Megarrascacielos 4
Pearl River Tower
309m
73 pisos
Ciudad: Cantón/Guangzhou
En construcción
Año: 2009
Estudio: SOM
SOM Wins Design Competition for Sustainable Skyscraper in China
CHICAGO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has won an international competition in China to design one of the most environmentally-sustainable buildings in the world, the Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm announced today.
SOM -- in cooperation with the Guangzhou Pearl River Engineering Construction Supervision Corp., and Guangzhou Design Institute -- will design Pearl River Tower, a 73-story corporate headquarters, for the CNTC Guangdong Company. The tower will be located in Guangzhou China, a subtropical port city of 6.6 million located 182 kilometers from Hong Kong.
"This project represents our commitment to sustainable design," SOM Managing Partner Thomas Kerwin said. "It also represents our commitment and spirit of mutual collaboration with China's design professionals, government and industry in pushing sustainable design best-practices."
Sleek and cutting-edge, Pearl River Tower will be an instant icon. SOM's design and engineering teams sought to create a visually-appealing building that produces as much energy as it consumes.
"The tower will absorb its environment and use it to its advantage," said project design architect, Gordon Gill of SOM. "It is a high performance instrument shaped by the sun and the wind."
The tower boasts an array of design and mechanical features. Winds directed into openings on the mechanical floor would power turbines that operate the tower's heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Solar collectors convert the sun's energy into electricity. Energy consumption is diminished by maximizing natural day-lighting, reducing solar gain in air conditioned spaces, retaining rainwater for consumption by HVAC systems and using the sun to heat the hot water supply. Stack venting, heat sinks and slab cooling cool the building.
SOM Consulting Design Partner for the tower Adrian D. Smith said the design "embodies the strategies of energy conservation and energy production we have endeavored to integrate into supertall projects for over a decade."
SOM was selected over seven design firms from four countries. CNTC Guangdong Company President Xiang Jin Cheng said the design "is the prototype for the intelligent building of the future -- highly efficient, sustainable and self sufficient."
Groundbreaking is scheduled for July 2006 with occupancy in fall 2009.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Web site: http://www.som.com/
Última edición por z0rg fecha: 11-abr-2007 a las 14:48
un diseño muy espectacular, ahora, tiene que ser carita de construir
Lo más gracioso de esa torre tan ecológica es que será la sede de la China National Tobacco Co,, que es la primera tabacalera del mundo con una cuota de mercado global del 30% xD
Megarrascacielos 5
The Center
350m
73 pisos
Ciudad: Hong Kong
Completo
Año: 1998
Estudio: DLN Architects & Engineers
Última edición por z0rg fecha: 11-abr-2007 a las 14:48
Me encanta, me encanta, me encanta!! La iluminación de este mastodonte chino es la rehostia.
Opino como Cer. The Center tiene la mejor iluminación vista en un rascacielos.
Espectacular el aprovechamiento energético de la Pearl River Tower
Gracias z0rg!
Listas: madrileños, CyL, desastres, abandonados, en montañas, poco con, finos, rascacielos de empresas españolas en el extranjero, ruinosos
Vistas: La Coruña, Bilbao, Vitoria, Barcelona, La Manga, Cuenca, Portimao, BA, París
Madrid: Castellana, otros, oeste, H. Meliá Ciudad Pizarro
A mí también me gusta esa iluminación, aunque a mucha gente le parece muy hortera lo de llenar los rascacielos de neones, sobre todo si cambian de color
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Megarrascacielos 6
Versión inicial
Primera revisión
Tercera y definitiva versión
Primera fase ya construida
Nanjing International Center
357m
82 pisos
Ciudad: Nankín/Nanjing
En construcción
Año: 2008
Estudio: Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects
Vídeo: http://www.nigcenter.com/nic.wmv
Este proyecto ha sido revisado al alza en dos ocasiones: 320m, 62 plantas -> 337m, 75 plantas -> 357m, 82 plantas.
La fase uno consta de dos torres adyacentes de 167m y 39 plantas.
Última edición por z0rg fecha: 11-abr-2007 a las 14:48