Rider Levett Bucknall has been involved in the construction of many of the world's landmark tall buildings whish sit on the skyline of some of our major cities. These landmark buildings play a significant role in the world's major cities and as economic signs of prosperity, particularly in maturing Asian countries and the Middle East.
Located in the Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, poised to become China's first super-tall district, the 128-storey tower will house Class A office space, retail, a luxury hotel and cultural venues.
At 632 metres, the Shanghai Tower rises to complete a trio of towers including the adjacent Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Centre (WFC). It will be divided into nine zones. The podium building will offer a high-end retail environment with a major event space. Zones 2 to 6 will be offices while Zones 7 and 8 will be hotel and boutique office space. The uppermost floors will feature the world's highest non-enclosed observation deck.
Rider Levett Bucknall have been providing quantity surveying services to the tower, which will become one of the most sustainable tall buildings in the world. The facade's taper, texture and asymmetry work together to reduce wind loads on the building by 24% and offer savings in building materials and construction costs. In addition, the building's spiralling parapet collects rainwater, which is used for the tower's heating and air conditioning systems, and wind turbines located directly beneath the parapet generate on-site power.
Client: Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co Ltd
Rider Levett Bucknall has been involved in the construction of many of the world's landmark tall buildings which form the skyline of some of our major cities. One example of such an iconic building is Lumiere Residencies, recently constructed in Regent Place in Sydney's mid-town.
Lumiere consists of two towers - Tower A providing 456 residential apartments over 56 levels and Tower B featuring 145 serviced apartments over 30 floors. A five level sandstone podium beneath the towers contains a retail centre, commercial space and Club Lumiere, a leisure and fitness centre for Lumiere residents.
The project's renowned architects Foster + Partners designed the development with environmental concerns and residents' privacy in mind. The construction consists of eight slender glass towers connected to a central core, which allows sunlight and cross-ventilation to reach the very heart of the building. This feature has reduced the use of common walls allowing residents a true sense of privacy.
Rider Levett Bucknall are proud to have provided Frasers Property with estimating and strategic cost planning, post-contract project cost certification, production of financier's reports, provision of tax advice, and review and certification of progress claims during the creation of this ultra-high quality mixed-use development.
Client: Frasers Property Australia