冯·格康，玛格及合伙人建筑师事务所（gmp）在南京金融城项目国际设计竞赛中获得一等奖，并同时获得了金融城共十栋高层建筑的设计委托。项目用地将近8万平方米，建成后将吸引大批金融机构进驻，成为中国东南部拥有800万人口的都会城市——南京的金融中心。综合体局部高度120米至200米不等，地上建筑面积约50万平方米。
Following their success in winning first prize in an international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to design a tower block complex of ten buildings in Nanjing. The design by gmp is for a financial enterprise centre on a site of about 80,000 square metres in this large eastern Chinese metropolis. The above ground gross floor space of the 100 to 200 metre high tower blocks will be about 500,000 sqm.
一条宽14米的河流从地块北端横穿而过，拓展成为一道42米宽的绿化走廊，地下敷设地铁轨道交通线路。这一元素确定了设计理念：通过建筑实体围和并界定金融城的外延，而中心区域则通过错落的绿化景观以及人行步道进行清晰的定义。高层建筑体以类似“风车桨翼”式的秩序顺时针排列，外环七幢塔楼高120米到200米不等，内部三幢高度则在130米到150米之间。
A 14 metre wide river crosses the site to the north of the future financial centre; a 28 metre wide green belt runs through the development, which is served by an underground railway line. The design idea is based on the following features: the outer edges of the site are bounded by the buildings, providing generous space for green areas and footpaths in the clearly defined central area. The architects have arranged the tower blocks on the site in a windmill sail pattern arranged in a clockwise direction, creating an outer ring of seven 120 to 200 metre high, and an inner ring of three 130 to 150 metre high buildings.
“可持续性发展”的原则在建筑幕墙的设计上得到了充分的贯彻，实现低耗能的同时确保了使用者的舒适感：外环建筑幕墙外侧装有固定的竖向遮阳百叶，对其方向的设置可令建筑免受东面和西面日光的直接照射。而位于百叶之间的大面积的玻璃构件又使建筑能够享有来南面和北面的天然采光。
The façade concept plays an important role in terms of the sustainability of the design, as it helps to conserve energy and to ensure the well-being of users: the façades of the outer buildings rely on the natural shading from vertical shading fins which are arranged in such a way that they prevent solar heat gain from the low sun positions in the east and west. Large window elements between the shading fins let in daylight from the north and south.
综合体内环三栋塔楼立面设计为双层呼吸式幕墙配合箱型窗体：双层幕墙内置遮阳构件，可根据需要人工调节，取代了安装暗化玻璃的传统遮阳方式，令建筑在日间无需额外的人工照明，实现完全的自然采光，从而达到减少能耗保护环境的目的。
The three inner tower blocks use the principle of double-skin façades with counter sash windows featuring individually controllable solar screening which is protected from the weather and avoids the need of darkened solar protection glazing. This means that the offices do not require artificial lighting during the day, which conserves energy and protects the environment.
