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One Century (Wangchao Center)
Building
Completed
2023
Hotel / Office
Concrete-Steel Composite
LEED Platinum targeted
280 m / 919 ft
54
4
790
43
7 m/s
125,000 m² / 1,345,489 ft²
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Proposed
Construction Start
Completed
Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
These are firms that consult on the design of a building's façade. May often be referred to as "Cladding," "Envelope," "Exterior Wall," or "Curtain Wall" Consultant, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Façade Consultant" exclusively.
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
2024 CTBUH Awards
2024 CTBUH Awards
04 April 2018
On April 4, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) released its design for the Hangzhou Wangchao Center, a new mixed-use tower in Hangzhou, China. Designed...
Acting as a gateway, the project exemplifies sustainable, smart, transit-oriented development. It features fluid ground-level movement with pedestrian pathways amid tranquil ponds and vegetation. The design integrates architectural, structural, and MEP factors into a cohesive solution, creating an undulating exterior moment frame with concrete-filled tubes and inclined corner columns that act as mega braces to stiffen the tower and provide optimal structural performance in seismic or wind forces.
2024 CTBUH Awards
2024 CTBUH Awards
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