2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Gold Winner

WEALTH FULCRUM

Entrant

CSWADI+NBBJ

Category

Architectural Design - Skyscrapers

Client's Name

SICHUAN PUBLISHING GROUP

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

The Wealth Fulcrum is located in the CBD of Chengdu. The Jinjiang River flows past the north side of the building, and Minshan Hotel is situated on its west side. Wealth Fulcrum faces Jinjiang Hotel across the South Section of Renmin Road. Since the building completion, it has become a real landmark of the Jinjiang Hotel area along Renmin Road.

The Wealth Fulcrum is a super high-rise office building with 39 floors above and 4 floors underground, The height of the building is 169.6 meters. In the design, the morphology of podium rotates, folds and rises around the preserved an ancient tree on the site, and gradually transitions into a tower form with the glass curtain wall. This design embodies the concept of "light as the Medium" and reflects the inherent nature of the owner's media business.

The design takes "A Breathing Courtyard of Flipping Pages" as its creative concept. Despite the tight site use conditions, the original ancient tree is preserved to continue the memory of the owner's former office space. The tower represents the future; its full glass curtain wall simulates "pages of light", implying that light is the essence of media.

Through the folding of its volume, the podium forms five levels of platforms for public use. Green plants have been planted in the transition areas of the platform to enrich the office environment. Meanwhile, the folding of the podium's volume also creates an inward-facing courtyard inside, whose opening also faces the preserved ancient tree. The vertical greenery on the exterior of the podium and the internal courtyard facing the greenery together, create a special space experience of 'green cycle.' This design not only enriches the building's massing but also creates indoor and outdoor spaces with a sense of sculpture and a modern artistic atmosphere.

The Wealth Fulcrum obtained the LEED Platinum V4 Certification (Leed Building Design and Construction: Core and Shell Development) in September 2020. In 2022, it was also rated as a Super Grade A Office Building (Chengdu Municipal Standard).

Credits

Lead Architect
Gu Jinyuan
Lead Architect
Nancy Yin
Design Team
Zhou Fang
Design Team
Huang Shuangshuang
Design Team
Li Hui
Design Team
Du Li
Design Team
Yi Qiang
Design Team
Wang Feng
Design Team
Li Hui
Design Team
Liu Xinyan
Design Team
Xiong Jianchun
Design Team
Luo Jiancheng
Design Team
Tu Qiang
Design Team
Jay Siebenmorgen
Design Team
Luis Padron
Design Team
Dom Lio
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