CHANGSHA | J220 (Sky City) | 838m | 2749ft | 220 fl | App

[z0rg]

Sky City is an 847m skyscraper in Changsha (China) to be constructed in less than a year.



Current visualizations (October 2012):

Originally Posted by mwahmed

Nice Project China is to getting world's tallest tower

Originally Posted by Gwellbeing

Here's several more artist's impression of the proposed supertall




http://inequalityreduced.blogspot.co...rlds-best.html

Originally Posted by Gwellbeing

BSB is currently working on several new mega factories as well as new tall towers

Ground breaking ceremony on the New mega factory and Towers in Fuan, Fujian in cooperation with United Beneficial Group of Shanghai



Masterplan


Overall Master plan for the Sky city Changsha J220 along with mega factories and a tower nearby

http://inequalityreduced.blogspot.co...rlds-best.html

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Earlier renderings / models:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2010...695406_51n.jpg


http://news.qq.com/a/20120608/000543.htm

http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2010...c_12695406.htm
http://house.ifeng.com/rollnews/deta...883081_0.shtml
http://www.guandian.cn/article/20101024/101838.html

[z0rg]

Article released by Xinhua.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2010...c_12695406.htm


10月24日，远大集团总裁张跃在上海世博园远大馆发布信息。当日，远大可建“空中城市”建筑方案设计招标信息发布会在上海世博园远大馆举行。国内外知名建筑设计公司代表及专家应邀出席。这座“空中城市”为“混合社区”综合楼，集住宅、办公、商业、餐饮、影剧院、学校、医院等社区功能于一体。大厦设计高度 666米，地上200层，建筑面积124万平方米，可容纳7至11万人。据悉，远大可建“空中城市”建筑设计并不是为了追求摩天大楼“地标”意义，它的目标是回归建筑本质，用安全而又造价不高的创新技术手段建造一座普通人买得起、用得起并有助于减少交通能耗和环境污染的“竖向城市”，让人们可以“足不出户”就近办公、学习、生活。新华社记者张明摄

Google translation
October 24, Grand Shanghai World Expo Group President Zhang Yue, great hall in the dissemination of information. Day, ambitious to build "air city" of the Design of tender information session held at the Shanghai World Expo Grand Hall. Well-known architectural design firm representatives and experts were invited to attend. This "air city" for the "mixed community" building complex, set of residential, office, commercial, restaurants, theaters, schools, hospitals and other community functions in one. Building design height 666 m, 200 ground floor, building area of 124 square meters, can accommodate 7-11 people. It is reported that Broad can be built, "Air City" skyscraper construction is not designed to pursue "landmark" significance, its essential objective is the return of construction, with safe and innovative low cost technology to build an ordinary person can afford, with affordable and help to reduce energy consumption and environmental pollution, traffic, "vertical city", so that people can "stay at home," the nearest office, study and life. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Mingshe

[MattTheTubaGuy]

Wow, really?

124 square metres sounds really small, does it mean a 124m square?
also 7-11 people, 7000-11000 people?

Interesting idea though, people living and working in the same building.
I am not quite sure how a 666m building can not be a landmark building though!

[Vortox]

Intresting...wierd how they chose the chicago skyline as the background for the rendering.

[spectre000]

Seems like a bit of a pipe dream. I'd love to see it built though.

[z0rg]

Anyway if they don't release more credible stuff within a few weeks we should forget about this project. Sounds like a mere vision proposal to me

I'll delete the thread in one month or so unless we get more details.

[BarbaricManchurian]

Originally Posted by MattTheTubaGuy

Wow, really?

124 square metres sounds really small, does it mean a 124m square?
also 7-11 people, 7000-11000 people?

Interesting idea though, people living and working in the same building.
I am not quite sure how a 666m building can not be a landmark building though!

it's 1.24 million square meters and 70,000 to 110,000 people

[diz]

*smacks Christian faith*

[MattTheTubaGuy]

Originally Posted by BarbaricManchurian

it's 1.24 million square meters and 70,000 to 110,000 people

OK, thanks. I thought those numbers seemed a bit strange.

[pepeu1]

Not the best design, but amazing height!!

[GulfArabia]

Originally Posted by diz

*smacks Christian faith*

LOL increase to 669 ! :p

[drunkenmunkey888]

666m seems a bit small for a building used as a city doesn't it? I mean the shanghai tower is already 632m... Most proposals for buildings of this function are at least 1000m with some going upwards of 4000m. All visions obviously. Check out X-seed 4000

[Soroban]

666? The Number of the Beast !!!! It's the end of the world.

[ironalbo]

Originally Posted by Soroban

666? The Number of the Beast !!!! It's the end of the world.

jajajaja up the irons!!! the building look like the sears tower :O

[oliver999]

yuanda(远大) group is a huge company,we can pin a little hope on this project

[MattTheTubaGuy]

isn't 4 the bad luck number in china?


so a tower that is 444m in china would be very bad.

also, the article says "Well-known architectural design firm representatives and experts were invited to attend", which suggests the design in the picture is definitely a place holder, and only to show how big it will be.

[D_Y2k.2^]

Why not go for 888m Looks like a enlarged version of Sears Tower

[Rise To The Top]

Not in Shanghai, please. Anywhere else, I'd be happy. Something of this size will only steal attention from the elegant skyline in Luijiazui.

[Simfan34]

Well, great China, so great you use Chicago instead of Shanghai to market stuff.... uh... can't think of anything else.

a. Looks terrible.
b. 666? Really?

I do like the 888 idea- in fact I think we shall see it soon.

[DarkFenX]

That is just a poor design, almost to the point of cheap. Take a look at the Shanghai Tower and take notes before you design.