SOM unveils Shenzhen bank tower enclosed in diagrid

Architecture firm SOM has completed its headquarters for Shenzhen's Rural Commercial Bank, a steel-wrapped office building with an exterior that resembles an exoskeleton.
Located on the edge of a public park in one of Shenzhen's business districts, the 33-storey, 158-metre-tall tower is distinguished by its external steel diagrid, which is both a structural and solar-shading element.
The diagrid has the effect of supporting the building from the exterior, which enables column-free and flexible i