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very good update

Tower's site!

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Lotte Tower's Tower Crane
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anyone who know this work?
Concrete Pouring work will start soon(March 28th)

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Construction sites(2012.2.8)
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Project Name : Busan Lotte Town Supertall Tower
Construction date : 2012 March 28th ~ March 29th
Work Stage : MAT Foundation
Work Hours : 32 hours
Workload Vehicle : 2800 Remicon,Ascon Trucks

Historic Progress will start soon. Cheer up Lotte Town Project!
Next Progress
Core Wall Construction : ~ 2012 July
Core Installment and Upper Construction : 2012 September ~

From Lotte Construction R&D Center(www.lotteconst.re.kr)

Follow this Construction way(below pics-Seoul Lotte World Tower MAT Construction pics)
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no Comment? response my last update!! anyone who know this progress(MAT Foundation)?

no Comment? response my last update!!

:lol:

Thanks Korea2002! We should soon see lots of rebar in the coming days!!!

Thanks Korea2002! We should soon see lots of rebar in the coming days!!!

rebar what means?

^The reinforcement for the slab.

Fantastic structural diagram BTW.

yeah this should happen soon lots of rebar to construct the core on the current footprint :)

no Comment? response my last update!! anyone who know this progress(MAT Foundation)?

not so hasty! ;)

Thanks for the info. Really appreciated.

Anyone know when this is ment to rise.

by the looks of it should be this month or next for the first pour :)

by the looks of it should be this month or next for the first pour :)

Thanks:)

40 MPa concrete... normal type! not high resistence.

Why? Are they saving on the cost or just don't need a better concrete?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/6850457597/

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Concrete Pouring Test started.

Thanks Korea2002! That pit is huge! filling it up with concrete by only 1 truck will take ages...

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Triangle Lotte Tower's Construction start!!

I like the model that will have, very modern :D

I hope we get new renders soon (with the more centered spire), the ones at SOM are frickin' tiny.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1863/dsc0750s.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6774262922_f819ca5c2e_b.jpg

More Progress!!

www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/6774262922/

nice update :cheers: I was not expecting a pour so soon ..the big pour should be coming in 2-3 weeks time from now after they'll settle a nice thick layer of rebar

Are you sure about that? There are no foundation rebars sticking out of the bottom. Maybe what they are doing now is just preparation of the concrete platform which they will use for drilling the foundation piles? Well I'm just guessing here. I remember the only places when there were no classic piles and rebars sticking out of the ground were the constructions where bedrock was close to the surface because then the technique is different I guess (actually it was just one tower - india tower). So what is the soil in busan? Soft or bedrock? Besides that, do we have any confirmation that the foundation is done?

Are you sure about that? There are no foundation rebars sticking out of the bottom. Maybe what they are doing now is just preparation of the concrete platform which they will use for drilling the foundation piles? Well I'm just guessing here. I remember the only places when there were no classic piles and rebars sticking out of the ground were the constructions where bedrock was close to the surface because then the technique is different I guess (actually it was just one tower - india tower). So what is the soil in busan? Soft or bedrock? Besides that, do we have any confirmation that the foundation is done?

Bedrock maybe..

On the previous page it says they are constructing a MAT foundation, so I guess thats why everything seems a bit different. Will be interesting to see the MAT foundation built, never seen this method before.....

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6400/sfsdfdsfdsfdsf.jpg

So it seems as there will be no piles at all, just thick concrete slab, right? Interesting indeed :cheers:

Maybe there is bedrock like in nyc

Doesn't it affect the vertical stability of the building? What will stop it from toppling over?

So it seems as there will be no piles at all, just thick concrete slab, right? Interesting indeed :cheers:

^^ yeah I'm also curious to see this one going up with no piles at all on the foundation

The raft (MAT) foundation is used when there are weak soil conditions.

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Yeongdo-Bridge Reconstruction
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MAT Foundation works will start soon.
Tower Crane for Tower Construction will install in Central Core.

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Busan Lotte Town Project

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Preparation works for MAT Foundation almost finished....

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Lively working is doing....

