oma unveils sculptural jomoo hq in xiamen, china
In Xiamen, China, OMA completes a new headquarters for JOMOO, the country’s largest sanitaryware manufacturer. Marking the transition of the company from national supplier to global brand, the project redefines the conventional office typology through a sculptural volume that bridges city and nature. On one side, dense high-rises of the emerging central business district press in, while on the other, forested hills rise above the coast. Responding to these contrasts, OMA’s design combines a multi-functional base with a 230-meter tower, anchoring JOMOO’s identity. White vertical ceramic stripes compose the facade, a detail that references both the company’s industrial roots in ceramics and traditional window patterns found in Fujian’s vernacular houses. These stripes shift orientation across the surface of the building, creating a pattern that gives the headquarters a distinct presence.
Led by OMA partner Chris van Duijn, with project architects Chen Lu and Lingxiao Zhang, the building is the firm’s first realized high-rise in China, a precursor to several ongoing commissions in Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and beyond. ‘Located in rapidly growing cities,’ van Duijn notes, ‘these projects explore new connections to their immediate urban context, reinterpreting the prevailing tower typology that has shaped much of China’s recent urban expansion.’
images courtesy of OMA
rocky topography inspires the irregular form of the tower
The OMA-designed structure houses JOMOO’s offices and showroom, along with public-facing spaces like a lobby, multipurpose hall, and recruitment and conference rooms. The design team embeds all these areas within a monolithic base volume, whose irregular form draws from the rocky topography of the surrounding landscape. This base anchors the campus in its natural setting, while establishing a civic presence along the urban front.
The system of the facade eliminates the need for interior columns, allowing flexible and open floor plans throughout the tower, an architectural choice aligned with JOMOO’s modular, future-oriented production ethos. The project is the result of a close collaboration between OMA and local architect Huayi Design, which also handled structural and mechanical engineering.
OMA completes a new headquarters for JOMOO
the project redefines the conventional office typology through a bold sculptural volume
OMA’s design combines a multi-functional base with a 230-meter tower
vertical ceramic stripes compose the facade
the detail references the material expertise of the company and traditional window patterns
these stripes shift orientation across the surface of the building
the OMA-designed structure houses JOMOO’s offices and showroom
project info:
name: JOMOO Headquarters
architect: OMA | @omanewyork
location: Xiamen, China
client: JOMOO | @jomoointer
partner-in-charge: Chris van Duijn
project architects: Chen Lu, Lingxiao Zhang
design team: Mark Bavoso, Slava Savova, Sebastian Schulte, Ricky Suen, Gabriele Ubareviciute, Yue Wu, Adisak Yavilas, Pu Hsien Chan, Alan Lau, Cecilia Lei, Kevin Mak, Connor Sullivan
local architect: Huayi Design
structural & mechanical engineering: Huayi Design
facade consultant: VS-A
photographer: Xia Zhi, Chen Hao
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