The Guangfa Securities Headquarter, a 308m tall, class-A, high-rise office building, will serve as the new landmark for the eastern portion of Guangzhou’s new CBD. Its orientation is rotated slightly from the dominating orthogonal grid of the surrounding area, to mark the site as a transformational pivot point of the urban fabric and expresses the building’s obelisk-like, sculptural character. As a counterpoint to the linear order of the CBD, it embraces the expansive park within a suspenseful relationship and enhances its connection to the heart of the city. A 24m tall podium building, complementing the tower, adds human scale to the plaza and balances the overall composition of volumes. The podium building’s widely cantilevering shape acts as a gate, making a visual connection to the park.