SHANGHAI | Zhongrong Jasper Tower | 722 FT / 220 M | 48 FLOORS - Page 5

Urban Zombie · #81 Posted **Aug 15, 2006, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fabb

Window panes !
Right in the middle !!
Well, they've got to start somewhere.

Heh, that was my first thought: what an odd place to begin the paneling.

avcellvs · #82 Posted **Aug 15, 2006, 8:31 AM**

Very promising building. Thanks for all the updates Giallo.

Next time you go to Pudong could you pay a visit to the Gran Mélia Hotel, cladding has begun. And I think there are foundations works on the plot next to the Aquarium too. Any rendering there ?

giallo · #83 Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 9:51 AM**

Aug 23

Some different angles to start off this update

Nice to see some test glass in the concave

Fabb · #84 Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 11:33 AM**

I'm getting some sense of déjà vu...

avcellvs · #85 Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 4:32 PM**

Great update giallo, thanks for unveilling this new angle !

@ fabb : keep in mind that after this cantelever you will have a symetrical set back at the top. It's part of the very elegant global rounding of the facades angles.

Very promising tower ! I'm looking forward for the crown construction.

Shanghai_Fan · #86 Posted **Aug 23, 2006, 8:53 PM**

According to a moderator of Skyscrapers.cn the final height of this wonder has been raised to 288.8 m

Fabb · #87 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 6:27 AM**

This is huge ! Your post deserves more visibility :

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Originally Posted by Shanghai_Fan

According to a moderator of Skyscrapers.cn the final height of this wonder has been raised to 288.8 m

giallo · #88 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 6:51 AM**

Are you kidding me? That awesome news. It will totally change the shape of the Pudong skyline for the better. It will also be the fourth tallest in Shanghai until Wheelock square is finished.

Fabb · #89 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 7:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by giallo

Are you kidding me? That awesome news.

I'm not surprised though.
In the beginning, wasn't it supposed to be taller, then reduced ?
I wonder if they're not going for the initial plan.

avcellvs · #90 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 11:42 AM**

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In the beginning, wasn't it supposed to be taller, then reduced ?
I wonder if they're not going for the initial plan.

No, it was supposed to be 200 meters high and it has be turned into 220m.

On the english version of the developper's web ( http://www.china-zrg.com ), official height is still 220m. Any new announcement on the plot ?

skysoldier · #91 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by avcellvs

No, it was supposed to be 200 meters high and it has be turned into 220m.

On the english version of the developper's web ( http://www.china-zrg.com ), official height is still 220m. Any new announcement on the plot ?

It's just a joke in the website.
However, the website is not available now. No proof now.

Fabb · #92 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 2:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by avcellvs

No, it was supposed to be 200 meters high and it has be turned into 220m.

Am I confusing with Development Tower ?

giallo · #93 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 2:09 PM**

^ I think so. The Development tower was originally supposed to be 290m if I remember correctly.

The reason I'm skeptical about this change in height is because 220m was written on the poster outside of the construction site. I don't think you can start building a 220m building and decided half way through to add another 60m without preparing for it first.

Here is the poster with all the information including the 220m height. You'll have to take my word for it.

Shanghai_Fan · #94 Posted **Aug 24, 2006, 2:29 PM**

Urban Zombie · #95 Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 6:47 AM**

A couple of very shoddy pics for August 25th:

Fabb · #96 Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 6:57 AM**

Two constructions updated at the same time. Thanks !

staff · #97 Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 8:16 AM**

I was just about to comment the similarity to Tour EDF, but Fabb was faster than me.

Is this 289 metres thing just nonsense, or whut?

Anton,
Photos that are not taken from your apt. window? What a pleasant surprise!

Urban Zombie · #98 Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 12:42 PM**

^Yeah--you can check out page 45 of the SWFC thread as well as the latest page in the Shanghai city compilation thread...i posted a bunch of shite in the two threads today (and from the outside world to boot).

Fabb · #99 Posted **Aug 25, 2006, 5:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by staff

I was just about to comment the similarity to Tour EDF, but Fabb was faster than me.

No, no.
You were faster.
Check the post #76.

R@ptor · #**100** Posted **Sep 6, 2006, 6:50 PM**

I’m back from my huge China trip and of course I also covered all the construction going on there. So I have construction updates for buildings in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Hangzhou and Suzhou. It will take a while until I post all of them here, since I took over 13,800 photos during the trip and as you can imagine it takes a while to sort through all of them, but let’s start with Shanghai.

All Shanghai updates were taken between 16th and 21st August