UNIT composes responsive facade for A8 music group in shenzhen

UNIT composes responsive facade for A8 music group in shenzhen
all images courtesy of UNIT

architecture studio UNIT has designed a prismatic tower by splitting the volume’s façade for A8 music group, a leading chinese download company. located in shenzhen, china, the structure is shaped like a series of sound waves with a bright LED lighting system integrated into the exterior – and is organized like a scriabin keyboard, a method where tones are associated to a color. this synced façade responds to downloaded music data via the company website to become a composer itself and create a constantly changing surface that reveals the invisible world of internet traffic.

street view

evening view

looking underneath the canopy

looking up the façade

aerial view rendering

model

project info:

type: invited competition, 1st prize
typology: office
client: a8 music group
location: shenzhen, china
size: 50000 sqm
status: built
year: 2009-end of 2014

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