3XN's upcycled Quay Quarter Tower is the CTBUH Best Tall Building Worldwide of 2023
3XN’s ‘upcycled’ design for the revamped Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, has been named the winner of the 2023 Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as part of the annual CTBUH International Conference that was held last week in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.The project repositioned the existing AMP Center from 1976 to a height of 46 stories using 65% of the original structure and 95% of its core. A total of 12,000 metric tons in structural material were offset through the adaptive reuse scheme, helping it achieve an incredible 6-Star Green Star Rating. The design utilizes new floor plates to double the total usable area, in the end, resulting in an increase in the building’s capacity from 4,500 to over 10,000 daily occupants Read the full post on Bustler
3XN’s ‘upcycled’ design for the revamped Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, has been named the winner of the 2023 Best Tall Building Worldwide by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as part of the annual CTBUH International Conference that was held last week in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
The project repositioned the existing AMP Center from 1976 to a height of 46 stories using 65% of the original structure and 95% of its core. A total of 12,000 metric tons in structural material were offset through the adaptive reuse scheme, helping it achieve an incredible 6-Star Green Star Rating. The design utilizes new floor plates to double the total usable area, in the end, resulting in an increase in the building’s capacity from 4,500 to over 10,000 daily occupants Read the full post on Bustler
