Location : Shanghai China
Height : 1228 Meters
Floors : 300
To Be Completed : 2020
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Skyscraper 2
Location : Shanghai China
Height : 492 Meters
Floors : 101
To Be Completed : 2007
http://www.wonderfulinfo.com/amazing/skyscrap.htmSkyscraper 1
Location : Guangzhou, Shanghai China
Height : 514.8 Meters
Floors : 131
To Be Completed : 2010
The Skyscrapper Tower - Dubai
Offering unparallel views across the new dubai skyline and located at one of the Business bay most sort after locations,the skyscraper is set to become an iconic masterpiece that will be both distinct in style and design.Towering 65 storeys into the Dubai skyline,the Skyscraper will offer prime freehold commercial office space,providing internationally designed interior space coupled to ultra-modern facilities and amenties,smple car parking space and a range of retail outlets,business support services and recreational facilities,thereby ensuring a flourshing centre of commercial activity..
The Skyscrapper Tower will complete during Third quarter of 2008.The developer has intextricably linked with high quality developments,modern techniques in building design and outstanding leadership;qualities which have earned the company national and international recoginition for the development of managed,leasehold and freehold properties.
The special attention we have paid to all our properties enables us to clearly understand of the importance of quality,innovation and communication-key principles embodied within the design and structure and of all our buildings.
An American Green Skyscraper in Paris
Developers have selected a design by an American architect for a new building nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower and powered partly by the wind, reports MSNBC.
Dubbed the Lighthouse, the 984-foot-high skyscraper will be designed by Thom Mayne and erected at La Defense, a complex of office towers in a business district west of Paris where many of France’s major corporations are headquartered.
Mayne’s design shows a building “curving asymmetrically upward, topped by a crown of spiky antennae.” It’s being billed as a “green” building, as the wind turbines on the roof will power the building’s heating and cooling system for a part of the year. A retractable outer layer will reduce the heat from sunlight through the windows in summer.
Set for completion in 2012 and reported to cost upwards of $1 billion, the building will be shorter than the 1,062-foot Eiffel Tower but significantly taller than Paris’ highest office building, the 688-foot Montparnasse Tower.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Green skyscraper, Paris
Green skyscraper will have 'steel-like' concrete skin
Paris-based architect Jacques Ferrier was at the AIA Show in San Antonio earlier this month to show off his latest concept for a “green” mixed-use skyscraper, called Hypergreen.
The design, which was recently submitted for a project competition in Paris, incorporates a curving lattice façade made of ultra-high-performance concrete that will act as the building’s primary structural system. The thin, prefabricated concrete members will free the interior structure from any wind-bracing functions, reducing the number of columns required to support the floor plates.
Hypergreen building facts
Height: 246 meters
Green features:
* Geothermal heat pumps
* Photovoltaic panels
* Wind turbines
* Earth cooling tubes
* Vegetated sky lobbies
* Roof garden
* Rainwater recovery
* Highly flexible and adaptable floor plates
* Deconstructability
Structural system:
* High-performance concrete exoskeleton made of Ductal from Lafarge
* Interior frame structure built with precast reinforced concrete
http://www.jacques-ferrier.com
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Lagoons, Dubai, UAE
TVS design a dramatic cluster of architectural and engineering innovation
The dramatic ‘Dubai Towers – Dubai’ have been announced as the centerpiece for ‘The Lagoons’ development. Both the towers and the master planned development were designed by TVS. The four towers, ranging from 54 to 97 floors, are clustered to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement of candlelight. The Towers will combine in form to represent the evolutionary and innovative achievements of Dubai. The architectural expressions are guided by a sophisticated aesthetic with structural and engineering innovations unmatched by any modern structure. The ‘Dubai Tower’ – Dubai’ will be characterized by a range of additional facilities including retail, entertainment, and residential which merge to create a vibrant, dynamic community. The estimated completion date is mid 2010.
