Construction Start on China’s 4th Tallest Building

• Proeksa Meas
• 31 December 2015
• Construction Focus
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The Chinese property developer, Greenland, has begun construction on what will be the tallest skyscraper in south-western China in the city of Chengdu and the fourth tallest in China.

The 468m tall building has been designed to accommodate a mixture of grade A office space, a hotel, and a shopping mall.

120,000sqm of office space will be situated in the lower part of the tower where the floors are largest, with a 51,000sqm luxury hotel in the middle and 42,000sqm of executive hosting space at the top where space is at a premium.

Drawing its architectural inspiration from the mountains that dominate the countryside around Chengdu the tower will feature LEDs that will make the edges of the facade shimmer like ice. The base is designed to look like a glacier.

The extreme height of the tower is justified by the desire to connect heaven and earth through the design.