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CTBUH Journal International Journal on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat CTBUH Journal International Journal on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tall buildings: design, construction and operation | 2012 Issue I The Hansar, Bangkok Developing Skyscraper Districts: La Défense Hybrid Mass Dampers for Canton Tower Greening the Urban Habitat: Singapore Talking Tall: A Future for Tall Building History Debating tall: A Supertall Future in the US? 2011: A Tall Building Review Tallest 20 in 2020 Inside News and Events Features (cont.) 12 Case Study: The Hansar, Bangkok “The concept of a tropical tall building as a enforced in 2007 mandating that buildings that generally reaches into buildings at a above 15 meters (49 feet) tall be designed to height-to-depth ratio of 1:2, which needs to naturally ventilated, perforated, indoor-outdoor, accommodate for seismic movement. be countered with sufficient shading. fully shaded furry green tower is central to Bangkok is situated on a low flat plain of the Chao Phraya River which extends to the Gulf Introduction and Site Context of Thailand. Geographically located 13°45’ 02 This Issue 48 Design Research tropical living and a necessary alternative to the The Hansar is a “crown property” located in the North (latitude), and 100°28’ East (longitude) Wong Mun Summ temperate models of sealed, glazed curtain wall of the equator, the city’s climate is hot and heart of Bangkok adjacent to the Four humid with temperatures ranging from 26 to Seasons Hotel, just off Sukhumvit Road, which buildings being erected across tropical regions.” 31°C (78 to 90°F). A normal year is defined by is the city’s leading commercial, retail and Timothy Johnson, 2011 CTBUH Student Design three main seasons, with the cool season entertainment district. It is surrounded by occurring from November to February; the major shopping areas, a large city park, high end condominiums and luxury hotels (see High-rise, high-density living has been embraced as a positive housing solution for many hot season from April to May; and the rainy Figure 1). The development, conveniently millions of people living in Asia’s growing urban metropolis. WOHA has designed a series of season from June to October. In this located within walking distance of the buildings for South-East Asia that expand the way high-rise, high-density living is conceived. environment, being high up where there is Competition Result Richard Hassell more privacy, better views, lower humidity, Rajdamri BTS Station, encourages a practical Based in equatorial Singapore, WOHA has designed the following completed tropical CTBUH Chairman way of dealing with Bangkok’s urban sprawl skyscrapers: The Met, The Hansar, The Pano, 1 Moulmein Rise and Newton Suites. stronger breezes, better security, less insects, Authors and severe traffic jams by permitting higher Approaching the design from lifestyle, climate and passive energy strategies, the towers are less noise and less dust make external Wong Mun Summ, Founder high-rise spaces pleasant, comfortable and use of the city’s existing public transport Richard Hassell, Founder radical yet simple. This paper focuses on The Hansar, a 45-story hotel and residential infrastructure, its privately run elevated development that embodies principles of sustainable and tropical living within dense urban desirable. A typical overcast sky also means walkways and an improved pedestrian ® WOHA Architects Pte. Ltd. cities. diffused lighting and many hours of sunlight 29 Hongkong Street Singapore 059668 Bangkok, Thailand A rapidly modernizing community, Bangkok t: +65 6423 4555 f: +65 6423 4666 Bangkok, the capital city and main port of has one of the fastest rates in the world for e: [email protected] 04 50 Talking Tall Thailand, is a major economic and growing erecting high-rise buildings, but its CTBUH News and Events www.woha-architects.com financial center in Southeast Asia with a construction industry still relies intensively on population of nearly nine million people manual labor and the use of locally available Wong Mun Summ & Richard Hassell materials, which are far cheaper than The architecture of WOHA, founded by Wong Mun within a city area of 1,569 square kilometers Summ and Richard Hassell in 1994, is notable for its (605.7 square miles). With the highest volume imported alternatives. Most existing buildings A Future for Tall Building History constant evolution and innovation. A profound in Bangkok are designed to resist lateral wind Antony Wood, awareness of local context and tradition is intertwined of vehicular ownership in Asia, Bangkok is one with an ongoing exploration of contemporary of the most congested cities in the world with loads only. In the wake of the 9.1 magnitude architectural form-making and ideas, thus creating a Great Andaman Earthquake on December 26, unique fusion of practicality and invention. WOHA notorious traffic jams and high levels of conceptualizes all aspects of the architectural process, vehicular exhaust emissions resulting in 2004 and the subsequent tsunami tragedy, and environmental principles have always been the first seismic design regulations were Raymond