Comparison-site and Model

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Green-MAT Corewall
Blue-MAT Central Core(Busan Lotte Tower's Main Core start point)
Red-Mega Column of Lotte Tower
Foundation work Model
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4251/ssfdsfdsfdsfdfdsf.jpg

do you understand this Structural Model?

no comment... don't you see Lotte Town project?

I've never seen a building with a triangular core before, although I'm sure there must be others. Anyone know of one?

India tower, which is on hold (canceled??) had similar triangular base

and here comes the rebar do we know how think the main foundation will be ?

I've never seen a building with a triangular core before, although I'm sure there must be others. Anyone know of one?

Burj Khalifa, Guangzhou IFC West tower, World One.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8880/10490071.jpg

^^Great photo:applause:

Anyone know when they will commence with the construction of the tower?

Edit: Recently I have been following this topic. What are the actual visualization of the tower?

beautiful sight, yet the modern beach busan skyline with we've the zenith we know from photos is over 12km away though.

Yeah, it's pretty far away.. but I think it's good to construct such supertall in this area since it lacks urban feel.

^^Great photo:applause:

Anyone know when they will commence with the construction of the tower?

Edit: Recently I have been following this topic. What are the actual visualization of the tower?

March 28th.

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Construction will start in March 28th.

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More Progress-Construction MAT Foundation's Preparation

thx Korea2002 :), after years of no real progress this one is almost flying now :cheers:

Great new update! Thank you Korea2002.
I see this rising in couple of months.

does anyone know how you pour a 4m thick reinforced mat? is the rebar complete before the pour or is it partially built then a meter or so poured and then more rebar and then another pour? ( kinda like a slipform ). deep down i think i know the answer. it's just you'd need asia's entire supply of concrete plungers and manpower in numbers you wouldn't believe.

i think i'm just impressed is all. i've poured a similar area of slab but only 800mm thick with a tower crane in tandem and a 2m bucket, and i remember feeling sorry for the poor bastards below finishing the concrete, falling over and slopping up to their waists in the stuff.

^^ Going by other foundations of around the same size, they will do it in one go! :)

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Close up-see what Progress work on
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Tower Crane
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/6850457597/

Very FAST PROGRESS!!!

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Do anyone know this? what they do doing?

March 28th is Chronicle of MAT Foundation start.

No comment? how it is important shot? I'm disappointing....

^^They will star once steel goes up ;) .

Anyway great progress! Looking forward to see it rise. Foundations looking really good I must say.

Really can't wait to see this rise :cheers:.

Conclusion : Busan Lotte Town Tower will rise soon.

thank you for continuous posting on BLT.
I keep my eyes on your posting.

I don't get it why are there still on the site pillar machinery equipments is there something else besides the whole that requires piles ?

Maybe they are preparing some top down works. You first drill some piles into the ground, next build concrete supports on top of it, next dig some soil out, and then continue building floor after floor going from top to the lowest floor. The same they are doing for example on shanghai tower site around the tower. But anyways thats just my wild guess right there so don't take my word on it.

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2012.3.28 ~ 2012.3.29-MAT Foundation works

Good luck Busan Lotte Town!

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Preparation works for MAT is almost completed.
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4800 Remicon Trucks will convey Low-Powered Concrete Piles in sites.
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site overview
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Construction will start in March 28th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment this Thread!!!!

Remember! Lotte Town Tower's D-day is March 28th.

Remember! Lotte Town Tower's D-day is March 28th.

Just a few days :)

I hope they start building more towers around that area. It would be great if it could resemble chicago, a waterway surrounded by a canyon of buildings.

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26 March by Jens-Olaf
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let's sail away!

26 March by Jens-Olaf
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http://i.imgur.com/C5mrC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qTiDu.jpg

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it was time to upload pics from my database!! ^^ very good works,Kanye!

Total Remicon : 2639 Remicon Truck

Concrete Work Time : 30 Hours(3.28 05:00 ~ 3.29 11:00)

Work : MAT Foundation works

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2203/20120326165639.jpg
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Rehearsal of Lotte Tower MAT Foundation works Practice

oh good to hear that pouring is this week ~~~ :cheers:

Whats the idea behind the tarps/covers. Are they expecting rain or is it to help with the curing process of 4m thick mat????

