Research Catalog

Title

Service cores / Ken Yeang.

Author

Yeang, Ken, 1948-

Publication

Chichester, West Sussex ; New York : Wiley-Academy, 2000.

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Details

Description

96 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.

Summary

Kenneth Yeang discusses the design of service cores in high-rise buildings. He examines the factors to be considered through a number of case studies and gives technical information on their construction.

Series Statement

Detail in building

Uniform Title

Detail in building

Subject

• Space frame structures
• Tall buildings
• Corridors
• Architecture
• Architecture, Modern
• space frames
• corridors
• architecture (discipline)
• multistory buildings
• high-rise buildings
• Architecture, Modern
• Architecture
• Corridors
• Space frame structures
• Tall buildings
• Service cores
• Elevators
• Staircases
• Architecture, Modern > 20th century

Genre/Form

v – Writings.

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Definitions. -- Design Approach. -- Function of the Service Core -- Service Core Types and Placements -- The Service Core and Building Economy -- Structural and Construction Aspects -- M&E Services -- Opportunities for Optimisation -- Net and Gross Area Definitions -- Floor-Plate Configuration -- Workplace Design -- Elevator Shaft Configuration -- Elevator Shafts Within the Service Core -- Staircases, Exits and Life-Safety Considerations -- Toilets in Service Cores -- M&E Service Risers and On-Floor Plant Rooms -- Conclusion -- Case Studies -- Nikken Sekkei, Shinjuku 'NS' Building, Tokyo. -- Nikken Sekkei, IBM Headquarters Building, Tokyo. -- Nikken Sekkei, Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Tokyo. -- Nikken Sekkei, Mitsui Marine Fire Insurance, Nagoya. -- SOM, Texas Commerce Tower, Dallas, Texas. -- SOM, Lever House, New York. -- Mitsubishi Estate, The Landmark Tower, Yokohama. -- Hiroshi Hara, Umeda Sky Building, Osaka. -- Jean Nouvel, Tour Sans Fins. -- Oscar Niemeyer, Congress Hall, Brasilia. -- Foster and Partners, Millennium Tower, London. -- Foster and Partners, Commerzbank HQ, Frankfurt. -- Foster and Partners, Century Tower, Tokyo. -- Ken Yeang, Menara TA1, Kuala Lumpur. -- Kisho Kurokawa, Melbourne Central, Melbourne. -- Kisho Kurokawa, Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo. -- Nihon Sekkei, Jing Guang Centre, Beijing. -- J Stirling & J Gowan, Leicester University Engineering Building, Leicester. -- Ben van Berkel, Scuba Tower, London. -- Richard Rogers, Lloyd's Building, London. -- Kohn Pedersen Fox, 333 Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. -- Cesar Pelli, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur. -- Checklist of M&E Services (for integration with service cores).

ISBN

• 047197904X
• 9780471979043

LCCN

2001276999

OCLC

• ocm44787511
• 44787511
• SCSB-1129531

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library