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OLIV
Building
Completed
2014
Retail
All-Concrete
135.6 m / 445 ft
25
3
3 m/s
4,305 m² / 46,339 ft²
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Proposed
Construction Start
Completed
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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.
Usually takes on the balance of the architectural effort not executed by the "Design Architect," typically responsible for the construction documents, conforming to local codes, etc. May often be referred to as "Executive," "Associate," or "Local" Architect, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Architect of Record" exclusively.
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).
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
25 February 2016 - CTBUH News
OLIV is a retail building within the busy Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong. Sitting on a small site, the narrow building is nonetheless able to offer a floor-to-floor height of 5 meters. All lifts open directly into tenant spaces, without passing through lobbies or corridors. The design is inspired by the olive tree, after which the building was named. The floor plate changes slightly at each level, as the building moves upward, giving it a twisting and turning profile.
The exterior is wrapped with a “triple skin,” with an interior orthogonal layer of sub-frame and mullions, a dark grey glass curtain wall layer, and an “organic” white aluminum cladding. This layer contains the “olive tree knots” which turn into radiating “stars” – the signature and logo of OLIV. Every piece of the aluminum cladding is different, due to the irregular form of the building. Each was prefabricated offsite, calibrated to fit perfectly onto the concrete structure.
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