Nordstar Tower
Encyclopedia
Nordstar Tower is a skyscraper
office building in Moscow
, Russia
. Construction was begun in 2006 and completed in 2009. There are 42 floors (40 above ground), 30 elevator
s, and the gross floorspace is 147,000 square metres. Roof height is 171.5 metres.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
office building in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Construction was begun in 2006 and completed in 2009. There are 42 floors (40 above ground), 30 elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s, and the gross floorspace is 147,000 square metres. Roof height is 171.5 metres.
Structure
Reference- Structural material, concreteConcreteConcrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
- Facade material, aluminum
- Facade system, curtain wallCurtain wallA curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, but merely keep out the weather. As the curtain wall is non-structural it can be made of a lightweight material reducing construction costs. When glass is used as the curtain wall, a great advantage is...