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This landmark project will showcase social, economic and environmental sustainability within China,
providing an entertaining and instructive experience for local people and visitors.
Design features: Based on the traditional Chinese Phoenix – two birds, male Feng and female Huang; The plan was
generated from Yin/Yang form to represent perfectly balanced union; Symbiotic – the Feng tower uses cutting edge
technology to feed the Huang tower with renewable power.
Environmental features: Lightweight photovoltaic cladding; thermal chimneys; suspended air gardens; wind turbines;
water harvesting/recycling; waste recycling via biomass boilers; hydrogen fuel cells at ground level. The towers will
generate their own power requirement while contributing to the surrounding district.
Structural features: Steel superstructure; concrete core with ‘hat’ truss; trussed structure at base; out-riggered for
lateral stability; concrete buttresses.