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151 Incheon Tower
• Facts
formerly know
addressSongdo Incheon
cityIncheon South Korea
materialconcrete-steel
statusproposed
useoffice / residential / hotel
start of
construction
2010
completion2015
• Figures
height587.00m
highest floor
height to tip587.00m
floors151
floors below ground2
gross floor area608,797 m2
• Companies
project developerHyundai, Samsung
architectJohn Portman & Associates / Mooyoung Architects & Engineers
structural engineerThornton Tomasetti / Dongyang Structural Engineers
• General

A project for 151-story twin tower in SongDo city is under way. This is the combined effort between an american real estate developer and korean construction companies. The mayor of Incheon City(in which SongDo is) and John Portman of Portman Group singed MOU regarding 1.92 million pyoung development plan.

link : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=480186
link : http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=69
• Characteristic A

When it rises 600 meters above land reclaimed from the Yellow Sea, the Incheon 151 Tower will be the tallest building in South Korea.


The building splits at the 44th floor into two interconnected trapezoidal sections to create a distinct silhouette.


This mixed-use tower will include 30 floors of office space, a 10 level hotel, observation decks, and 95 floors of residential and condominium units.

• Characteristic B

 
• Characteristic C

A series of open slots on four corners.
Slots reduce wind forces and sway from vortex shedding.
The four-level-high openings create an alternative path for wind, improving aerodynamic performance while enhancing the structure’\'s visual appeal.

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