Inclined building explained

An inclined building is a building that was intentionally built at an incline. Buildings are built with an incline primarily for aesthetics, offering a unique feature to a city's skyline, as well as framing other buildings and structures between them when built in pairs.

Design

Despite the outward appearance of an inclined building as "leaning-over", they are as structurally sound as any non-inclined building. The mass of the building's upper floors is always equal or less than the mass of the building's lower floors, ensuring the building remains balanced around its centre of mass.

The upward slope of an inclined building is not to be confused with the upward slope of an otherwise non-inclined building, such as the Leadenhall Building in London. It should also not be confused with the top-heavy design of an otherwise non-inclined building, such as Vancouver House in Vancouver.

Tallest inclined buildings

As of October 2019, this list includes all intentionally inclined buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 30 metres (98 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

boldDenotes building that is or was once the tallest in the world
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m (ft)
FloorsInclinationCompletedNotes
1Altair - East TowerColombo Sri Lanka209.1m (686feet)6813.8°2019Completed 2021. Tallest inclined building in the world since 2019, as well as the tallest building in Sri Lanka. Its inclusion on the list is arguable as it is not entirely self supported, there is a structural connection to the project's West Tower on the leaning side.[1]
2Capital GateAbu Dhabi United Arab Emirates164.7m (540.4feet)3618°2011Tallest inclined building in the world from 2011 to 2019. [2]
3American Copper Buildings - East TowerNew York City, New York United States143.1m (469.5feet)402017[3]
4Veer TowersLas Vegas, Nevada United States137m (449feet)372010Tallest inclined buildings in the world from 2010 to 2011. Tallest inclined twin buildings in the world since 2010.[4] [5]
5Marina Tower MelbourneMelbourne, Victoria Australia134.9m (442.6feet)432017Tallest inclined building in the Southern Hemisphere.[6]
6Puerta de EuropaMadrid Spain113.8m (373.4feet)2615°1996Tallest inclined buildings in the world from 1996 to 2010.[7] [8]
7AC Hotel Bella Sky CopenhagenCopenhagen Denmark76.5m (251feet)2415°2011[9]
8City HallLondon United Kingdom45.1m (148feet)10?2002[10]
9Museum of the Second World WarGdańsk Poland40.6m (133.2feet)656°2017[11] [12]
10Dockland Office BuildingHamburg Germany39.9m (130.9feet)866°2005Features an inclination of 66°, the most of any inclined building.[13] [14]
11Wellington International Airport ATC TowerWellington New Zealand32m (105feet)812.5°2018Also known as "the leaning tower of Rongotai".[15]

Other Examples

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Altair - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  2. Web site: Capital Gate Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  3. Web site: American Copper Buildings East Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-29.
  4. Web site: Veer Towers East - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  5. Web site: Veer Towers West - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  6. Web site: Marina Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  7. Web site: Puerta de Europa Torre I - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  8. Web site: Puerta de Europa Torre II - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  9. Web site: Bella Sky Complex - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. 2019-09-28.
  10. Web site: London City Hall, London - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2019-10-20.
  11. Web site: Museum of the Second World War, Gdańsk 1353519 EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020232852/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1353519/museum-of-the-second-world-war-gdansk-poland. dead. October 20, 2019. Emporis. 2019-10-20.
  12. Web site: Wyborcza.pl. trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl. 2020-01-10.
  13. Web site: Dockland Office Building, Hamburg. Verdict Designbuild. en-GB. 2019-10-16.
  14. Web site: Dockland, Hamburg - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com. 2019-10-20.
  15. News: New 'leaning tower of Rongotai' is eye-catching marvel. grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz @gbradleynz. Grant Bradley Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Herald. 2018-02-05. 2019-10-20. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  16. Web site: Over 1,100 new dwellings to tower near Brighouse Station. Xiong. Daisy. Richmond News. 2019-09-30.
  17. Web site: Landmark redevelopment with 4 towers proposed next to Richmond-Brighouse Station Urbanized. dailyhive.com. en. 2019-09-30.