SkyscraperPage Forum
Prev1234
Viewing Page 1 of 4
Show 50 post(s) from this thread on one page

SkyscraperPage Forum (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/index.php)
-   Completed Project Threads Archive (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=348)
-   -   TIANJIN | CTF Tower | 1,740 FT / 530 M | FLOORS (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199416)

NYguy May 18, 2012 4:38 AM
TIANJIN | CTF Tower | 1,740 FT / 530 M | FLOORS
 
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/38683

SOM’s Latest Supertall Building in China


http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/...tianjin_01.jpg

May 14, 2012

Quote:
A “supertall” building is one which tops out at over 1,250 feet. Right now, there are 18 completed supertall buildings and 21 under construction. Chicago-based architects Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) will break ground on Tuesday on the 1,740-foot-tall CTF Tower in Tianjin, China. It will be the tenth supertall building to begin construction for SOM, the most of any firm in the world. The building is a carefully-crafted design which deliberately merges structural challenges with program and form.


The mixed-use tower in the Tianjin Economic Development Area, an area planned for new growth, has retail at the base, topped with offices, 300 residential units, and a 350-room, 5-star hotel. “The functional aspects of program were integrated with the structure,” said SOM design partner Brian Lee. “And the form was also developed alongside the structural scheme.” Larger floor plates are needed for the office spaces, which are placed near the base of the building. Residential units with smaller floor plate are at the top.

The gentle curves of the building and the large, sloped, concrete elements form a “mega-column,” which acts as an external frame. Environmental conditions also affected the final design. Wind slots, a porous crown at the top of the tower, and a gradiated opacity toward the higher floors all help to decrease wind loads, and the corners are rounded to prevent a vortex effect on the back side of the building.

http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/...tianjin_02.jpg



http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/...tianjin_03.jpg

gramsjdg May 18, 2012 4:52 AM
I like it :tup:

Looks like a rooftop obs. deck at about 1500 ft or so...

NYguy May 18, 2012 5:02 AM
Reminds me a little of SOM's San Francisco proposal.

gramsjdg May 18, 2012 3:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYguy (Post 5705036)
Reminds me a little of SOM's San Francisco proposal.
Now that you mention it, it is very similar... This tower would also look very nice in San Fran.

401PAS May 18, 2012 6:05 PM
Beautiful. I really like the design. I do get a bit of a rocket ship feel to this however.

DrNest May 18, 2012 6:19 PM
A great looking proposal.

scalziand Jun 9, 2012 3:21 PM
Excavation underway.

http://picload.org/image/rpwggpg/1.jpg

http://picload.org/image/rpwggpd/2.jpg
查理

Urbannizer Jun 9, 2012 5:08 PM
96 floors:

http://www.som.com/content.cfm/the_c..._ready_to_soar

http://www.archdaily.com/234709/cons...ll-skyscraper/

scalziand Sep 21, 2012 5:24 PM
http://i.imgur.com/68jP0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rr1fd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gYsYP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CW0q1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mxYb4.jpg
Barbaric Manchurian

scalziand Mar 17, 2013 1:04 AM
http://i.imgur.com/LqRdrqm.jpg
Tiger1018

MolsonExport Mar 17, 2013 9:09 PM
It should be called the Saturn-V

scalziand Apr 12, 2013 7:12 PM
This is sexier than the Saturn V.

Piling ongoing
http://picload.org/image/acggrrd/6.jpg
lulujune

scalziand Jul 30, 2013 4:09 AM
http://imageshack.us/a/img194/7551/s8g9.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=218

chris08876 Jul 30, 2013 4:34 AM
They just keep getting taller and taller in China.

scalziand Sep 4, 2013 1:47 AM
http://i.imgur.com/mk5wO2E.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=250

scalziand Sep 28, 2013 6:23 PM
http://i.imgur.com/voeVWmz.jpg
BarbaricManchurian

Surrealplaces Nov 26, 2013 5:11 PM
They are making some good progress. I'll be keeping on eye on this one as it goes up.

scalziand Mar 10, 2014 9:18 PM
http://i.imgur.com/eZV7TS4.jpg
Turbo bear

Coldrsx Mar 10, 2014 10:26 PM
Unreal foundational bracing for shoring.... wow!

scalziand Mar 11, 2014 3:49 AM
That's par for the course for Chinese projects.


All times are GMT. The time now is 7:20 AM.
Prev1234
Viewing Page 1 of 4
Show 50 post(s) from this thread on one page

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.