I can’t believe this is actually possible but a construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha built a 30-story hotel in just fifteen days with no injuries to any worker. See photos and get the full story after the jump!
Now China can claim another title – the fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-story 183,000-square-foot hotel in just 15 days, or 360 hours.
The Ark Hotel was built on Dongting lake, in the Hunan Province, by Broad Group, a Chinese construction company which specializes in sustainable architecture.
It was built to withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake, as tested by the China Academy of Building Research, who claim this is five times more quake-resistant than conventional buildings.
All the materials were prefabricated and sections built to specification off-site, so there was very little wastage.
The builders took just 46 hours to finish the main structural components and another 90 hours to finish the building enclosure.All of the structure is soundproofed and thermal-insulated. They even have air quality monitoring in every room given the pollution problem in China.Their previous record was a smaller 15-story building constructed in just six days, but this one is much more impressive.
Check out photos of the construction below:
