CCTV Headquarters structural concept

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The CCTV Headquarters structural concept is an innovative engineering design for Beijing’s iconic looped skyscraper, featuring a continuous three-dimensional frame that challenges conventional tower forms and redistributes loads through its dramatic cantilevers and overhangs.

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instanceOf building structural system
structural engineering concept
appliesTo CCTV Headquarters NERFINISHED
associatedWithArchitect Ole Scheeren NERFINISHED
Rem Koolhaas NERFINISHED
associatedWithArchitecturalFirm OMA NERFINISHED
associatedWithClient China Central Television GENERATED
associatedWithEngineer Arup NERFINISHED
characterizedBy continuous load path around loop
continuous three-dimensional frame
diagrid-like exoskeleton
dramatic overhangs
large cantilevers
looped skyscraper form
non-orthogonal geometry
perimeter bracing system
seismic-resisting system
torsion-resistant frame
designGoal challenge conventional skyscraper tower form
create continuous urban loop
integrate architecture and structure
optimize structural efficiency for irregular geometry
influencedBy advances in computational structural analysis
performance-based seismic design approaches
innovationType non-vertical high-rise structural system
three-dimensional continuous frame for tall building
loadPathStrategy cantilevered transfer structures at overhangs
redistribution of gravity loads through loop
transfer of loads through inclined columns
locatedIn Beijing
locatedInCountry China
relatedTo CCTV Headquarters architectural concept
resistsAction gravity loads
lateral wind loads
seismic loads
structuralForm bent tube system
perimeter frame with core interaction
three-dimensional space frame
supportsFunction broadcasting facilities
office floors
technical floors
timePeriod early 21st century
usedForProjectCompletionYear 2012
usesElement belt trusses
diagonal bracing members
mega-columns
outrigger trusses
usesMaterial reinforced concrete cores
structural steel

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Cecil Balmond notableWork CCTV Headquarters structural concept