Leeza SOHO is the Zaha Hadid-designed skyscraper in Beijing with the world’s tallest atrium.
Also called Li Ze Tower, Leeza SOHO stands in Beijing’s Lize Financial Business District. Construction began in 2015, and the 207-metre commercial tower opened on 19 November 2019 as the third Beijing project developed by SOHO China and designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
Its signature feature is a 194-metre twisting atrium running through the centre of the tower. The atrium rotates 45 degrees as it rises, bringing daylight deep into the building and creating a dramatic split between its two connected halves. Four sky bridges and structural rings help unite those halves.
A common mix-up is confusing Leeza SOHO with Galaxy SOHO or Wangjing SOHO, the other major Beijing projects associated with Hadid and SOHO China. Leeza is the one identified by its record-setting interior void, rather than by linked domes or a distinctive exterior complex.