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Millennium Tower (Rotterdam)
Encyclopedia
Millennium Tower is a 149 metres (488.8 ft), 35 storey, building in Rotterdam
. It was completed in 2000. The tower was built on Weena in front of the Central station. It is currently mixed use, containing hotel, apartments, offices and health studio.
Architect: AGS Architecten
The Tower was originally designed to be built with hollow-core slabs, but close to building start the design was changed to incorporate the BubbleDeck
system. This was the first time this new method was in use in the Netherlands
, and also the first major project worldwide to incorporate this technique.
In spite of the late design change, the project was finished before time, due to a reduction in the erection cycles from 10 to 4 days per level, and a reduction in crane lift by app 50 %.
When finished, Millennium Tower was the second tallest building in the Netherlands
.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
. It was completed in 2000. The tower was built on Weena in front of the Central station. It is currently mixed use, containing hotel, apartments, offices and health studio.
Construction
Client: Bouwcombinatie Weena torenArchitect: AGS Architecten
The Tower was originally designed to be built with hollow-core slabs, but close to building start the design was changed to incorporate the BubbleDeck
Voided biaxial slab
Voided biaxial slabs are reinforced concrete slabs in which voids reduce the amount of concrete.While concrete has been used for thousands of years, the use of reinforced concrete is a relatively recent invention, usually attributed to Joseph-Louis Lambot in 1848...
system. This was the first time this new method was in use in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and also the first major project worldwide to incorporate this technique.
In spite of the late design change, the project was finished before time, due to a reduction in the erection cycles from 10 to 4 days per level, and a reduction in crane lift by app 50 %.
When finished, Millennium Tower was the second tallest building in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Construction features
- Faster building time
- Less flooring height due beamlessBeam (structure)A beam is a horizontal structural element that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. The bending force induced into the material of the beam as a result of the external loads, own weight, span and external reactions to these loads is called a bending moment.- Overview...
structure resulting in two extra levels within original building height - The green credentials: Reduced the amount of truckloads into central RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
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