Hanking Center
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The Hanking Center Tower is a 70-story office tower in which the elevators and other building services are separated from the office floor plates and connected with narrow bridges spanning 9 meters across at each level. The mega-braced tube lateral system links the service core to the office tower, stabilizing the structure against typhoon wind loads.
Status: Complete
Height: 350 m (1150 feet)
Type: Mixed Use (Office, Retail, Parking)
Location: Shenzhen, China
Architect: Morphosis
Developer: Hanking Group
Structural System:
Lateral System: Mega-braced Tube
(Concrete-filled steel columns and built-up steel bracing)
Gravity System: Steel beams and composite slab
Awards: NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering (2017)
Media:
Two Towers, One Structure (Structure Magazine)
Hanking Center by Morphosis Architects, Architectural Record