Looking good, it's coming along nicely.

I know where I'm going tomorrow!

I think the tarps are to help it cure.

Whats the idea behind the tarps/covers. Are they expecting rain or is it to help with the curing process of 4m thick mat????
Sun blocking during pouring/cure. A little bit more elegance than Shenzhen PAFC with potato bags:).

They had colorful umbrellas! Very nice!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23371529@N02/sets/72157629321895496/
My Temporary Database from Korean skyscraper cafe....
because Imageshack limited photo's Upload Files.So,I have to upload Flickr temporarily. Understand me!

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very thanks kanye!!

Even the pouring looks beautiful....

yay, take off :cheers:

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Underground Floor Construction will be completed within 2012 December.
Concrete work will be completed in Next Month.

This one is processing well but slowly. I think it will take quite a time to finnish the underground floors.

This one is processing well but slowly. I think it will take quite a time to finnish the underground floors.

Slow? Since they started with the foundations i think it's quite fast.

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r565/idididsh/7038636717_02f5a3c47d.jpg
Construction Updates

awesome :cheers:

IN-TENT-CITY

The hole looks huge.

those trucks look like ants! seems like its going to take forever to get the job done.

Cover it up! I assume they are doing that for the pour? Insurance against rain??

09 April by Jens-Olaf
http://i.imgur.com/uKsa5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eNmNE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pDycC.jpg

it's been one week now how much more until they remove the protecting sheet ?

Cover it up! I assume they are doing that for the pour? Insurance against rain??
Also because concrete needs to dry by consuming water in the curing process rather than losing water to evaporation.

sexy hole...

^^ yes, sexy and triangular.

Also because concrete needs to dry by consuming water in the curing process rather than losing water to evaporation.

I've learned something. Thank you.

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by Jens-Olaf
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Close up
http://i.imgur.com/S5z6W.jpg

Construction started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congra this threads!!!!!

Yay! After so long!

Ahh the great unveiling. Very theatrical. The curtains are opened and we finally get to see the 4m thick mat in all its glory. We also get to see the footprint of the mega columns and the core. Very exciting stage as this beauty will begin to grow.

Ahh the great unveiling. Very theatrical. The curtains are opened and we finally get to see the 4m thick mat in all its glory. We also get to see the footprint of the mega columns and the core. Very exciting stage as this beauty will begin to grow.'

yes. expect Core!!

Finally :cheers:

Finally,Tower Crane for Tower Underground Construction is installing.......
Great News and Progress!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulation for Busan Lotte Town,Korean Supertall Projects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Close up
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another news-More 2 Tower Cranes will be installed soon...

Thx for all the pics korea2002. maybe this one will have a small race with the punang tower :)

that core looks just awesome :cheers:

Thx for all the pics korea2002. maybe this one will have a small race with the punang tower :)

You're welcome :):) because of your constant Cheer and Favor,I can update this at the moment!! thanks! see and keep an eye,please!!
Seoul and Busan Lotte Tower will complete simultaneously.

Another good update. This one will fly up from now.

Tower Crane One installed.....
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More Tower Cranes will install soon...

One installed, two more to go?

Great photos Korea2002. Put 2 more cranes in it will look quite congested.

One installed, two more to go?

I think this is a temporary crane just to rise the core out of the whole..for the moment we'll have just this one until core reaches street level +2 or 3
The span of this crane alone can manage the current work done on the site for the present core rise

I think this is a temporary crane just to rise the core out of the whole..for the moment we'll have just this one until core reaches street level +2 or 3
The span of this crane alone can manage the current work done on the site for the present core rise

yes. more cranes will install soon.

Outside of Tower site
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Tower Cranes
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/6850457597/

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Congratulation Lotte Tower Project!! Underground of Structural Construction started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
reply to this threads!!!! SSC Forumer!! Thanks!

it's the first time that I've notices those small steal column beans outside the hole

Quite the foundation forming.

