Wuhan_Greenland_Center

Wuhan Greenland Center

Wuhan Greenland Center

Supertall skyscraper in Wuhan, Hubei, China

Wuhan Greenland Center[3] is a 476 metres (1,562 ft) tall skyscraper in Wuhan, China. The tower was originally planned to be 636 metres (2,087 ft), but it was redesigned mid-construction due to airspace regulations so its height does not exceed 500 metres (1,640 ft) above ground level.[4]

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The building was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in conjunction with Thornton Tomasetti Engineers won the design competition[5] to build the tower for Greenland Group, a real estate developer owned by the Shanghai city government. Construction started in 2012 and had been put on-hold numerous times following the redesign in mid-2017 ranging from financial problems, to the COVID-19 pandemic. The building finally topped-out in late 2020 and was completed in 2022. The Wuhan Greenland Center is Central China's tallest building with a cost of US$ 4.5 billion, mostly due to the number of times it had been put on-hold.

Original design

The original plan for the building was to have it rise 636 metres (2,087 ft),[6] surpassing the Shanghai Tower by only 4.3 metres (14 ft) and the Tokyo Skytree by 2.1 metres (7 ft), making it the second tallest man-made structure in the world. The tower was also supposed to have 126 floors, the second most of any building in the world, as well. When the Wuhan Greenland Center reached its 96th floor, construction was halted due to airspace restrictions which led to its subsequent redesign to a 476 metres (1,562 ft)[7] building instead of a 636 metres (2,087 ft) building. The Wuhan Greenland Center is currently the 14th tallest building in the world.

Floor directory (current design)

97-101Hotel 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

  • 8 December 2010: Ceremony for construction held.[8]
  • 1 July 2011: Overall construction started.[citation needed]
  • 28 June 2012: Started building underground reinforcement structure.[9]
  • 12 September 2012: Started digging the base.[10]
  • 26 June 2013: Base completed.[11]
  • 4 January 2014: First steel beams installed.[12]
  • 28 July 2014: Basement finished, above-ground construction started.[13]
  • 30 December 2015: The building reached 200 metres (660 ft) above ground.[14]
  • April 2016: The building reached 245 metres (804 ft) above ground and cladding has become visible.
  • June 2016: The building reached 300 metres (980 ft) above ground.[15]
  • 27 December 2016: The building reached 400 metres (1,300 ft) above ground.[16]
  • Mid 2017: Construction stalled at 101 floors and the subsequent redesign of the building
  • Late 2020: Wuhan Greenland Center tops out
  • Mid 2022: Wuhan Greenland Center is completed
  • Construction Site
  • Main tower in 2014

See also

References

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    武汉在建第一高楼现场绑活鸡祭祀钢柱(图)
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    "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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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    "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. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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