NORTHSTAR CHANGSHA CENTRE CASE STUDY Northstar . Changsha Centre
The Northstar Changsha Centre in Changsha is situated at the centre of the Northstar Delta district under construction to the north of the city centre. The project also includes the Changsha Centre whose 400m tower will become the key landmark of the Northstar Delta Masterplan. Changsha Northstar Real Estate Development Company Limited awarded Atkins this prestigious project after an International Design Competition against a number of the world’s leading architects.
2 3 4 The Conference Centre is becoming the most important civic building of the 21st century city. It is the place where people from all over the world come to a city to exchange ideas. As a result is it one of the civic monuments in which a city must celebrates its identity.
This is perhaps surprising. One would assume that with advances in technology that permit digital communication across the globe, it would no longer be necessary to physically meet. But the desire to gather remains part of human nature. People still need to come together, if only for the act of shaking hands. Only then can ideas be openly shared and new ideas collectively emerge. And only then can lifetime business relationships grow and become close collaborative bonds.
It is for this reason that today the Conference Centre is such an important forum and such an important monument in the modern city.
5 The Client
Northstar are a leading Chinese Property Developer with a growing global portfolio of projects. They are an expert in Conference Centres having completed prestigious projects such as the Chinese National Convention Centre in Beijing. Indeed the Atkins design team has been part of their development having personally worked alongside on projects such as their fagship in Beijing.
A number of the Atkins team were previously key designers of The China National Convention Centre.
6 7 8 The North Star Delta
The Northstar Delta is located on the promontory of land formed between the Xiangang and Liuyang Rivers and is planned as a dynamic mixed-use development that includes a major civic cultural centre, shops and apartments with the 400m Changsha Centre Tower and the Northstar Conference Centre forming its centerpiece.
9 The Masterplan
It is important that a Conference Centre has offce, hotel and retail in close proximity so the when there is no event on, the building remains ‘alive’ with shoppers, offce workers and hotel guests using the facilities such as the business centre, shops and cafes that would not to be commercially viable otherwise.
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1. CONFERENCE CENTRE 2. HOTEL 3. SERVICED APARTMENT 4. OFFICE LANDMARK TOWER 5. STREET RETAIL 6. DEPARTMENT STORE 7. METRO STATION 8. CULTURAL DISTRICT 9. CIVIC PLAZA
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13 The Masterplan
A grand civic plaza will be located between the Changsha Centre Tower and Conference Centre. This plaza will be located at the meeting point of three existing urban axis that each feed out from the adjacent cultural, commercial and residential districts. This will make the development the civic heart of this emerging new neighbourhood.
Metro Civic plaza
14 Elevated Pedestrian Network
The whole development will be a highly pedestrian friendly environment with the civic plaza and a series of more modest Service Apartment spaces linked by a network of elevated walkways. This focus on 68,000sqm pedestrian movement will extend on to linking into a new Metro 207m/Height Station on an adjacent plot to the east and the cultural district to the west.
Hotel 50,000sqm 150m/Height
Conference Centre 30,000sqm 24m/Height
To Cultural District
To Retail and Metro Station
15 Conference Centre
The Conference Centre is designed to respect the dynamic forms of the Cultural District and be the transition in scale to the larger forms of the commercial and residential towers of the Northstar Delta.
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Forming a unifying shelter over the Convention Centre will be a great roof. This roof will protect both the indoor conference and foyer spaces and the outdoor terraces and drop off spaces. The elegant roof will be supported by a grid of columns that will bring order to the spaces below. The roof itself consists of rows of large skylights orientated perfectly to the north to bring diffused north light into the halls and foyers below.
18 Historically a raised plinth is used to emphasize the importance of building
19 Conference Centre Concept
The conference centre will have wide terraces that look over the civic plaza and the adjacent cultural district . On top of the terrace will be the two main conference halls wrapped in full height glazed foyers. The largest hall will be able to accommodate 3000 conference delegates and has been designed to be fully fexible so it can host a variety of conference, exhibition and banqueting functions.
The two main conference halls, are composed like a series of ‘nested’ boxes. The outermost ‘box’ is the glass walls that enclose the conference pre- function spaces. The middle box is the outer wall of the conference hall and houses all the ancillary spaces, while the inner box is the volume of conference hall itself protected from the outside environment by the outer two boxes.
20 Grand Roof
Super Large Conference Hall
Medium Conference Hall
Prefunction
Terrace
21 Conference Centre Flexibility
Providing a high degree of flexibility is key to the planning of a successful conference centre. The halls are designed to be highly flexible so as to provide venues for different types and scales of events. The large conference hall is designed to accommodate conferences, performances, banquets and exhibitions and is supported with large pre-function areas and back-of-house spaces.