Architect: Thompson,Ventulett, Stainback and Associates
worldarchitecturenews.com
The dramatic ‘Dubai Towers – Dubai’ have been announced as the centerpiece for ‘The Lagoons’ development. Both the towers and the master planned development were designed by TVS. The four towers, ranging from 54 to 97 floors, are clustered to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement of candlelight. The Towers will combine in form to represent the evolutionary and innovative achievements of Dubai. The architectural expressions are guided by a sophisticated aesthetic with structural and engineering innovations unmatched by any modern structure. The ‘Dubai Tower’ – Dubai’ will be characterized by a range of additional facilities including retail, entertainment, and residential which merge to create a vibrant, dynamic community. The estimated completion date is mid 2010.
Architect: Thompson,Ventulett, Stainback and Associates
worldarchitecturenews.com
Al Rajhi Towers, Riyadh, KSA
ATKINS Design Studio
This tower, built on a rectangular site, is a unique and exclusive development that is intended to solidify the client’s presence in the heart of Riyadh and measures 206m x 300m.
The development consists of a tower catering for the demands of modern offices, conferences and exhibition areas, luxury restaurants, basement car parking and a mosque that is located in a prime position in the centre of the whole development. Two floors connect the mall retail floors and the rest of the development. The Piazza with its lavishly landscaped surroundings, water features and cafes offers a splendid atmosphere to visitors.
The construction is due to start in January 2008 and the development is expected to be complete by the end of 2010.
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Al Jazeera Club Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE
ATKINS Design Studio
The Al Jazeera Club Tower is located in a prestigious spot that defines two corners of the existing stadium of Al Jazeera Club in Abu Dhabi. The development was designed to become an integral part of the ambitious re-development of the Al Jazeera Club Stadium and comprise three offices per floor varying from 150sq m to 610sq m in area.
The client wanted two identical commercial towers that incorporated efficient space planning. Atkins concept design, therefore, incorporated all of the latest modern materials and technology.
The plot for each tower was irregular in shape, measuring approx. 48 x 26 m, and bordered by the existing stadium, concourse and other services. Careful consideration was given to the positioning and orientation of the two towers. The first tower faces the north of the existing stadium whilst the second faces the east. The proposed alignment of the geometry of the building towards the east will allow for convenient direction towards the morning sun.
The towers comprise three offices per floor varying from 150sqm to 610sqm.
The key feature in the geometry of each tower is the 13m overhang on the 7th floor of each tower which allows the tower to rise above and over the stadium concourse thereby offering prime views of the playing field. The challenge for the engineers was to integrate an overhang in the structure in a safe that was efficient and economical and with minimal impact on the architecture.
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Dubai Metro, Dubai, UAE
ATKINS Design Studio
Atkins is the lead designer on the Dubai Metro Red and Green Lines, currently regarded as the world’s largest transport infrastructure project under design and construction. With a project value of US$3.7 billion, these first two lines of the Dubai Metro comprise 74.5 km of track, 10 underground and 34 above ground stations, and 3 maintenance depots. The Red Line is scheduled for completion in 2009 and will extend from Jebel Ali, through to Bur Juman in Bur Dubai, under Dubai Creek to Deira and onto Dubai International Airport and beyond. The Green Line, to be completed in 2010, ultimately will link Healthcare City with the Airport Free Zone. Atkins’ role to date has been the design management and co-ordination of all civil works such as the tunnels, viaducts and bridges, stations, depots, track alignment, highways and utilities diversions, and co-ordination of other associated works such as landscape, fire and ventilation, signalling, rolling stock and power.
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Bahrain World Trade Center, Bahrain
ATKINS Design Studio
Atkins was commissioned to provide full architectural and building services for the twin towers of the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), a garden court, anchor tenant and several food outlets as well as a single-storey extension of the BWTC podium to the existing shopping mall. The site for the Bahrain World Trade Center is prestigiously located on the main King Faisal Highway in Manama, Bahrain.
