Informed by Wuhan’s position as a central hub of China’s communication and transport networks, the design is a circular composition of three interconnected towers within the Hankou Riverside Business District integrating the Yangtze River park and wetlands to the east as well as the city’s new Central Park to the south. These new public parks are integral to Wuhan’s sponge city programme that enables the natural storage and infiltration of rainwater to slow its release and aid flood prevention while also facilitating its reuse.

With an adjacent station on Line 1 of the city’s metro network, the centre’s garden courtyard extends vertically as an urban canyon between the three towers. Further public spaces and amenities are located on skybridges connecting the towers at higher floors that includes the rooftop garden terrace providing panoramic views across the city and Yangtze River valley.

Targeting LEED Gold certification, the centre’s circular composition provides effective self-shading while external fins with tapered profiles extend from each glazing mullion for additional facade shading whilst maintaining unobstructed views of the city.

Founded in 1996, Wuhan’s Taikang Insurance Group has grown to become one of the largest providers of insurance, health and elderly care in China. The new Taikang Financial Centre will be a centre of excellence, developing effective systems and networks that will provide a new ecosystem of support for people of all ages across China.