Baku is a city shaped by the elements. Perched on the western edge of the Caspian Sea, its cold, semi-arid climate and constant winds, particularly the powerful Khazri from the north, have earned it the title of the City of Winds.
In meeting the desire for a new HQ building, Chapman Taylor also delivered a design with a gentle, poetic message, born in the innate understanding of the capital’s challenging conditions.
At first glance, its exterior is commanding, an elegant sculpted façade, suggesting a form shaped and polished by the wind. As one moves inside, that generous and intelligent move continues across the interior. And here, the hand of British interior design talent becomes decisive.
Led by Savills Offices & Workplace (formerly KKS), the interior architecture of Port Baku Tower’s landlord areas and podiums reflects a distinctive approach: clarity, restraint, and deep consideration. This is not about superficial luxury. It’s about orchestrating experience, the soaring 16-metre-high angled foyer, fluid and dynamic, engaging with that orchestrating poetry of Baku’s windy character.
Savills brought a level of precision and human understanding to a project where quality was non-negotiable, even in a regulatory environment vastly different from that of the UK. Working in close collaboration with Pasha Construction, the interiors had to marry international-grade sophistication with local demands, a challenge that only the most seasoned design teams can manage
What’s most compelling about this project is not simply the design aesthetic, elegant, tailored, enduring, but the design process: rigorous, collaborative, and uncompromising on standards. The success of Port Baku Tower is built on that process, an architecture of trust, where every contributor, from structural consultants, façade engineers, to architects and interior designers, played a part in delivering a seamless, unified whole.
Port Baku Tower offers a powerful case study in what globally-minded, collaboratively-executed British design can achieve.
British design matters, not just for its history, but for its evolution. It is defined by craftsmanship, a rigorous attention to detail, and a balance of tradition and innovation. Its influence is global; from products, to engineering, to services. British creatives are some of the most productive in the world, consistently generating exceptional economic and cultural value.
The Port Baku Tower stands as proof: in a city known for its relentless wind, British design delivered something enduring and extraordinary.
