RLP_Tianjin-CTF-Finance-Centre
上海 / 深圳 / 广州
An aerial precedent of the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre demonstrating aerodynamic tapering and continuous curved fluting for super-tall tower design.
- What we like about this project
- The curved flutes visually twist and taper simultaneously, creating changing reflection angles up the height of the tower.
Materials
- glass
- metal
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- tapering-tower
- curved-flutes
- glass-curtain-wall
- supertall-skyscraper
Style tags
- contemporary
- supertall
- aerodynamic
- high-tech
Visual tags
- skyscraper
- supertall
- aerodynamic
- curved-envelope
- urban-dominance
- megastructure
- Geometry
- Tapering vertical cylinder with integrated curved flutes that sweep inward and converge at the crown, softening wind loads and aerodynamic form.
- Facade system
- Curved unitized glass curtain wall with integrated metal aerodynamic reveals.
- Structural guess
- Composite mega-column perimeter frame with central concrete core and outriggers.
- Spatial scale
- Super-tall skyscraper towering drastically over surrounding high-rises and mid-rise urban blocks.
- Lighting
- Direct low sunlight catches the curved glazed flutes, creating a brilliant golden vertical highlight against a cool blue sky and hazy horizon.
- Atmosphere
- Majestic and glowing in the low sun, contrasting monumental scale with sleek aerodynamic curvature.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by a dense expanse of mid-rise and high-rise urban context in Tianjin, China.
- Spatial experience
- The tower dominates the regional skyline, reading as a massive, smooth sculpture scaling up from a sprawling urban base.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical continuous fluting lines draw the eye upward from the podium base to the curved crown.
- Style reading
- Contemporary supertall megastructure with aerodynamic expression
- Program
- Mixed-use supertall tower including hotel, serviced apartments, and office spaces.
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, metal, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- tapering-tower, curved-flutes, glass-curtain-wall, supertall-skyscraper
- Style tags
- contemporary, supertall, aerodynamic, high-tech
- Visual tags
- skyscraper, supertall, aerodynamic, curved-envelope, urban-dominance, megastructure
- Geometry
- Tapering vertical cylinder with integrated curved flutes that sweep inward and converge at the crown, softening wind loads and aerodynamic form.
- Facade system
- Curved unitized glass curtain wall with integrated metal aerodynamic reveals.
- Structural guess
- Composite mega-column perimeter frame with central concrete core and outriggers.
- Spatial scale
- Super-tall skyscraper towering drastically over surrounding high-rises and mid-rise urban blocks.
- Lighting
- Direct low sunlight catches the curved glazed flutes, creating a brilliant golden vertical highlight against a cool blue sky and hazy horizon.
- Atmosphere
- Majestic and glowing in the low sun, contrasting monumental scale with sleek aerodynamic curvature.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by a dense expanse of mid-rise and high-rise urban context in Tianjin, China.
- Spatial experience
- The tower dominates the regional skyline, reading as a massive, smooth sculpture scaling up from a sprawling urban base.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical continuous fluting lines draw the eye upward from the podium base to the curved crown.
- Style reading
- Contemporary supertall megastructure with aerodynamic expression
- Program
- Mixed-use supertall tower including hotel, serviced apartments, and office spaces.
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture