One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7 Sky Concert Hall Signboard

Tuesday, 29 January 2019 | Shenzhen

SHENZHEN – A gathering of officials and invited guests commemorated the opening of Sky, the concert hall atop One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7, which was confirmed as the “World’s Highest Concert Hall” following a CTBUH Research Project commissioned by the project’s owner, Parkland Group.

Located at 319.55 meters above the ground-level pedestrian entrance, Sky is the uppermost public space in the 341.4-meter mixed-use tower, part of the One Shenzhen Bay development. The performance space is surrounded by windows on three sides, offering commanding views of Shenzhen Bay and providing a dramatic backdrop for performances. The ceremony conducted on January 21 included the unveiling of a CTBUH signboard confirming the record.

The event, hosted by Shuwen Gu, Design Manager, Parkland Group, began with an introduction by CTBUH China Director Peng Du, who summarized the findings of the CTBUH Research Project leading up to the confirmation of the record. Dongfeng Guo, Vice Chairman, Parkland Group, gave a welcoming address to the attendees, followed by Marianne Kwok, Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), who briefed the audience on the architectural design behind the supertall tower. Attendees were then led to appreciate the space they occupied with presentations from Su Doggett, Executive Director, G.A Group, which performed the interior design; and from Zhanchun Huang, Design Director at Huang Zhanchun Theatre Architectural Design Consultancy Co., Ltd., which designed the acoustics of the space. The ceremony concluded with a brief address from CTBUH China Board members Eric Lee, Asia Director, JLL; and Kui Zhuang, Co-President, CCDI Group, the building’s local architect of record, on behalf of CTBUH China.

The research on Highest Special-Purpose Spaces will be published as a Tall Buildings in Numbers (TBIN) data report in CTBUH Journal 2019, Issue III.

Scenes from the day

Dignitaries gather for the unveiling of the CTBUH Signboard confirming One Shenzhen Bay’s concert hall “Sky” as the world’s highest. From left to right: Xie Xiang, Shenzhen Teyida Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.; Zhanchun Huang, Design Director, Huang Zhanchun Theatre Architectural Design Consultancy Co., Ltd.; Su Doggett, Executive Director, G.A Design; John Winkler, Senior Associate Principal, KPF; Marianne Kwok, Principal, KPF; T’ian Sun, Executive Deputy General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee, China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau Ltd.; Dongfeng Guo, Vice Chairman, Parkland Group; Peng Du, China Director, CTBUH; CTBUH China Board Member Kui Zhuang, Co-President, CCDI Group; CTBUH China Board Member Eric Lee, Asia Director, JLL; Zhouwen Chen, Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Parkland Group.
The CTBUH signboard is unveiled at Sky Concert Hall, One Shenzhen Bay, Shenzhen, China.
CTBUH and Parkland officials pose on stage. From left to right: CTBUH China Board Member Kui Zhuang, Co-President, CCDI Group; Peng Du, China Director, CTBUH; Dongfeng Guo, Vice Chairman, Parkland Group; CTBUH China Board Member Eric Lee, Asia Director, JLL; Zhouwen Chen, Executive Director and Senior Vice President, Parkland Group.
CTBUH China Office Director Peng Du (left) and Zhouwen Chen, Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Parkland Group (right), pose with the newly unveiled CTBUH “World’s Highest Concert Hall” signboard, One Shenzhen Bay, Shenzhen.
Attendees and officiants applaud the signboard unveiling.
Attendees at the ceremony commemorating the opening of the Sky concert hall and the unveiling of the CTBUH signboard confirming the space as the “World’s Highest Concert Hall.”
Among the attendees of the Sky Concert Hall opening were the members of the 2018-19 Traveling Studio, School of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, taught by Peng Du.