Main entry:

Yeang, Ken, 1948-

Title & Author:

Service cores / Ken Yeang.

Publication:

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

Description:

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

Series:

Detail in building

Notes:
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).
Also issued online.

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.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

047197904X
9780471979043

Subject:

Space frame structures.
Tall buildings.
Corridors.
Architecture.
Architecture, Modern.
Immeubles de grande hauteur.
Structures spatiales.
space frames.
corridors.
architecture (discipline)
multistory buildings.
high-rise buildings.
Service cores.
Elevators.
Staircases.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.

Form/genre:

Writings.

Added entries:

Detail in building.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216383
Call No.: NA44.T111.A35 2000
Status: Available