Horizontal Skyscraper: A Combination of a Long Base and Vertical Towers

Design a contemporary civic building inspired by Herzog & de Meuron. Combine a long horizontal public podium with a vertical tower, integrating large-span interiors, restrained geometries, waterfront public spaces, and a monumental yet minimal architectural language emphasizing civic openness. A three-hundred-metre horizontal glazed bar meeting a slender tower at one end, the podium lifted above a waterfront promenade, matte grey aluminium fins, still harbour water in front, cool overcast daylight, long frontal composition, 50mm lens, architectural photography, ultra photorealistic, 8K