Architecture firmBuro Ole Scheerenis reimagining the future of office architecture in response to COVID-19.

As the pandemic forced many traditional workplaces to become virtual, the need for physical offices is unclear.

Do we have to be together for work effectively?

Exterior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Does the disconnect make us less efficient or more?

For Buro Ole Scheeren, the project argues that office spaces will notand should notbecome purely virtual.

The project was commissioned by Chinese tech companyZTEas its new headquarters.

Interior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Shenzhen Wave creates opportunities for collaboration through a series of spaces with varying uses.

The overall form as seen from the exterior demonstrates two parametric domes pulled away from flat planes.

The symmetrical bubbles are connected via the interior void that cuts diagonally through the long section of the building.

Diagram of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

This void creates beautiful sections covered in plant life.

Architecture firm Buro Ole Scheeren reimagines post-COVID office architecture in the newly approvedShenzhen Wave.

Diagram of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Interior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Aerial View of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Exterior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Exterior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building

Exterior Rendering of Shenzhen Wave - Architects Reimagine Urban Office Life in Shenzhen Wave Building