The Shanghai Tower project involved the construction of the second tallest building in the world at 632 meters tall. Some key aspects summarized: - The 127-story tower incorporates sustainable design and achieved LEED Gold certification. It utilizes various green technologies to reduce its environmental impact. - Construction began in 2008 and was completed in 2015, with the observation deck opening to visitors in 2016. - The unique twisting form and double-skin facade allow for maximum daylighting while maintaining energy efficiency. The tower's design captures Shanghai's dynamic growth.

1. Project Title
Shanghai Tower
Presented by:
Amna Amanat
16-Arid-3842

2. DESCRIPTION:
• High-rise buildings emerged in the late nineteenth century in the United
States of America
• In Asian countries, such as China, Korea, Japan, and Malaysia. The
construction of high-rises is currently a trend in the development of large
urban centers, particularly the so-called megacities, to accommodate the
continued growth of the world population.
• Shanghai located in China, Shanghai is undoubtedly the largest city in
China & largest city in the world.
• Shanghai, which means the "Upon the Sea", Nicknamed the “Oriental
Pearl”
• Shanghai serves as the economic, financial, trade and shipping center of
China

3. SHANGHAI TOWERS
• Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world after Burj
Khalifa in Dubai
• The Shanghai tower is the tallest building in China. It is also the first
Chinese super high-rise exceeds 600 meters
• It is a 127-story vertical city. By incorporating sustainable best practices
and achieving the highest level of performance, Shanghai Tower is
considered as the most green and sustainable skyscraper of nowadays,
achieved LEED Gold pre-certification certificate in 2010
• The tower’s Green building design label highest score Three-star in 2012.
Incorporate sustainability into a mega tall building is not simple task, but it
is possible.

4. CONTINUE
• The spiraling form of the tower rotates as it rises,
signifying the emergence of China as a global financial
power
• Shanghai Tower’s growth captures the city’s dynamic
nature and its role as China’s financial hub.
• Shanghai Tower sets the new standard for tall buildings in
major cities
• Represents a new way of inhabiting mega towers with a
dense urban environment.
• Tower is a symbol of China’s emergence as a modern
power.

5. CONTINUE…
• Shanghai Tower will complete the world’s
“first super-high rise zone”, including Jin Mao
Tower, meaning the Golden Prosperity Building (Past)
& Shanghai World Financial Center (Present).
• It is the most forward-looking of the three towers
symbolizing Shanghai’s past, present, and future.
• This tower is symbolic of a nation whose future is filled
with limitless opportunities

6. PROJECT INITIATION
Planning
• In 2008, the site was prepared for construction A Ground
breaking ceremony was held on 29 November 2008,
after the tower had passed an environmental impact study
• The main construction contractor for the project was Shanghai
Construction Group a member of the consortium that owns
the tower.

7. PROJECT FACTS
• Location: Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong district,Shanghai,
• Height: 632 meters
• Stories: 121 occupied
• floors Area: 380,000 square meters above grade
• 141,000 square meters below grade
• Overall Program: Office, luxury hotel, entertainment, retail, and cultural
venues
• Above grade levels: Luxury retail, bank, restaurant, conference, meeting,
and banquet functions.
• Below grade levels: will house retail, 1,800 parking spaces, service, and
MEP functions.

8. CONTINUE
• Cost : CN¥15.7 billion
• The tower had an estimated construction cost of US$2.4 billion.
• Funding for the tower's construction was obtained from shareholders,
bank loans and Shanghai's municipal government.
• The building incorporates 106 elevators
• Three of those are super high speed models capable of traveling at 18
meters per second
• And the tower has the farthest-traveling single elevator, which travels
up to 578.55 meters tall (SRIBS, 2014).

9. PROJECT MANAGER AND COMPANIES
INVOLVED IN MEGA PROJECT
• Main
constructor
• Design
architect:
• Owner/
• developer
:
• Project
manager
Shanghai
Jianke
Project
Manageme
nt Co.
Shanghai
Tower
Constructio
n &
Developmen
t Co., Ltd.
Shanghai
Construc
tion
Group
Gensler

10. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
• Shanghai Tower´s construction started on November of 2008,
• topped out in 2013
• The exterior was completed in summer 2015,[
• and work was considered complete in September 2015.
• Although the building was originally scheduled to open to the public in
November 2014, the actual public-use date slipped considerably.
• The observation deck was opened to visitors in July 2016; the period
from July through September 2016 was termed a "test run" or
"commissioning" period.
• From April 26, 2017 onwards, the sightseeing deck on the 118th floor is
open to the public.

