Architectural Record has featured the recently completed ByteDance Houhai Center in its 2026 Tall Buildings Issue. The article covers the design in detail, which centers on visual and programmatic connections.
Peter Schubert, Ennead’s design partner for the project, says the client particularly appreciated the scheme’s approach to outdoor access without relying on an elevator to exit the building. This allows staff to stay more connected throughout the day. “Connectivity for collaboration is what drives innovation,” says Schubert. The architects ensured that these outdoor spaces would be enlivened, by compressing a series of multipurpose spaces into the first nine stories of the 32-story, 674,000-square-foot building. This move directly engages staff with the life of the street, framing the program within a dynamic envelope that becomes more conventional as the building rises to the office floor plates above.
Read the full article here.
Learn more about the project here.