Architectural Structures Subject - Taipei 101
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TAIPEI 101BACKGROUND: LOCATION: Xinyi District, Taipei Taiwan
Design by the architectural firm C.Y. Lee & Partners
The Construction begins at the year 1999. The project was finished at the year of 2004.
Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center
Taipei 101 was the world's first skyscraper to break the half-kilometer mark in height.
This was the first world's tallest building completed in the 21st century.
This is one of the few buildings in the world equipped
with double-deck elevators.
TUNEDMASS DAMPER
The crown jewel of the structure is the world’s largest passive tuned mass wind damper, set at the top of the Taipei World Financial Center.
PRINCIPLE:
- it is a shock absorber that holds the building from moving swinging too much
- it was placed as high as possible because that is the part of the building that will move the most, especially due to wind power.
BUILDING INSPIRED:
inspired by traditional Chinese architecture,
with a shape resembling a pagoda.
designed to open upwards, representing a blossoming flower that signifies financial richness, as well as everlasting vitality in the Chinese culture.
TECHINICAL DATA:101 Storey (509.20m)
ARCHITECTURAL DATA:TYPE: Skyscraper
STYLE: Oriental Revivalism
ELEMENT: Extensive Façade
STRUCTURAL DATA:CONSTRUCTION TYPE:
Steel and Glass
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: Outrigger Trusses, Moment
Frames, Belt Trusses
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL: Composite Structure
FAÇADE MATERIAL:Glass and Aluminium
FAÇADE SYSTEM:Curtain wall