CNOOC Building
The CNOOC Headquarters Building (simplified Chinese: 中海油总部大楼; traditional Chinese: 中海油總部大樓; pinyin: Zhōnghǎiyóu zǒngbù dàlóu) is located on the Second Ring Road in the Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing's Dongcheng District. It is the corporate headquarters for the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, one of the country's two state-owned oil companies. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and opened in 2006.
| China National Offshore Oil Corporation Building | |
|---|---|
中海油总部大楼 | |
View from southwest, 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Corporate headquarters |
| Town or city | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 39.92369°N 116.42637°E |
| Named for | China National Offshore Oil Corporation |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete |
| Material | Terra cotta, glass |
| Floor area | 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Louie |
| Architecture firm | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Structural engineer | China Architecture Design & Research Group |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering |
| Awards and prizes | Hong Kong Institute of Architects Architecture Merit Award and Sustainability in Design Award (2007), Beijing Urban Planning Commission Design Excellence Award (2003) |
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