CCTV HEADQUARTERS BEIJING CHINA
CLIENT: CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION (CCTV) ARCHITECT: REM KOOLHAAS OF THE OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE (OMA) DESIGN COMPETITION: 2002 CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED SEPTEMBER 2004 COMPLETED: 2009 SITE: 20 HECTARES IN NEW CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA BUDGE BUDGET:EURO 850 MILLION TOWER 1 HEIGHT: 234M, 54 FLOORS. FOOTPRINT: 40X60M,2,400M2 TOWER 2 HEIGHT: 210M, 44 FLOORS. FOOTPRINT: 40X52M, 2,000M2 BASE HEIGHT 45M, 9 FLOORS, FOOTPRINT 160X160M OVERHANG BOTTOM 162M, 14 FLOORS,SUSPENDED 36 STOREYS IN THE AIR OVERHANG CANTILEVER 75M TO THE WEST, 67M TO THE SOUTH 1 OF 3 BUILDINGS ON THE SITE
University of South Australia, B.Arch.St, BUIL2006, Assignment 1, 2010. Research Topic: CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China Student Details: HAHN_S Id 10014609, HILHORST P Id 110011744, DIXON S Id 00106794G.
TRANSFER TRUSSES
CONNECTION DESIGN
CANTILEVERED FLOOR PLATE SUPPORTED BY VERTICAL COLUMNS THAT ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE EXTERNAL TUBE VIA A TWO STOREY TRANSFER DECK
THE FORCE FROM THE BRACES AND EDGE BEAMS MUST BE TRANSFERRED THROUGH AND INTO THE COLUMN SECTIONS WITH MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO THE STRESSES ALREADY PRESENT IN THE COLUMNS
TRANSFER TRUSSES NOTED IN YELLOW BELOW SHOW A CONCENTRATION OVER LARGE OPEN SPACES SUCH AS THE TELEVISION STUDIO SPACES TRUSSES SPAN BETWEEN THE INTERNAL CORE AND EXTERNAL TUBE STRUCTURE AND ARE TYPICALLY TWO STOREYS DEEP AND LOCATED IN PLANT FLOORS TO BE HIDDEN FROM VIEW AND MINIMISE THE IMPACT ON FLOOR PLANNING
THE CONNECTION IS FORMED BY REPLACING THE FLANGES OF THE STEEL COLUMN WITH LARGE BUTTERFLY PLATES WHICH PASS THROUGH THE FACE OF THE COLUMN AND THEN CONNECT WITH THE BRACES AND THE EDGE BEAMS YOU CAN GAIN AND IDEA OF THE SCALE FROM THE PHOTO BELOW WITH A MAN STANDING ON THE TOP OF THE BUTTERFLY PLATE BEIJINGS TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY TESTED A 1:5 SCALE MODEL OF THE COLUMN BRACE JOINT TO CONFIRM IT’S PERFORMANCE UNDER LOADING Height of a man
Grid pattern of transfer deck for cantilevered floor
University of South Australia, B.Arch.St, BUIL2006, Assignment 1, 2010. Research Topic: CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China Student Details: HAHN_S Id 10014609, HILHORST P Id 110011744, DIXON S Id 00106794G.
University of South Australia, B.Arch.St, BUIL2006, Assignment 1, 2010. Research Topic: CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China Student Details: HAHN_S Id 10014609, HILHORST P Id 110011744, DIXON S Id 00106794G.