| Tianjin CTF Finance Center | |
| Native Name: | 天津周大福濱海中心 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hant |
| Alternate Names: | Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center |
| Etymology: | Chow Tai Fook, the parent company of the developer |
| Location: | Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China |
| Groundbreaking Date: | November 20, 2009 |
| Start Date: | January 3, 2013 |
| Completion Date: | September 22, 2019 |
| Owner: | Tianjin New World Huan Bo Hai Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. |
| Floor Area: | 2714055ft2 |
| Top Floor: | 1441feet |
| Floor Count: | 97 |
| Building Type: | hotel / serviced apartments / office |
| Architectural: | 1739feet |
| Tip: | 1740feet |
| Elevator Count: | 81 |
| Architecture Firm: | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP in collaboration with Ronald Lu & Partners |
| Structural Engineer: | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP |
| Developer: | New World Development |
| Main Contractor: | China Construction 8th Engineering Division |
| Material: | composite |
| Rooms: | 266 Apartments and 365 Hotel Rooms |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 天津周大福滨海中心 |
| T: | 天津周大福濱海中心 |
| P: | Tiānjīn Zhōu Dà Fú Bīnhǎi Zhōngxīn |
Tianjin CTF Finance Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area central business district of Binhai, Tianjin, China. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2019.[1] At 1739feet,[1] and with 97 floors, the tower is the second-tallest building in Municipal Tianjin after unfinished Goldin Finance 117, the eighth-tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors.[2] It is located in the outer district of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. Tianjin CTF Finance Center is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP in collaboration with Ronald Lu & Partners.
The building was honored with the Tall/Slender Structure award at the 2021 Awards Ceremony by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).[3]
The Tianjin CTF Finance Centre is designed with a gently curving glass facade that incorporates eight sloping mega-columns. The columns follow a line connecting the centers and corners of all four elevations. This design improves the building's seismic resilience and contributes to both its gravity and lateral systems. The columns are effective in increasing the stiffness of the building's perimeter frame, consequently attracting a larger portion of the seismic forces in compliance with the Chinese code requirements.
The façade reinforces the curvature of the tower form and creates a shimmering texture over the building's surface. The crystalline-like curtain wall stretches from the suspended glass canopies at each of the lobbies to the dematerialized, mega-column-looped crown and presents a bold expression of a comprehensive, integrated design on the Tianjin skyline.
By stacking reducing floor plates, the tower tapers dramatically to minimize the surface area exposed to wind, sun, and moisture. The gently-undulating curves of the facade subtly denote the integration of the three distinct programs within a singular smooth object. Square in plan with rounded corners, the floor plate geometry enables unique interior fit-outs and customization options for occupants. Research by the architect has shown that lateral forces due to vortex shedding can be controlled by tapering the vertical profile of the tower and softening any sharp corners in plan. The building's aerodynamic shape greatly reduces this vortex shedding by “confusing the wind” and disrupting the opportunity for any resonating wind forces and loads on the structure.
Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Financial Center (old plan) is a polyline-shaped building with a square shape as the base, and the shape is tapered from bottom to top. In the design effect, in the daytime, the building will refract the sunlight to show various colors, and at night, the top of the inclined tower glows like a diamond. The new plan is rocket-shaped and dominated by arcs; the crown is like a cicada's wings.