Nanjing Tower
The Nanjing Tower (China) and the adjacent Podium building form an architectural ensemble with the highest standards of aesthetics and user-friendliness. The floor plan was optimised with regard to the intended hotel and retail use.
High Demands on Aesthetics and User-Friendliness
Bracing is provided by a central concrete core supported by external columns. These are activated by outriggers. The eight-storey podium building surrounds the tower and forms the urban transition to the surrounding buildings.
Werner Sobek was responsible for the facade and structural engineering of the project.
Architecture
Jahn, Chicago/USA
Planning time
2010 − 2012
Construction time
Nor specified
Services by Werner Sobek
Structural engineering
Facade engineering
GFA
317,000 m²
Client
Suning, Nanjing/China
Photography
Jahn, Chicago/USA