Dalian Greenland Center

Dalian Greenland Center is a skyscraper under construction in Dalian, Liaoning, China. It is expected to have 88 floors and be 518 m tall. The anticipated completion date is currently unknown.[1] When built, Dalian Greenland Center will become the tallest building in Dalian.

Dalian Greenland Center

Dalian Greenland Center
大连绿地中心
General information
Status	On hold
Type	Office
Location	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Construction started	2014
Estimated completion	Unknown
Height
Antenna spire	518 m (1,699 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	88
Design and construction
Architect	HOK[1]
Developer	Greenland Group

Height

On its highly coveted site just south of the Dalian International Conference Center, Dalian Greenland Center rises in a move that highlights an emerging verticality for the city’s waterfront skyline. At its significant height, the tower evokes the imperatives of a rapidly urbanizing nation, and establishes an anchor for future development in the surrounding Donggang District.

Design

Triangular in plan, the tower’s three façades ascend prominently from the base, narrowing in width as they rise. Between them, notched recessions evolve along the height of the building, ensuring the unchanged vertical position of the façades. At the precipice, a large aperture breaks the tempo of the design, providing a visual crescendo that merges the top of the tower with the sky. The sheer size of the openings is downplayed by mid-air connections that extend between varying heights on either side. From afar, the tower appears as a beacon, much like a lighthouse, with an illuminated top that is sure to turn a few heads.

The skin of the tower is composed of triangular glass panels that alternate their orientation to create a scaled texture for the building’s curtain wall. Conversely, the recessions between the main façades – which similarly run along three orientations – are of a much smoother texture and allow more light to reach the interior, establishing an antithetic dialogue that accentuates the upward transformation from triangular to hexagonal floor plates.

Dalian Greenland Center will be complemented by a four-story building at the base that grounds the building to the human scale. The tower itself will feature a mixture of high-quality office space, luxury hotels, and apartments with views of the Yellow Sea.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in China
• List of tallest buildings in Dalian

References

1. "Dalian Greenland Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved November 21, 2014.