Monday, 2 October 2017
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Stunning Skyline of Penang Island
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| Mesmerizing aerial view of George Town and beyond at dusk on Penang Island |
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| The ever changing skyline of Gurney Drive with the huge reclamation project taking place in the foreground. |
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| The vibrancy of Pulau Tikus and Gurney Drive. |
Sunday, 16 July 2017
Penang's New Waterfront In The Making
Reclamation works of Phase 2 Queensbay Waterfront is 100% complete!
Sunday, 25 June 2017
KL118
KUALA LUMPUR: The
KL118 skyscraper project, also known as Menara Wawasan, is ongoing,
according to UEM Group Bhd chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Tajuddin Ali.
“We have started it and now it’s in the
finalisation of design stage. The original plan is to complete by 2020,
but to me it’s too early to say whether we are going to be able to be on
schedule because there are some detailings going on,” he said here
yesterday.
“But I am sure the team would do its best to
meet the deadline,” he told Bernama on the sidelines of UEM Group’s
Hari Raya open house here yesterday.
The major construction contract worth about
RM3.4bil was awarded by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) to the joint
venture between UEM Group and South Korea’s Samsung C and T last year.
Samsung C and T was reported to have had
experience participating in the building of skyscrapers, which include
the Petronas Twin Towers and Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which is currently
the tallest building in the world at 828 m.
PNB, via its wholly-owned subsidiary, PNB
Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd, is the owner of the tower located within the
enclave of Merdeka Stadium and Stadium Negara.
The KL118 Tower, which would be the tallest
building in the country, is among the remaining major construction
projects managed by UEM Group, placed under UEM Builders Bhd.
The tower is planned to be over 500 ms tall
and will surpass the 452-m Petronas Twin Towers, and is slated to become
a new landmark in Kuala Lumpur city centre. It was reportedly said to
generate a gross development value of more than RM6bil over five years.
Ahmad Tajuddin said UEM Group is at the
moment on a reorientation mode of moving away from undertaking
construction to become a project developer and it was also considering
to be involved in concession business. – Bernama
Sunday, 12 March 2017
Penang's Top 13 Skyscrapers
Out of the 13 tallest buildings in Penang, 8 of them are residential apartments.
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Saturday, 2 July 2016
China Zun Tower
China Zun Tower will be the flagship building of Beijing’s comprehensively planned 30-hectare central business district core.
The tower’s gently rising and curving form resembles an ancient Chinese ceremonial vessel, called the “zun.” The design concept is that of a transforming shell that gradually bends to create a dramatic form. This concept is also applied to other key elements of the tower, including the entrances, ground-floor lobby, and observation deck. At the base, the tower thrusts into the ground with massive corner supports, while the exterior shell is gently lifted up and stretched forward at the four sides. The design physically extends the lobby outward, forming dynamic drop-off spaces. At the top, the exterior envelope becomes more transparent at the observation deck and allows more visibility to the inner trumpet-shaped business center, which lights up at night, forming a beacon that will be visible throughout the city.
Compared to a typically straight or tapering supertall tower form, the concave tower profile offers more valuable prime-floor spaces and ample space for window washing, as well as other support systems, at the top of the tower. While the large top poses significant structural challenges, the larger base provides an opportunity for structural balance, formal contrast, and preferred core-to-perimeter distances.
In a city with the highest seismic fortification requirement of the major cities in China, the structural system was particularly sensitive to adjustments in the complex form of the building. Architects and engineers utilized parametric modeling to greatly expedite the design and coordination process to ensure that the design achieved both an iconic form and a solid structural system.
The tower’s gently rising and curving form resembles an ancient Chinese ceremonial vessel, called the “zun.” The design concept is that of a transforming shell that gradually bends to create a dramatic form. This concept is also applied to other key elements of the tower, including the entrances, ground-floor lobby, and observation deck. At the base, the tower thrusts into the ground with massive corner supports, while the exterior shell is gently lifted up and stretched forward at the four sides. The design physically extends the lobby outward, forming dynamic drop-off spaces. At the top, the exterior envelope becomes more transparent at the observation deck and allows more visibility to the inner trumpet-shaped business center, which lights up at night, forming a beacon that will be visible throughout the city.
Compared to a typically straight or tapering supertall tower form, the concave tower profile offers more valuable prime-floor spaces and ample space for window washing, as well as other support systems, at the top of the tower. While the large top poses significant structural challenges, the larger base provides an opportunity for structural balance, formal contrast, and preferred core-to-perimeter distances.
In a city with the highest seismic fortification requirement of the major cities in China, the structural system was particularly sensitive to adjustments in the complex form of the building. Architects and engineers utilized parametric modeling to greatly expedite the design and coordination process to ensure that the design achieved both an iconic form and a solid structural system.
Source: The Skyscraper Center
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