Offering unobstructed views over the Arabian Gulf, more than half the area occupied by the BWTC site is currently developed and comprises the Bahrain Sheraton Hotel, an associated single-storey luxury shopping mall, an office tower, car parking facilities, services and landscaped areas.
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Trump International Hotel & Tower, Dubai, UAE
ATKINS Design Studio
Having been called upon by the Client to carry out a review of the original design of Trump International Hotel and Tower, Palm Jumeirah, Atkins moved towards creating a brand new architectural concept which was subsequently approved by Nakheel Hotel and Resorts and the Trump Organisation. Atkins is now appointed to provide full design consultancy services for this hotel, which is located on Nakheel’s Palm Jumeirah, a manmade Island off the west coast of Dubai. The tower will stand as a powerful landmark on what will be the most prestigious project in the world. The building is striking in design and will incorporate world-class residential, hotel and office facilities.
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DSEC Commercial Tower, Dubai, UAE
ATKINS Design Studio
The development comprises a ground floor, 19 floors of office space, a leisure deck and a basement car park. The podium is designed to house retail outlets along with restaurants, cafes, health & leisure facilities and parking for additional cars. In total, the building provides parking spaces for 651 cars.
The development has 6 components: the tower, leisure deck, restaurant on the podium roof, retail and entrance lobby on the ground floor, and car parking facilities at both podium and basement level.
Two distinct components – the tower and the podium.Lateral forces generated due to natural forces need to be deflected into the ground without effect to the overall structure. In such cases vertical and lateral stability is crucial and is taken into account by a number of factors.
The location of shear walls and the number of columns have been modified and lateral resistance caused by earthquakes and wind activity forces are provided by the central core and the number of shear walls.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Gateway Art Tower
Gateway Art Tower
Culver City, California
The Gateway Art Tower will involve the demolition of 5,235 square feet of an existing 1940’s two-storey masonry building to be replaced with a new 1,486 square feet steel structure. Situated at the prominent corner of Hayden Avenue and National Boulevard, the structure will function as an entrance ‘Gateway’, announcing the arrival of visitors to the ongoing Conjunctive Points development. With the future MTA Exposition light rail line along National Boulevard, this structure will also serve to announce the arrival into Culver City from the larger Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
The project envisions a light tower, 72' in height, and approximately 30' in diameter. The form of the tower is composed as a series of conical 'screen' segments, each measuring 10'-6" in height, stretched between a cantilevered steel ring beam armature. Each conical segment is unique. The intention is for these surfaces to be backlit through projection, or other media, to achieve a glowing, visually arresting sculptural form. The tower has five floors at 12’ intervals, each serviced by one exterior stair, and one glass enclosed elevator. The base of the tower is excavated to provide a landscaped amphitheater.
Structural Engineer: Arup, Los Angeles
Eric Owen Moss Architects
Culver City, California
The Gateway Art Tower will involve the demolition of 5,235 square feet of an existing 1940’s two-storey masonry building to be replaced with a new 1,486 square feet steel structure. Situated at the prominent corner of Hayden Avenue and National Boulevard, the structure will function as an entrance ‘Gateway’, announcing the arrival of visitors to the ongoing Conjunctive Points development. With the future MTA Exposition light rail line along National Boulevard, this structure will also serve to announce the arrival into Culver City from the larger Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
The project envisions a light tower, 72' in height, and approximately 30' in diameter. The form of the tower is composed as a series of conical 'screen' segments, each measuring 10'-6" in height, stretched between a cantilevered steel ring beam armature. Each conical segment is unique. The intention is for these surfaces to be backlit through projection, or other media, to achieve a glowing, visually arresting sculptural form. The tower has five floors at 12’ intervals, each serviced by one exterior stair, and one glass enclosed elevator. The base of the tower is excavated to provide a landscaped amphitheater.
Structural Engineer: Arup, Los Angeles
Eric Owen Moss Architects
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