CBD Media Tower
Schematic design for a green multifunctional high rise.
The proposal for the first eco-friendly high-rise in Beijing is set in the core area of its Central Business District for one of the largest internet and cable TV providers in China.
The multi-functional high-rise combines multiple telecommunication companies in a ‘tower in tower’ concept interconnected by sky gardens and lobbies.
Team:
- Edgar Stach,
- Wolf Loebel,
- Ignacio Alonso,
- Yang Liu,
- Yuri Melnichenko
In Association with - RhineScheme
Client:
Client VOD ONE 6/2010
Partner: Rhinescheme
Height: 288m
Gross Floor Area: 180,000 qm
Location: 3rd Ring Road Central Media District, Beijing, China.
The Eco concept combines natural ventilation and cooling and passive heating through a double-skin façade and sky gardens, ground cooling and stack ventilation, sun tracking photo voltaic panels embedded within the outer building envelope, electro-chromic glass for sun shading.
Program spaces on the first 6 floors are a subterranean parking garage, retail, cinemas, and restaurant components within the first six floors.
Floors 7-64 are mainly office spaces provided for the various companies, separated by green atrium spaces programmed for restaurants, and relaxation conferences etc., a sky garden with restaurants and shops on the rooftop will be open to the public.
The LED multi-media façade within the inner office envelope will be the social interface between the public and shows live chats, videos, images and news.
Structural Concept
Air is drawn from the exterior through the roof of the retail section of the building. The air is then channeled through the subterranean wall cavity exchanging heat with the earth below. The air is then channeled through the atrium and the garden spaces, further helping to cool the temperature and condition the building. Operable windows containing photovoltaic cells provide for natural cross-ventilation.
