the swiss re tower
DESCRIPTION
The Swiss Re Tower. A.K.A. THE GHERKIN 30 St Mary Axe. Located in London, England. Was designed by Norman Foster in Dec. 2003 Construction Cost: $218,509,200.00 Land Costs: $143,456,040.00. 591 feet tall 41 total floors 824,95 6.86 Sq Ft of floor space - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Swiss Re Tower
A.K.A.THE GHERKIN
30 St Mary Axe
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• Located in London, England.• Was designed by Norman Foster in Dec. 2003• Construction Cost: $218,509,200.00• Land Costs: $143,456,040.00
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591 feet tall• 41 total floors• 824,956.86 Sq Ft of floor space• Construction started in 2001 and was
completed in 2003
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Swiss Re Tower
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• Males:23,922,144• Females:25,216,687
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Structure Specifics
• The shape of the tower is influenced by the physical environment of the city.
• Minimum impact on the local wind environment.
• Reduced energy consumption by use of natural ventilation whenever suitable, low façade heat gain and smart building control systems.
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• The ‘diagrid’ responds to the building's curved shape and provides vertical support to the floors thus allowing large internal column free office space.
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• The central core is required only to act under vertical load and is free from diagonal bracing.
• The outside of the building consists of 260,000 square feet of glass panes
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