BEIJING | CITIC Tower | 528 M | 109 FLOORS
 

The design by TFP Farrells, BIAD, ARUP and MVA will be the tallest building in Beijing. The new ‘Z15’ Tower, located in the east of Beijing at the heart of the new CBD extension, will be over 120 storeys, and more than 500m high. As part of this 30-hectare masterplan at the core of this district, the design incorporates 2,000,000m2 of office space, six-star hotels, luxury service apartments and high-end retail that connects to the existing metro station and adjacent shopping mall. This 300,000m2 tower includes Grade-A office space over 60 floors; 20 floors of serviced apartments, and an approx. 300-key / 20-storey hotel, complete with state-of- the-art facilities. The tower’s smooth contemporary vertical curve gives the building an elegant expression that will assist in maximizing the floor area at the top and provide structural stability at the tower’s base. Z15 will utilize the latest sustainable technology, materials and engineering concepts. Situated close to the new CCTV Headquarters and China WTC 3, Z15 will become an international iconic landmark of China’s future.

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i really like it,get it done.

FANTASTIC!!!:cheers:

Wow, there's a signature building.

I like it. Simple, sleek, and elegant. Reminds me of a massing inverse of HK's ICC.

neat. . .

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Let's hope they can get this one done right. Too many nice structures in China have been ruined by sub-par cladding and glass. Time will tell!

Looks awesome....

I'm looking forward to this one.

We've received reports that this tower is now under construction, or at least the foundation is being worked on. Does anyone have any updates?

If I stare at this proposal long enough, I might like it.

It's not yet, it's still all dirt with no machines there.

Shame. Hope it goes forward...really one of the better bunch out of the Asian supertalls (proposed and existing)

Thanks for the confirmation!

A little more than dirt now.
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繁星的宇宙

BEIJING | CITIC Plaza/Z15 | 536 M | 1,759 FT | 118fl | U/C
 

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This is my favorite tower in China.

I stared at this project long enough. I like it.

It's shaped like the XBOX 360

I like this one better than Shanghai tower the cladding on shanghai tower isn't that great in my opinion.

That's where the architect got his inspiration from the Xbox 360 it says it in the article about the tower:cool::rolleyes:

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Here is a pic of the construction site I was able to snag while at a meeting in the Sofitel hotel in the CBD of Beijing. It's right across the street from the construction site.

Photo by me
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Very clean construction site.

Wow a lot has been done between those two posts, which are less than a month apart!

I walk by here about once a week. I'll take some photos if I can get some clear shots. Hope you don't mind a camera phone.

Hey even if you drew the updates it would be better than no updates at all. Would love some updates! Thanks in advance! :cheers:

what a gigantic basin/bathtub. what else is slated for the site?

Yes please to weekly updates.

Will be in Beijing this week (vacation in PRC from May 16th - 25th). I'll try to get to the construction site and take some pic's.

Check the first post. There's going to be 4-5 other smaller towers.

Walked by the sight today and a nice vantage point I noticed during the winter has been covered up by the returning foliage. So this was the best shot I could get as I walked by.

Looking north
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Thank-you. The update is just fine. Looks like they took one crane down, unless it is hiding behind the crane in the foreground. The last picture shows two cranes on the poured foundation behind the second block of construction housing. The new picture only shows one(furthest crane from vantage point).

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Wow what a massive construction site. One thing about Beijing, everything seems supersized!

.....and inhumanly scaled when you're trying to get around the city :-( :(

Having this overview helps make sense of what is happening where.

The Chinese fuck every interesting construction site by building a high steel wall around it.

This thing is fugly as shit, I don't get what you guys see in this.

It would make more sense to ask why you don't like it than to ask people why they like this design, which is pretty much unanimously seen as beautiful.

What an awesome highway interchange

Does anybody know where the actual Z15 tower will come on this site?

And this view point would be a nice location for a project webcam...

Very nice!

These types of interchanges are standard along the 2nd and 3rd ring roads in Beijing.

Good. I like them.

If my memory serves me right from the posters I saw on the site, it is right at the cluster of four cranes.

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Aerial view of Beijing Night ,China World Trade Center CBD. by 麻團張, on Flickr

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Thanks for the construction photos Scalziand!