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anyone know this structures?
Chair-bar

korea 2002, when constructing the steel reinforcement of concrete floor slabs, two layers of steel mesh are made , one on top of the other separated by spacers called chairs. in a typical foor slab of 250mm thickness , the chairs would be approximately 180mm tall. the raft of the busan lotte tower is 4m thick so the chairs are huge.

anyone know this structures?
Chair-bar

We can't see the photos :sad2:

1 Tower crane in Central Core will be installing soon....
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Another behemoth starts rising...

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Great Progress Lotte Town Project!

we might get another pour this week by the way the works seem to be going

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Progressing well. Thanks for today's update.

looks like photobucket is having some problems or want to get more money out of what they're doing there are other free host out there :)

because the photos are not showing up?

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Final Lotte Tower Project's Rendering!

more from ctbuh. Not sure if those were ever posted (some of them most likely have):

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Ext-Aerial_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Ext-overall_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Ext-overall2_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Int-Lobby_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Int-Lobby2_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Int-Court_%28c%29SOM.jpg

That spire :( Why is it they put large spires on boxy towers these days...
http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Ext-Top_%28c%29SOM.jpg

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Int-Observation_%28c%29SOM.jpg

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Thanks for the detailed renders. The interior looks promising. I'm looking forward to see this one finished.
That spire :( Why is it they put large spires on boxy towers these days...
Maybe to blatantly increase the height?

That was rhetorical question ;) Well lets hope that it at least will serve some useful function as radio/tv mast as well.

Lotte Tower's Real Height is 420.5m(Observatory Deck) except Spire.

Lotte Tower's Real Height is 420.5m(Observatory Deck) except Spire.

that's a little shorter than Guangzhou IFC, which has a similar form and width height ratio i think.

This is probably one of my favorite towers going up right now. Such a simple design, and yet the combination of minor details (the way the segments become further inset as they go up, and swirl of the observatory deck on the roof) and great proportions make it really wonderful.

But I still can't get over how much I'd rather they'd build it in some other part of Busan; maybe Suyeong-gu, or even Seomyeon-gu.

The design is fantastic. But i would be even better if the tower would be 510m tall without the spire :)

But I still can't get over how much I'd rather they'd build it in some other part of Busan; maybe Suyeong-gu, or even Seomyeon-gu.


No, man. I'm looking forward to seeing this bad boy looming when I take the Fukuoka - Busan ferry in the future. Will be great. :cheers:

07 May by Jens-Olaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/)
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No, man. I'm looking forward to seeing this bad boy looming when I take the Fukuoka - Busan ferry in the future. Will be great. :cheers:

Haha, a fan of monoliths, are you? :D

http://i.imgur.com/KfowR.jpg
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did we just had another pour or is that just a rain protection coat

Definitely looks like the tower foot print to me.:shrug:
http://imgnews.naver.com/image/001/2009/01/13/PYH2009011306630005100_P2.jpg

Edit:oh, and 'sfsdfdsfds.jpg'?:lol:

Is this now the final design for the building?

Yes

i like how it has a spire AND a crown x)

i think that the design is too simple

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/7005843314_94cc4283f4_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/7005843314

tidiest construction i ever seen

tidiest construction i ever seen

no dirt at all, i guess this will change when construction goes full scale :cheers:

Is this now the final design for the building?

No. a little change...

No. a little change...

what exactly changed?

what exactly changed?

see recent bird's eye view...

see recent bird's eye view...

ohh i see, its a good thing because i love the final render more :cheers:

Is this now the final design for the building?

Basically yes, but the top has changed somewhat since this rendering.

Wow, the base is amazing.

26 May by Jens-Olaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/65817306@N00/)
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very good updates!

Interasting, the outter shape of Shanghai Tower, and the central core shape of Burj Khalifa :cheers:

i like how it has a spire AND a crown x)

SOM listened to patrykus' concerns apparently :D

apparently not ;)

This is final design.

http://skyscrapercenter.com/class-image.php/pic.jpg?width=1000&height=800&image=/images/albums/userpics/10005/BusanLotteWorld_Ext-overall_%28c%29SOM.jpg

Oh, so I got it backward :(

I guess you did. happens.

For some reason, I much prefer the design of Lotte World Tower in Jamsil over this design. The location is perfect, but i just can't get my head around the design. Perhaps I'll like it more in the flesh.