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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 1: Buildings
Category 1: Buildings
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Short description │
Taiwan Tower
The Taiwan Tower is a new landmark structure in Taichung City, Taiwan, that includes a street level
museum and observation decks, a restaurant and an environmental monitoring station at the top levels
of the 366 m tower. The primary structural system for the tower consists of 4 steel framed tubes 7 m in
diameter which spiral around an 8 m circular concrete core and are designed to be fabricated in 3 or
6 meter sections. The circular concrete core transfers lateral load to the exterior tubes through a series
of small outrigger trusses. These outrigger trusses allow the structural system to utilize the exterior
tubes to their full potential, while increasing the structures lateral stiffness. The design team utilized
Scia Engineer for modeling and advanced analysis such as dynamics. The software was also used as
the hub for the team’s OpenBIM design approach which utilized the IFC model exchange in order to
create an iterative and collaborate design process.
Contact
Mark Flamer P.E.
Address
45 W. Mendocino Ave
Willits CA 95490 - United States
Phone
+1 707-456-9023
Email
M.I. Flamer & Associates is primarily involved in consulting work that provides firms with assistance
in the modeling and analysis of complex or unusual structural systems using state-of-the-art finite
element analysis software, including Scia Engineer. M.I. Flamer & Associates has over 15 years of
experience in the design and construction industry and has worked on many projects throughout the
United States. The company has recently increased its efforts in the software engineering market, with
the goal of leveraging its AEC experience to create software for the design of smarter, more efficient
buildings.
M.I. Flamer & Associates
Project information
Owner
Taichung City Government
Architect
Douglas Muir, RA BArch, NCARB
General Contractor
TBD
Engineering Office
M.I. Flamer & Associates
Location
Taichung City, Taiwan
Construction Period
01/2014 to 12/2016 (project is in bidding phase)
