Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 () is a supertall
skyscraper
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completed in
Shenzhen
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Guangdong
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China
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. It stand at tall. Construction started on 12 February 2014 and was completed in 2020.
The tower has a novel structural system called a "Ladder Core System" where the perimeter mega columns are connected to the central
reinforced concrete
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core at every story as opposed to the typical configuration where they are only connected via outriggers at mechanical floors.
Additionally, unlike other
supertall
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skyscraper
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s with mega-columns, Shum Yip T1 does not have any supplemental gravity columns in the office portion of the tower. The corner framing on either side of the mega-columns is cantilevered 8.5m, which creates a balanced cantilever thus reducing the demand of the middle span an achieving a 28.5m column free span between the two mega-columns on each face.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen
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List of tallest buildings in China
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List of tallest buildings in the world
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References
Skyscraper office buildings in Shenzhen
Skyscrapers in Shenzhen
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
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