Hartshorne & Paul fundamental to the work of the practice, which is severe air pollution. CTBUH Executive Director guided by a commitment to responsive place-making and to the creation of an invigorating and sustainable architecture. WOHA’s built projects – throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Australia – range from apartment towers to luxury resorts, mass-transit stations, condominiums, Alessandro hotels, educational institutions, and public buildings. WOHA has won an unprecedented amount of architectural awards for a Southeast Asian practice: they received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007 for One Moulmein Rise, they collected four awards in the RIBA International Awards of 2011 and 2010 for Alila Villas Uluwatu, School of the Arts, The 05 Met and Bras Basah MRT Station, and they won the Debating Tall 2011 RIBA Lubetkin Prize and the 2010 International High-rise Award for The Met. As an emphatic indication of WOHA’s versatility and global recognition, the practice won two titles in two consecutive years (in four separate categories) at the World Architecture Festival: WOHA are the only architects to have achieved such a distinction. Both Wong Mun Summ Opinions “for” and “against” on and Richard Hassell have lectured at universities in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, the USA, and the United Kingdom, and they have served on various design advisory panels in Singapore. a topical issue Figure 1. The Hansar, Bangkok © WOHA Figure 2. Typical section © WOHA CTBUH 1212 | TheTThhhee Hansar,HHaansnsanssaarr,, BangkokBanBBaangkgkogkkook CTBUHCTBCTCTTBBUUHH JournalJJouJooouurnarnrnanal | 20122001201112 IssueIsssuesusueue I CTBUH Journal | 2012 Issue I The Hansar, Bangkok | 13 06 Global News 54 2011 Awards, Symposium, Developing Skyscraper Districts: La Défense Highlights from the CTBUH Ceremony, and Dinner 18 “The development of La Défense is based on global news archive th infrastructural principles which are considered Report on the 10 annual to have contributed significantly to shaping its singularity and its remarkable image.” Maria Scicolone awards events Given their historic context, European city centers are often not considered to be suitable Author locations for the development of modern tall buildings. Therefore, a number of cities chose to Maria Scicolone, Architect develop a purpose-built business district away from the city center, and often close to nodes Management of the Urban Strategy L’Etablissement public d’aménagement de La Défense of infrastructure. La Défense, located in the west of the Paris Metropolitan Region, is the Seine Arche (EPADESA) largest of these business districts in Europe. Initiated in 1958, La Défense has witnessed over Tour Opus 12 fifty years of development. This paper discusses the origins of the development; the forces Esplanade Sud-Quartier Villon Figure 2. La Défense raised pedestrian level © Jan Klerks Figure 3. La Défense as the culmination of the Axe Historique © EPADESA 77 esplanade du Général de Gaulle which have influenced it; how development has been managed; and what the vision is for 92914 Paris La Défense Cedex future development (see Figure 1). France of infrastructural connections. But this is not other resources. As such they are the public d’Aménagement Seine Arche) was created in t: +33 1 4145 5886 the only reason why this site was chosen. The face of development and the business partner 2000. EPAD and EPASA had the same f: +33 1 4145 5900 La Défense housing. 180,000 people are employed in the 56 CTBUH 2011 Seoul World e: [email protected] area was already dynamic and well- on behalf of the governments involved. responsibilities, but operated on two different area, and 20,000 people live in it. La Défense www.ladefense-seine-arche.fr La Défense is one of Europe’s leading established before the development of the territories. In 2010, EPAD and EPASA merged houses 2,500 companies, including 14 of the OIN’s are initiated when the importance of a international business districts, and as such a business district. Characterized by factories, into EPADESA (L’Établissement Public top 20 French companies and 15 of the top development exceeds the scope of local Case Study Maria Scicolone showroom of the French economy. It is shanties, and even a few farms; the d’aménagement de la Défense Seine Arche). As an architecture graduate from Venice University, 50 global companies. La Défense is also home authorities, and when massive public and situated to the west of the Boulevard government decided that this area was in More than just the La Defense area, EPADESA Conference Maria has worked in project management for large to 19 of the 25 tallest buildings in France. private capital investments, and dedicated architecture and town planning agencies. Throughout Périphérique, which is a major ring road which need of restructuring and that the know-how and experience are required for covers an area of 564 hectares (1,394 acres) her studies and her career, she has been able to also marks the boundary of what is deepen her knowledge of town planning, construction development of a large business district was a successful development.
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