一  ：Shanghai's "Giant Cyclone" Building: A Perfect Fusion of Technology and Art

The new building of the East China Electric Power Design Institute, which was recently completed and put into use, has quickly become popular with its unique shape and has become a new landmark in Shanghai. The building was designed by Giovanni Prazze, the Italian "color master", and its "spiral" shape pays tribute to the Tesla coil, which complements the identity of the building's owner, the Electric Power Design Institute.

Among them, the weathering steel spiral staircase extends from the first floor to the fifteenth floor, like a tree of life with lush branches and leaves growing upward, creating a unique architectural roaming experience for people. The spiral ramp from a parallel perspective is not only an external staircase of the building, but also a terrace on each floor. Looking from top to bottom, the rust color of the ramp plate and the weathering steel blends with each other, appearing smart and full of vitality under the sunlight. After weathering steel is exposed outdoors, a dense rust layer will naturally form on the surface, which not only saves the step of painting, but also combines the advantages of steel retro style and environmental protection and energy saving, cleverly integrating design aesthetics and practical functions, responding to and implementing the "dual carbon" strategic goals proposed by the country.

The completion of this building not only became a new landmark of the city, but also demonstrated the innovative application of outdoor weathering steel stairs in architectural design. Its unique appearance and good performance attracted the attention of many citizens and tourists, and became a hot spot in news reports.