In designing the new office for the world's leading drone company, Foster + Partners had to create some innovative designs that are completely unique to the DJI Headquarters. The Shenzhen building, which is set to be built soon, will feature a sky bridge that the company can use to test its most cutting-edge products in a controlled environment.
The DJI Headquarters will consist of two side-by-side towers that will house workers in all different areas of the company. The towers themselves are made out of stacked glass boxes that are supported by expressed steel trusses, leaving plenty of open interior space for the company's drone to fly unimpeded. The most startling concession to drone flight is undoubtedly the sky bridge connecting the two towers, though.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Drone-testing Sky Bridges
- Incorporating sky bridges into architectural designs to provide controlled environments for testing drones.
- Stacked Glass Box Towers
- Utilizing stacked glass box structures in building designs to create open interior spaces for drone flight.
- Expressed Steel Trusses
- Using expressed steel trusses as a structural support system for unique architectural designs.
Who This Affects Most
- Drone Technology
- Creating specialized testing infrastructure like sky bridges for drone companies to facilitate product development and innovation.
- Architecture and Design
- Incorporating innovative features like stacked glass box towers and expressed steel trusses for unique and creative building designs.
- Structural Engineering
- Designing and implementing structural support systems such as expressed steel trusses to enable unconventional architectural designs.
