ZIFENG TOWERNANJING, CHINA

Zifeng tower (A.K.A. Greenland center-zifeng tower or

greenland square zifeng tower, formerly nanjing

greenland financial center) is a 450-metre (1,480 ft)

skyscraper completed in 2010 in Nanjing, Gulous

district, China. The 89-story building comprised of

office space, a 500-room intercontinental hotel, retail

space and below grade parking.

The top of the tower houses several restaurants and a public observatory. Landscaped clear-glass atria are found throughout the building, and an outdoor swimming pool and garden are located on the roof of the tower’s podium. At night, the spire and tower atria is lit and glows as a beacon in the nanjing skyline, making the tower a radiant new landmark for the city.

HISTORY

Zifeng Tower was influenced from three central elements of the rich history of Nanjing: the Yangtze River which flows through the city, the lush, green garden landscape and the dragon.

The central core of the tower is hugged by two interlocking forms that recall the image of China’s "dancing dragons."  

The tower’s exterior wall

features angled panes of glass in

staggered modules that suggest

scales. Vertical and horizontal

seams separate the textured

glass surfaces, metaphorically

relating to the clear water of the

Yangtze River separating the

great dragon forms.

TECHNICAL DATA

Height = 450.00 m

Height (roof) = 381.25 m

Height (main roof) = 339.25 m

Height (top floor) = 316.60 m

Height (observation deck) = 271.00 m

Construction start = 2005

Construction end = Jan 2010

Elevators = 54

Parking places = 1,200

Facade material = Glass

Facad system = Curtain wall

Global Ranking = 8 tallest in the world

Regional Ranking = 6 tallest in Asia

National Ranking = 3 tallest in China

City Ranking = 1 tallest in Nanjing

Awards = 2012 - Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Best International Project Over $150 Million

SOURCES

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/nanjing/zifeng-tower/165/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zifeng_Tower

http://www.emporis.com/building/zifeng-tower-nanjing-china

http://swacdn.s3.amazonaws.com/

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01552/zifeng-tower_1552839i.jpg

http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Conferences/Shanghai/RegionalTours/Zifeng.jpg