The hall is planned for all seating to be movable so the hall can be completely clear of seating. Full height movable fire- rated partitions are used to sub-divide the space into various configurations.
3000no. seat conference/theatre/lecture venue
6no. x 633m2 Exhibition/ Banquet/ Reception Venues
22 1000no. seat conference/theatre/lecture venue 2no. x 1000no. seat conference/theatre/lecture venue
2no. x 1900m2 Exhibition Hall 1no. x 3800m2 Exhibition Hall 108. no. international standard exhibitions booths per hall 234 no. international standard exhibition booths
23 Conference Centre Roof
The roof modules each form a skylight that is orientated to the north to bring indirect daylight down to the spaces below. The large eaves of the roof protect the pre-function spaces from the Vent sun and allow the glass walls to be very clear.
The large surface area of the roof is also ideal for rainwater collection which can then be used for landscape irrigation or grey water supply. The convention centre in particular will set new standards in passive energy effciency due to its careful orientation and sophisticated roof design.
Skylight
Rain Water Collection
24 Direct Sunlight = Hot
Indirect Daylight = Cool
25 Conference Centre Interior
The pre-function foyer spaces are important gathering places for people to meet and can be used for light exhibition and display. The spaces are designed to be fairly neutral so as the conference users can customize the space to their own needs.
The design of conference hall walls are inspired by the Human Red Stone Forest, a famous geographical feature within the province.
26 Hunan Red Stone Forest
27 Conference Centre Facades
The facades are designed to have a timeless quality and be a neutral backdrop for the events held within the conference centre. The main materials are natural stone, clear glass and aluminium cladding to the roof.
Prefunction
Terrace
Retail
28 Aluminum cladding
Aluminum sofft cladding
Aluminum clad column
Clear glass with steel framing.
Glass balustrade with aluminium handrail
Stone cladding
Retail signage cladding
Clear glass with Aluminum framing.
2929 Main Conference Level Planning
Conference Circulcation VIP Circulation Public Circulation
1. Medium Multi-function Hall 2. VIP Room 3. Small Meeting Room
Level GF The conference centre entrance lobby and tower lobbies are accessed from the separate drop-offs. 17 meeting rooms are located on this level.
1. Small Meeting Room
Level 1
Level 1 accommodates conference meeting rooms and support spaces, retail a connection to the hotel podium.
3030 1. Large Multi-function Hall 2. Super Large Multi-function Hall 3. Pre-function 4. VIP Room 5. Small Meeting Room
Level 2
Level 2 is the main level of the Conference Centre, with the two main conference halls positioned in parallel and then wrapped with pre-function foyers and public terraces that have elevated views across to the public plaza opposite.
1. Hotel Guestrooms 2. Serviced Apartments
Level 4 Level 4 is the roof of the conference centre and roof top garden of the serviced apartment.
3131 Hotel and Serviced Apartment Towers
The Conference Centre is complimented by two hotels, the fve star Intercontinental Hotel is located on the neighbouring site beside the river, while the business hotel shares the same site as the Conference Centre. The serviced apartment tower on site is not connected to the conference centre.
Hotel Tower Typical Plan
Serviced Apartment Typical Plan
3232 33 Interior Design of Main Conference
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3535 Landscape Design
景观设计方案 (方案二) LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHEME (OPTION 2) Landscape Perspective景观效果图 Landscape Perspective
Landsc
3636 景观设计方案 (方案一) LANDSCAPE DESIGN SCHEME (OPTION 1) 酒店水景方案一效果图 Hotel Water Feature Option 1 Perspective
地面层景观平面图 Ground Floor Landscape Plan 图例Legend LEGEND
1. 会议中心入口广场 1.Convention Convention Centre EntranceCentre Plaza Entrance Plaza
7 2. 2.会议中心上落客区 Convention Centre Drop-off 6 3.Convention Commercial Centre Drop Street-off 3. 4.商业街 Convention Centre Secondary Commercial Street Entrance Plaza 4. 会议中心次入口广场 5.Convention Hotel and Centre Apartment Secondary Drop-off 5 Entrance Plaza 6. Hotel Garden 酒店及公寓上落客区 5. 7. Parking, Loading and Unloading Area 2 Hotel and Apartment Drop-off
6. 酒店花园 Hotel Garden
7. 后勤停车及卸货区 Parking, Loading and Unloading Area
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3737 38 Future Development
The Conference Centre described in this study is only phase one of Atkins’ work. The second phase will include the project’s 400m tower. The Atkins design for this tower includes a spectacular crown formed as a large window overlooking the city. LED lights suspended within the window will provide a spectacular 3D lighting effect at night that can be viewed from miles away.
39 Client
Architecture
Structural Engineering
M&E Consultant Engineering
Local Design Institute
ACLA Landscape Design
Datong 深圳大同 Interior Design
40 4141 Asia Pacifc Presence
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