Analysis of technical problems in modern super-slim high-rise residential buildings

Jerzy Szołomicki

jerzy.szolomicki@pwr.edu.pl
Faculty of Civil Engineering; Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-4470

Hanna Golasz-Szołomicka


Faculty of Architecture; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-6162

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a new skyscraper typology which has developed over the recent years – super-tall and slender, needle-like residential towers. This trend appeared on the construction market along with the progress of advanced structural solutions and the high demand for luxury apartments with spectacular views. Two types of constructions can be distinguished within this typology: ultra-luxury super-slim towers with the exclusivity of one or two apartments per floor (e.g. located in Manhattan, New York) and other slender high-rise towers, built in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Melbourne, among others, which have multiple apartments on each floor. This paper presents a survey of selected slender high-rise buildings, where structural improvements in tall buildings developed over the recent decade are considered from the architectural and structural view.


Keywords:

tall residential buildings, development, slenderness, structural system, advanced materials, damping systems

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Published
2021-02-09

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Szołomicki, J. and Golasz-Szołomicka, H. (2021) “Analysis of technical problems in modern super-slim high-rise residential buildings”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 20(1), pp. 083–116. doi: 10.35784/bud-arch.2068.

Authors

Jerzy Szołomicki 
jerzy.szolomicki@pwr.edu.pl
Faculty of Civil Engineering; Wrocław University of Science and Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1339-4470

Authors

Hanna Golasz-Szołomicka 

Faculty of Architecture; Wrocław University of Science and Technology; Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-6162

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