Architectural Structures Subject - Taipei 101

ARCHITECTURAL
STRUCTURES
OF
ASIA
TAIPEI 101

TAIPEI 101
BACKGROUND:
 LOCATION: Xinyi District, Taipei Taiwan
 Design by the architectural firm C.Y. Lee & Partners
 The Construction begins at the year 1999.
The project was finished at the year of 2004.
 Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center
 Taipei 101 was the world's first skyscraper to break
the half-kilometer mark in height.
 This was the first world's tallest building completed in
the 21st century.
 This is one of the few buildings in the world equipped
with double-deck elevators.

TUNED
MASS DAMPER
 The crown jewel of the
structure is the world’s largest
passive tuned mass wind
damper, set at the top of the
Taipei World Financial Center.
PRINCIPLE:
- it is a shock absorber that
holds the building from moving
swinging too much
- it was placed as high as
possible because that is the part of
the building that will move the
most, especially due to wind
power.

BUILDING INSPIRED:
 inspired by traditional Chinese architecture,
with a shape resembling a pagoda.
 designed to open upwards, representing a
blossoming flower that signifies financial richness, as
well as everlasting vitality in the Chinese culture.

 TECHINICAL DATA:
101 Storey (509.20m)
 ARCHITECTURAL DATA:
TYPE: Skyscraper
STYLE: Oriental Revivalism
ELEMENT: Extensive Façade
 STRUCTURAL DATA:
CONSTRUCTION TYPE:
Steel and Glass
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:
Outrigger Trusses, Moment
Frames, Belt Trusses
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL:
Composite Structure
FAÇADE MATERIAL:
Glass and Aluminium
FAÇADE SYSTEM:
Curtain wall

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