Where is the tallest building in China?

Shanghai Tower is a giant landmark skyscraper in Shanghai, People's Republic of China (PRC), and its design height exceeds that of the nearby Shanghai World Financial Center. Shanghai Tower covers an area of 433,954 square meters, with the main building 1 19 floors, with a total height of 632 meters and a structural height of 580 meters. The parking space for motor vehicles is arranged underground and can accommodate 2000 cars. [ 1]

165438+2008129 October, the foundation of the main building of Shanghai Tower was started. On March 201June 12, Shanghai Tower was officially completed [2]. 20 16 On April 27th, "Shanghai Center" held the unveiling ceremony of the builder's honor wall, and announced the trial operation step by step. On April 26th, 20 17, the "Top of Shanghai" sightseeing hall on the eighth floor of the building1/kloc-0 was officially opened to the public [3].

Many domestic and foreign design companies, such as SOM Architects, KPF Architects and Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Group, submitted their design schemes. The "Dragon" scheme of American Gensler Architects and the "Spire" scheme of British Foster Architects were shortlisted. After selection, the "Dragon" scheme won the bid, the detailed design of the building was based on the "Dragon" scheme, and the construction drawing was completed by Tongji University Architectural Design and Research Institute. On June 6th, 2020, 65438 was selected as one of the top ten landmark buildings in Shanghai. [4]

Chinese name

Shanghai Tower

Foreign name

Shanghai Tower

start time

2008165438+129 October

geographical position

China Shanghai Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone

building height

632 meters (2073.5 feet)

quick

navigate by water/air

Major events such as putting into production, architectural features and property management in the construction process of geographical environment functional positioning design scheme.

Introduction to architecture

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Like most modern super-high-rise skyscrapers. Shanghai Tower is more than just an office building. The nine areas of Shanghai Tower have their own sky hall and atrium, which are sandwiched between the inner and outer glass walls. 1 is a retail area, and areas 2 to 6 are office areas. The hotel and observation deck are located in areas 7 to 9. Each floor of Sky Hall will have its own retail store and restaurant, which will become a vertical business district.

Renderings of other three design schemes of Shanghai Center

Shanghai Tower has two glass exterior walls, one inside and the other outside. The main shape is an inner circle and an outer triangle. Figuratively speaking, one tube is covered with another tube. The distance between the glass facades is between 3 feet and 33 feet (about 90 cm to 10 m), which provides space for the air hall, acts as a thermal insulation layer similar to a thermos bottle, and reduces the heating and cooling requirements of the whole building. Reducing the energy consumption of skyscrapers is not only beneficial to environmental protection, but also makes this large-scale construction project more economically feasible. [5]

Shanghai Tower, a huge high-rise landmark skyscraper, with its spiral shape, delayed the wind flow, made the building stand the test of typhoon and added a new skyline to Shanghai. [6]

basis

Shanghai Pudong is located in an alluvial layer, and the construction site in the center of Shanghai is located in a river delta, with soft soil and a lot of clay. Before erecting the steel beam, engineers drilled 980 foundation piles with a depth of 282 feet (about 86 meters), and then poured 21.5000 cubic feet (about 6088 1 cubic meter) of concrete for reinforcement, forming a foundation slab with a thickness of 20 feet (about 6 meters).

top

Seen from the top, Shanghai Tower looks like a guitar pick. With the increase of height, each floor is twisted by nearly 1 degree. This design can delay the airflow. When the wind surrounds the building, it will form a vortex shedding effect, which will make the skyscraper shake violently. Through the wind tunnel test of the scale model, it is found that this shape design can reduce the lateral force by 24%, which is very important for Shanghai buildings that are often tested by typhoons.