11. TIME ANALYSIS OF PROJECT
2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 2016 2017
Sep Nov Sep Aug Dec April Jan
Design Construction The underground The main Civil Part of Starts
Selection Starts structure building Engineering the trial
construction of is work are tower operation
the main building topped off Completed is put
is completed into trial
operation

12. DESIGN
• Unique design of the double wall function has it’s own identity at
the ground floor
• The tower is divided into nine zones each with 12 – 15 floors
• The tower takes the form of cylindrical building stacked at the
top each other, having total 121 floors, all enclosed by the inner
layer of the glass façade.
• Between that and the outer layer which twists as it rises, nine
indoors zones provide public space for visitors. Each of these
nine areas has its own lobby, providing 360 degree views of the
city.
• The tower is able to accommodates as many as 16,0000
peoples on a daily basis.

13. CONTINUE
• From base to top, the tower makes a rotation that is optimal for minimizing
wind loads.
• 30kW natural gas-fired cogeneration system on the site will provide electricity
and heat energy for the low zone areas
• Three important strategies were adopted for the design:
 Tower’s asymmetrical form
 Is tapering profile
 Its rounded corners
• The tower features a unique “dual-skin” exterior, With the double skin , the
building will function like a thermos bottle. This allows it to use daylight, reduce
artificial lighting to a minimum,
• The dual-skin feature of the structure is important not only artistically but also
environmentally and financially.

14. ACCOMMODATION
• Tower is divided into zones. Each Zone is dedicated to a
primary use, but is enriched by complementary features and
services.
• The upper floors will house hotels, cultural venues, and an
observation deck with sweeping views of the Shanghai skyline
and the landscape of the city.
• Central floors will house office space. A six-story retail platform
concentrates shopping and dining near the base.
• Ground floor will serve as an “urban market,” connecting people
to each other, to nearby services, and to Shanghai’s Metro.

15. STRUCTURE OF TOWER
• The building has been divided into 9 separate zones along its height which are
separated by 8 strengthening floors in between.
• Thornton Tomasetti, structural engineer, has designed
• a simple and safe
• Cost-effective structural system that permitted the creation of an innovative
architectural form.
• Shanghai Tower is literally wrapped in public spaces. Both interior and exterior
skins are transparent, establishing a visual connection between the tower’s interior
spaces and Shanghai’s urban stuff. At night the building’s glowing shining form
further joins city and tower.
• Mechanical equipment is spaced strategically in each zone of the building to
provide optimal flexibility, reduce operating costs, and conserve energy.

16. CHALLENGES AND RISK FACTOR
• There was a problem to lift people from street level to the top of
the structure quickly and efficiently without making them feel
that they are on a fairground ride.
• Keeping air cool and fresh within the building and pumping
water around each floor were also challenges for the designers
and architects.
• There were problems of spreading the weight of the 80,000
tons of steel and concrete that will stretch up into the sky.
• Each upper floor bears down the shear weight of the building.
To compress the load, contractors needed to find out new
techniques and materials to ease their task.

17. SUSTAINABLE GOALS
New regional
benchmark
integrated water &
waste management
sustainable materials
Bioclimatic design
low energy & low
carbon
integrated landscape
Shanghai Tower incorporates the latest sustainable technologies,
including wind turbines and solar panels as renewable energy
sources to achieve a low carbon footprint.

18. GREEN STRATEGY EFFICIENCIES
• Daylighting: the glass sin admits maximum daylight, reducing the need
for electrical lighting.
• Landscaping: one-third of the site is green space, with extensive
landscaping that cools the site.
• Wind turbines: exterior lighting for the tower will be powered by 270
wind driven generators.
• Structural efficiency: the simplifies mega-frame structure is an
economical approach. Counteracting sway: a tunes mass damper near
the top of the tower improves the occupant's comfort.

19. BENEFITS
• Shanghai, posing immense challenges for developing building,
infrastructure and social services for new citizens.
• High-rises are likely the first choice to minimize the impact on land use
in city centers
• Shanghai Tower is built based on the Green Building concept.
• Although buildings provided countless benefits to society. its capture
rainwater harvesting and Blackwater treatment facility
• The tower employs 43 green and energy-saving technologies to
reduce energy usage by 21% and water consumption by 40%
• 34,000 metric tons per year reduced carbon footprint
• The building will recycle 2,35,000 m³ (62.1 million gal) of water per
year

20. FINDINGS
• In order to preserve nature resources and lower the negative
influences of construction on the surrounding environment, the
sustainable construction management was implemented to Shanghai
Tower
• The construction monitoring and management data shows that the
measures to control dust, noise and light pollution are effective and
meet the requirements of Chinese Green Building Label standard.
• Locally sourced materials are sustainable because these products
reduce transportation related environmental impacts and boosts local
economies.
• environment friendly materials, high performance materials,
embedded waste materials and recycling the construction solid waste
were also requested in the construction process of Shanghai Tower
• construction workers and engineers provided by the safety equipment
on the construction site of Shanghai Tower.

21. PROJECT TERMINATION
The main structure and exterior walls
completed by Dec 31, 2014. the tower
was finished in 2015
The inauguration ceremony took place
on April 2016 at front of the entrance of
Shanghai Tower, with more than 40
famous personalities are invited as a
guests.