Wuhan Greenland Center

Wuhan Greenland Center[3] is an unfinished skyscraper in Wuhan, China. Construction has stalled since August 2017 at the 96th floor. Due to airspace regulations, it will be redesigned so its height does not exceed 500 meters above sea level.[4] Another Chinese building, Ping An Finance Center, was also scaled down for similar reasons.

Greenland Center
武汉绿地中心
Alternative namesGreenland Center WGC
General information
StatusUnder Constrution
Typehotel / serviced apartments / office
Architectural styleModern
LocationWuhan, Hubei
AddressLinjiang Avenue
CountryChina
Coordinates30°35′06″N 114°19′02″E
Construction started2012
Estimated completion2021
Cost$4.5 billion
OwnerWuhan Greenland Bin Jiang Property
Height476 m (1,562 ft)
Technical details
Materialcomposite
Floor count97 (+6 below ground)
Floor area303,275 m2 (3,264,420 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators84
Design and construction
ArchitectAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Architecture firmAS+GG
ECADI
DeveloperGreenland Group
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Services engineerPositivEnergy Practice
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Civil engineerPrism Engineering
Main contractorChina State Construction Engineering
Greenland Group
Other information
Parking1051
References
[1][2]

In June 2011, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects in conjunction with Thornton Tomasetti Engineers won the design competition[5] to build an energy-efficient[5] tower for Greenland Group, a real estate developer owned by the Shanghai city government.

Original Design

The original design of the building was to have it rise 2,087 feet (636 m)[6] surpassing the Shanghai Tower by only 14 feet and the Tokyo Skytree by 7 feet, making it the second tallest man-made structure in the world. It was first proposed in 2010 and construction commenced in 2012. When the Wuhan Greenland Center reached its 96th floor, construction was halted due to airspace restrictions which led to its subsequent redesign of a 1,562 ft (476 m)[7] building instead of a 2,087 ft (636 m) building. If completed, the redesign of the Wuhan Greenland Center will be the 15th tallest building in the world.

Floor directory (original design)

97Hotel rooms
90-96mechanical layer, refuge area
80–89Serviced hotel
79service hotel, refuge area
71–78Serviced hotel
70service hotel sky lobby
67–69mechanical layer, refuge area
60–66Offices
59refuge area
51–58Offices
49–50sky lobby
48refuge area
39–47Offices
36–38mechanical layer
35refuge area
27–34Offices
25–26sky lobby
24refuge area
15–23Offices
14refuge area
5–13Offices
2–4mechanical layer
1–1Moffice lobby, serviced hotel lobby hotel lobby
B1Mbike storage
B1banquet hall, hotel services, unloading area
B5–B2parking, mechanical layer

Timeline

  • December 8, 2010: Ceremony for construction held.[8]
  • July 1, 2011: Overall construction started.
  • June 28, 2012: Started building underground reinforcement structure.[9]
  • September 12, 2012: Started digging the base.[10]
  • June 26, 2013: Base completed.[11]
  • January 4, 2014: First steel beams installed.[12]
  • July 28, 2014: Basement finished, above-ground construction started.[13]
  • December 30, 2015: The building reached 200 meters above ground.[14]
  • April 2016: The building reached 245 meters above ground and cladding has become visible.
  • June 2016: The building reached 300 meters above ground.[15]
  • December 27, 2016: The building reached 400 meters above ground.[16]

References

  1. "Wuhan Greenland Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. "Wuhan Greenland Center". AS+GG. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. "WUHAN greenland center". greenlandsc.com. Greenland Group. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. https://i.imgur.com/OrWzf6h.jpg
  5. "Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Wins Competition to Design Wuhan Greenland Center, to Be the World's Fourth Tallest Building". AS+GG. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. "Wuhan Greenland Center - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. "Wuhan Greenland Center - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. 武汉绿地国际金融城暨绿地中心开工奠基典礼举行
  9. 武汉绿地中心地下工程开工
  10. "中国第二"高武汉绿地中心项目开挖亚洲最大基坑
  11. "武汉绿地中心项目举行"百日会战"暨劳动竞赛启动仪式-中建三局第二建设工程有限责任公司". zj32.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. 武汉在建第一高楼现场绑活鸡祭祀钢柱(图)
  13. "世界第3高楼绿地中心主塔楼 "跃"出地面 – 本地房产 – 武汉房地产门户-汉网房地产-武汉房产". house.cnhan.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. "图文:武汉绿地中心今日突破200米_新浪新闻". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  15. "636米高武汉绿地中心破300米大关-建筑施工新闻-筑龙建筑施工论坛". news.zhulong.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. "中国在建第一高楼——武汉绿地中心突破400米!". sstr.cscec.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.


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