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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Ross Wimer; William Baker; Mark Nagis; Aaron Mazeika
CTBUH Journal
International Journal on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Special Issue
Sponsored by:
Ross Wimer
William Baker
Mark Nagis
Aaron Mazeika
Authors
Ross Wimer, Director
William Baker, Partner
Mark Nagis, Associate
Aaron Mazeika, Associate Director
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
224 S. Michigan Ave., #1000
Chicago, IL 60604, United States
t: +1 312 554 9090
e: ross.wimer@som.com; william.baker@som.com;
mark.nagis@som.com; aaron.mazeika@som.com
www.som.com
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Regional Bus Depot
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Retail Podium
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Environmental Strategies
Hotel Plan
The design of
Suzhou Center
minimizes the
buildings
environmental impact,
on reducing energy
consumption and
conserving water.
Conclusion
A collaborative interdisciplinary practice has
made possible the innovative design of
Suzhou Center. Typically the engineering
disciplines are considered consultants and
are brought in after a design has been
developed. But for Suzhou Center the critical
input of structural and mechanical engineers,
environmental planners, technical specialists
and urban designers was integrated at the
beginning of the design process. Careful
analysis initiated a process whereby the
towers form was optimized to harness natural
forces in and around the site. Today the
spectacular buildings that are being realized
in China have attracted the attention of the
world. The experimentation with forms at a
grand scale is unprecedented. This solution for
a high-rise mixed-use tower has a unique
Project Data
Height to Architectural Top: 358 meters
Stories: 75
Total Area: 284,828 sq m
Building Function: residential / hotel / oce
Owner: Greenland Group
Design Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
LLP
MEP/Structural Engineer: Skidmore Owings
& Merrill LLP
Each building
design is instantly
recognizable from
Zhengzhous carefully
controlled interior solar
shading mechanism to
The Twins gracefully
dancing ballet
Wuhan Greenland