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The Seed

Firm LocationShanghai, China
CompanyChallenge Design
Lead ArchitectHe Xiao , Li Jie
Design TeamJiao Naiji, Wan Jun, Yan Fang, Chen Dilong
ClientHonkong Land

In the heart of Shanghai's West Bund cultural corridor in Xuhui, a pioneering building conceived around the metaphor of a seed has officially taken shape. As the world's first doubly curved, twisted glulam timber dome, it harnesses wood as its primary medium to weave together the four-century legacy of Xu Guangqi, the wisdom of Eastern timber construction, and cutting-edge global technology. More than a structural feat, the building embeds zero-carbon principles and a philosophy of symbiotic coexistence with nature into its very fabric.