Groundwork at Katowice skyscraper site
ConstructionAt present work is proceeding on the barrette piles (a reinforced foundation often used in the construction of skyscrapers, such as The Sail @ Marina Bay in Singapore and Nakheel Tower in Dubai, which will be the tallest building in the world). Work on the main excavations and those for the ground anchors of the first and second levels are also underway. “A barrette pile carries load like a column; however, due to their rectangular shape, barrette piles are stiffer and carry horizontal loads better than typical columns, which are usually round. The construction of the KTW complex will involve a total of 36 T-shaped and rectangular barrette piles with measurements adjusted to their load,” explains Wojciech Adam, a building site manager at Strabag. “The construction of a cavity wall defining the pouring area for the foundations was an important step in the first stage of the construction of KTW. This has a perimeter of 330m, a depth of between 22m and 26m and an average thickness of 80m. The construction work, including concreting the cavity walls, took 60 days,” explains Marian Garczarczyk, the project director at TDJ Estate. The construction of KTW I will take two years. The three underground levels for a car park should take over six months to build. The construction of this part of the project will require app. 25,000 cubic metres of concrete and 3,000 tonnes of steel. The first of the buildings in the KTW complex should be completed in mid-2018. KTW I, which is situated at al. W. W. Roździeńskiego 1, will have 14 storeys (including the ground floor) and a height of 66m. Each floor will have an area of up to 1,480 sqm. The project is to be BREEAM certified. Strabag is the general contractor of the first KTW building, while TDJ Estate has appointed Tebodin Poland to manage the project and provide investor oversight for its construction. The developer is also now planning the second stage of the complex – KTW II, which will have a height of 133m with 31 storeys.
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