Tạo ra một kiến trúc nổi tiếng bật nhất tại một thành phố là nhiệm vụ thử thách. Tuy nhiên đã có một đội ngũ như thế đối mặt với thử thách tại Bangkok, đã tiếp cận một cách đặc biệt để hòa trộn kiến trúc của họ vào. Đó là tòa nhà MahaNakhon.
Bangkok là một trong những thành phố thịnh vượng và phát triển nhanh tại khu vực Đông Nam Á. Sự phát triển thịnh vượng một phần nhờ vào lịch sử văn hóa lâu đời của Thái Lan có nền tảng dựa trên kiến trúc. Tòa nhà làm bằng kính này cáo 77 tầng – tòa MahaNakhon được thai nghén vào năm 2009 lúc đỉnh cao của tài chính toàn cầu đang trong khủng hoảng. Nó được đặt tải thủ đô của nước Thái và cũng có nghĩa là Thủ Phủ Ngoạn Mục (??!! Vi Diệu ?!)
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Adding a major new tower to a well-known city skyline is a difficult task. But one team faced with doing just that in Bangkok took a unique approach to blending their structure in. This is MahaNakhon… Bangkok is one of the largest and fast-growing cities in the Far East. Its rapid expansion has resulted in historic architecture and rich Thai culture rubbing shoulders with glass corporate headquarter buildings in a vibrant and diverse cityscape.
The 77-storey MahaNakhon tower was conceived in 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis and amidst considerable economic uncertainty. It was intended to mark the excitement and ambition of Thailand’s capital city, its name literally meaning “great metropolis”. PACE Development progressed the project, employing the design skills of OMA’s Ole Scheeren as their architect. Scheeren’s unique design sees a ribbon of pixels wrap the building, preventing it from overpowering the surrounding city.
The pixels melt the tower with the sky above and the city below, dissolving its base into Bangkok’s famous bustling street life. They also offer panoramic views to those in the residences; an innovative tactic that has helped to increase the appeal of such properties. Construction of the USD $620M structure began in 2011. From a 3.6 acre site, a poured in-situ concrete frame was steadily constructed and the tower began to rise into the Bangkok sky. 97,000 cubic metres of concrete and 16,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement later, MahaNakohn topped out at a height of 314 metres – which is around 1,030 feet or nearly 1.2 million pixels.
The building’s structure consists of a concrete core containing the lift shafts and key vertical service routes, surrounded by 12 concrete columns and further columns toward the envelope. Outriggers are installed at three intervals across the building’s height to prevent swaying; avoiding any discomfort to occupants. The construction programme had to account for pouring concrete in Bangkok’s humid tropical climate and for the practicalities of bringing concrete mixers to site in one of the world’s most congested cities. Efficiencies were also inhibited by the building’s pixelated form creating unique floor plates throughout its height.
The tower’s façade is formed of almost 6,500 glass panels. Those toward the top of the tower stand a mighty 4.4 metres tall offering uninterrupted views and weigh in at 440KG each. Completed in 2016, MakaNakhon now offers a luxury hotel, high-end residences and a daring roof-top bar across 135,000 square meters of space. 22 lifts service the building, the fastest of which move at eight metres a second, taking people from street level to the summit in just 39 seconds. The breath-taking views that await those travelling to the top make it easy to see why MakaNakhon’s highest value apartment was recently sold for USD $13.6M.
The unique structure is now Thailand’s tallest building and makes a striking addition to Bangkok’s skyline; an exciting new twist in one of the world’s most vibrant cityscapes. If you enjoyed this video and would like to get more from the definitive video channel for construction, subscribe to The B1M.
