Architecture

CCTV Headquarters, facade detail with overhang (west elevation)

Beijing, China

中央广播电视总台光华路办公区 (Zhōngyāng guǎngbò diànshì zǒng tái guānghuá lù bàngōng qū) [Chinese]
中央电视台总部大楼 (zhōngyāng diànshì tái zǒngbù dàlóu) [Chinese]
CCTV Headquarters, facade detail with overhang (west elevation)

Architecture

structure overview
CCTV Headquarters
architectural element(s)
facade

Architecture: CCTV Headquarters

full/alternative names
CCTV Guanghua Road Office Complex, China Central Television Headquarters
built
–
culture
Chinese
style/period
Contemporary, Deconstructivism
work type
office building
form/concept
skyscraper
material
steel, glass
technique
steel frame
architect
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren
structural engineer
Arup Group, Cecil Balmond

Specifications

Specifications: CCTV Headquarters

height
234.0 m
height (tip)
237.5 m
height (top floor)
213.9 m
height (roof)
234.0 m
floor area
389,000 m²
stories (above ground)
51
stories (below ground)
3

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Beijing Shi » Beijing » Chaoyang
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,304 × 3,648  pixel
44.9 × 30.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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