The retail plinth follows the tower's design logic of bundled structural tubes. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Generative design system for the bundle tower arrangement, showing scaling and rotation principles. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The splitting of the bundles connects the retail plinth to the main approaches to the site . Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Penthouse level plan showing the split core arrangement and internal voids. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Section drawing created through an intergrated design and BIM modelling work-flow. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The tower forms a new landmark within this fast developing city in China. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China Plinth-level plan showing connectivity between the tower and the plinth, which incorporates retail, restaurants and other programs. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office
Urban Systems Office's Bundle Tower Reimagines the Bank of China The sizes and spacing of the bundles varies throughout the height of the tower, creating a range of office layout opportunities and visual connections within the site. Image Courtesy of Urban Systems Office

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