The cctv headquarters situated on a prominent site on Beijing’s chang an avenue. The distinctive shape was designed to house the headquarters and the production facilities for state owned China Central Television Headquarters. The CCTV Headquarters replaced the old China Central Television Building, a standard cement and glass tower that still stands about 10 miles away from the CCTV Headquarters Building. The building has 51 floors, three of which are underground. The complex offers about 4.2 million square feet of office space and features 75 elevators.
The building is a significant work of deconstructivist (Deconstructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture which appeared in the 1980s. It gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly characterised by an absence of obvious harmony, continuity, or symmetry) architecture.
CCTV defies the skyscraper’s quest for ultimate height. The two towers lean towards each other and eventually merge in a perpendicular, 75- metre cantilever. The design combines the entire process of TV-making – formerly scattered in various locations across the city – into a loop of interconnected activities. The CCTV’s continuous loop aims to possess a truly 3 Dimensional experience. The common base serves the purpose of the Production Studio platform while each tower is serving the editing area and offices in one and news broadcasting in the other.
Unlike a traditional building, the CCTV headquarters is made from six horizontal and vertical sections, covering a total of 473,000 m2 of floor space. The building’s primary support is achieved through the irregular grid on its surface, a visible expression of the forces travelling through the tube structure; the smaller the diagonal pattern, the stronger the load and the greater the support.
The cantilever bridge is for Administration, the Overhang. The self-supporting hybrid facade structure features a high-performance glass structure with a sun-shading of 70% open creating soft silver-grey color on the facade a subtle look in Beijing’s skyline.
A 10,000 square metre lobby connected to the Beijing subway is situated at the podium with three underground floors and three storeys above ground. The right angled podium contains 12 studios, performing the main function of the building. Restaurants and Cafe on the cantilevered connection look out to the spectacular views of the city. Observatory stands at 162.9 meters (534 ft). Tower 2 houses the hotel, visitor center, a large public theatre, and conference facilities & exhibition for 1,500 people.
The basement of the CCTV Tower serves four purposes: Water Storage, Air Exchange, Electrical, and Parking. This three-storey basement with retaining walls and with the help of piled raft resists the upward force of the water pressure that is created around the site.
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