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Suzhou Zhongnan Center Development
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Fields of Expertise
Construction / Contractor; Developer; Owner (Buildings, Land)
Membership details
Membership Level
Platinum
Member Since
2014
Member Offices
Suzhou
Buildings
Rank |
Name |
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Completion |
Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
2025 |
499.2 m / 1,638 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Videos
17 October 2016
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
Research
16 September 2014
Suzhou Zhongnan Center: Rising Above Engineering Challenges
Suzhou is only 30 minutes by train from Shanghai, but has a rich history and identity all its own, soon to be augmented by the...
Research
16 September 2014
High-Performance Floor System Design
The floor system is important part of a supertall building structure. It not only supports the vertical load, but also connects the lateral-load resisting system...
Rank |
Name |
City |
Completion |
Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
- |
729 m / 2,392 ft |
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2 |
2025 |
499 m / 1,638 ft |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
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Mixed-use (100%), 1 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Steel (100%), 1 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
Total: 1 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.
Total: 1 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.
*Based on 1 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
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Videos
17 October 2016 | Shenzhen
Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism
Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Foundation Pit Support Design and Environment Protection Measure of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Suzhou Zhongnan Center excavation site is very large, very deep, and has complex surrounding environmental conditions. Hydrogeological conditions and other unfavorable factors have brought...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Analysis of Pile Foundations and Loading Test of Suzhou Zhongnan Center
The Zhongnan Center is located on soft soil deposits in Suzhou, China and is currently under construction. This presentation describes the pile design and the...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design
Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
The MEP Design Challenges of a Mega Tall Building in China – the Suzhou Zhongnan Center
Design challenges from MEP perspective for the Zhongnan Center arise from the need for a safe, reliable, high tech, green, sustainable, user-friendly building. The devised...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Design for Sustainability in Super High Rise Buildings
Over recent years, green building technology has developed at a rapid pace. The key objective of this presentation is to explore the way towards sustainable...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Zhongnan Tower Room, Session 5 Questions & Answers session with speakers Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler, Kam Chuen (Vincent) Tse...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Structural Design Challenges of Zhongnan Center
This presentation will give an overview of the following solutions used to address the structural challenges of the Zhongnan Center: a foundation to support the...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Opening Plenary - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Opening Plenary Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH Executive Director / IIT / Tongji University, Jianping Gu, Shanghai...
17 September 2014 | Shanghai
Design Challenges of the 3 Tallest Buildings in North/ East/ South China
This presentation describes the MEP and VTS design challenges of the tallest buildings in three major cities in China; namely, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The...
Research
16 September 2014
Suzhou Zhongnan Center: Rising Above Engineering Challenges
Suzhou is only 30 minutes by train from Shanghai, but has a rich history and identity all its own, soon to be augmented by the...
16 September 2014
High-Performance Floor System Design
The floor system is important part of a supertall building structure. It not only supports the vertical load, but also connects the lateral-load resisting system...
16 September 2014
Multi-Constrained Outrigger Optimization
The outrigger system has been widely employed as an innovative and efficient structural lateral-load resisting system in supertall buildings in recent decades. The optimization of...
16 September 2014
Design Challenges of the 3 Tallest Buildings in North/ East/ South China
This paper describes the MEP and VTS design challenges of the tallest buildings in three major cities in China; namely, Beijing, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The...
16 September 2014
Belt Truss Stiffness Analysis and Optimization
Megastructures have come into widespread use in supertall buildings in recent decades, due to their high efficiency in satisfying diversified building performance requirements. Belt trusses...
16 September 2014
Core Structural Design and Optimization
Due to its excellent lateral stiffness and space flexibility, the megaframe-core wall structure is widely applied in supertall buildings. The efficiency of the central service...
16 September 2014
Comparative Study of Zhongnan Center Under Earthquake and Wind
A comparative study of seismic action and wind loading was conducted for the structural design of the Suzhou Zhongnan Center. The analysis parameters, design methodology...
16 September 2014
Performance Based Design and Optimization
Performance-based structural design often includes performance requirements for safety (structural safety, fire safety, earth quake resistance and so on), health, serviceability, energy efficiency and environmental...
16 September 2014
Designing a Megatall for Lateral Stability and Settlement
As a megatall building, Suzhou Zhongnan Center will need an efficient lateral system to withstand high wind and seismic loads. A unique “Core-Outrigger-Megaframe” lateral system...
16 September 2014
Design for Vertical Habitation
This chapter describes the main principles behind the architectural design of the building. Its architectural expression and functional organization achieve not only iconic landmark status,...
CTBUH Initiatives Involving Zhongnan Group
Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings
13 October 2016
The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.
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