Reaching for the skies in Ho Chi Minh City
On the banks of the River Saigon we delivered Landmark 81, Vietnam’s tallest building.
Landmark 81 Project summary
Client
VinGroup
Key partners
Atkins, Arup, Aurecon, VNCC
Services provided
Consult, Project and programme management, Cost consultancy
Sectors
Commercial, Hotels, Retail, Commercial
Locations
Project timeline
- Start date
- August 2015
- Status
- Complete
Project story
The record setting 'Landmark 81' stands at 150m taller than The Shard in London, dominating the city landscape in Vietnam. It is the centrepiece of Vinhomes Central Park, towering over the other 17 skyscrapers within the multi-functional ecological development.
Landmark 81's design reflects our client’s vision of a luxury development set over 81 storeys. The mixed-use tower includes high-end apartments, a hotel, executive floors and 360 degree observatory decks.
To construct the tower’s pile cap on which the foundations sit, our construction management experts planned, set up and managed the delivery of the largest continuous concrete pour ever seen in Vietnam. This involved excavating 25,000 cubic metres of soil, installing 6,500 tonnes of reinforced steel, and using 17,000 cubic metres of concrete to create the 8.5 metre thick pile cap for the tower’s foundations. This engineering feat required detailed logistical planning, including the construction of temporary roads and walkways, staircases and specially designed cooling systems.
Project stats
“Credit to the Mace team who has put in a magnificent effort in carrying out the biggest pour ever seen in Vietnam. We were pleased that our preparations paid off and the entire operation went to plan.”
“Landmark 81 was a fascinating but complex project driven by a very programme focused client. Our diverse Mace team of Vietnamese and expatriate employees is combining local knowledge with international experience to achieve the best result for our client.”
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