The Goddess Shines on America

Regarding what the new Alice Building looks like, it is actually very simple. Alice just copied the Shanghai Tower.

The building is exactly the same, but it is a pity that the latter was only born in Lujiazui, Shanghai around 2016, and now Alice has moved it over intact and put her name on it.

Now that this is an interesting topic, Alice certainly doesn't mind people admiring her work. In fact, for an obvious reason, she has already stuffed her laptop and related materials together. So when the topic comes up, she just needs to go downstairs and come back again.

"Come on, let's all take a look."

The T1100, the world's first notebook computer invented by Japan's Toshiba Corporation, was turned on. On the light green screen, AutoCAD with a simple interface was opened, and then a three-dimensional structure diagram was displayed in front of the two of them.

"Oh, my God." As the developer of the software, Warnock first expressed his opinion: "What a complicated graphics, you did it all by yourself!?"

The building shown in the picture is of course the whole picture of the later Shanghai Tower. Even if the two viewers are just simple programmers, they will instinctively marvel at this ingenious skyscraper. What's more, if the content of the "Los Angeles Times" is true, the entire 100-story building, from the outer outline to the inner structure, was made by the little girl in front of me!

"There is an architectural design company I founded to help. Anyway, let me introduce you. Big John, look, this is the work I made with our products."

Nothing can inspire people's confidence and interest more than this, especially after the building is completed, it will definitely serve as the residence of many companies under Alice. Who can not be curious about its specific situation?

Undoubtedly, even if this building is placed in 2106, it will be the tallest building in China, a landmark building in Shanghai and even Lujiazui, and an existence that attracts worldwide attention. Therefore, when she moved the original house to downtown Los Angeles, the effect would be exactly the same.

Six hundred and thirty-two meters equals two thousand and seventy feet. In this country that writes both metric and imperial units on the speedometer, no matter which figure is a record.

According to Alice's concept drawing after completion, the two viewers can clearly see that the exterior of the building spirals up, and the openings on the surface of the building rotate from the bottom to the top, showing a unique slender beauty. Moreover, as a building made of modern materials, when it is lit, its whole body shines with fluorescent green and milky white brilliance, as crystal clear as a translucent crystal tube!

"The area occupied by the architectural theme is not exaggerated, at least compared to its height. After all, I am also a lady. How can I build a big iron block like a polar bear? Look at the translucent appearance, look at the small waist Twisting, seeing how tall she is, of course our Alice Mansion must also be a lady!"

The girl was chirping and laughing, while Warnock was more observing how his little boss used the same software to design the whole building. As the "old" version, as a developer, he certainly knows where its performance limit is, and maximizes the use of limited resources. Should it be said that he has created too many strange magical girls?

"Compared to..." Then, Alice dragged her voice again: "The old Alice building is not good~"

Just kidding, when it comes to what kind of skyscraper should be built, anyone who has been reborn will instinctively look for examples from previous lives. Since Oscar said that he wanted to build a record-breaking mansion, the first thing Alice thought of was of course the China Zun, which is full of masculinity, strong sense of nationality, and extraordinarily stocky. But if you think about it carefully, does a skyscraper with your own name on it really fit the heavy shape of China Zun?

Of course, it should be a combination of China and the West, full of international style, a slender lady standing in Lujiazui on the Bund.

"I know that many skyscrapers have multi-functional designs, such as paid observation decks and hotel areas, but this building is definitely my private property, and I will build my office here in the future~"

No matter how globalized the economy is in the future, it is impossible for Alice to handle all her official business at home, even if she buys a mansion in Beverly or Hampton. A serious boss' office is the general trend, and considering that he really has invested all over the world, intensive management is even more imperative.

"Look, here is my design on the wind resistance of the building." She operated the software and said: "From above, its shape is like a guitar pick. As the height increases, each floor The twist is nearly a degree. This design slows down the wind flow, because the wind around the building creates a vortex shedding effect, causing the skyscraper to shake violently. My calculations show that my shape design can reduce the side force by 24%. "

It is not enough to only have theoretical data, which has also been proved by the wind tunnel test used by the architectural research institute. That British designer, Remus Byrne, was successfully recruited by Alice. With such an old man around, it would be very quick to cobble together a sufficient new research institute. As for the wind tunnel test, it turns out that if the initial model data is completely correct, then the experiment itself is of course just a passing scene.

"Tell me about the internal structure. After all, you will also work here in the future." She added: "The main body of the building is 118 floors, of which the first and second floors are the dining area, the retail area and the subway. The underground passage, after all, office workers, they can go shopping from 9 to 5."

"The third to fifth floors of the basement are parking lots and computer room equipment. There is nothing to say about this. There must be a parking lot outside the building. It's really not enough, and the big deal is to dig it all out. It must be enough. In addition, I also A multifunctional activity center with a capacity of 1,200 people is designed in the podium."

Then comes the key point, the internal structure of the whole building: "The whole building is divided into eight areas. The first area is from the first to the fifth floor, with large conference rooms, multi-functional spaces and some retail malls. Go up The second area of ​​the building is from the eighth to the nineteenth floor. Every company is indispensable for foreign guests. This area is used to provide accommodation. Of course, if there are those hardworking employees who want to stay overnight after work, of course the building property will not Forbidden."

"In addition, considering the problem of elevator transfer, there is a sky lobby composed of double-layer curtain walls every 120 degrees between each of the upper districts. Although our view of Los Angeles is the same, but from hundreds of The feeling of looking out from a height of 1.5 meters will be very good no matter what.”

"When it comes to evacuation elevators, I assign them like this." In the design of super high-rise buildings, fire prevention and transportation are always the top priorities, so people can't help but listen carefully: "One elevator goes directly from the first floor to the 89th floor, and the second elevator goes from the 89th floor It leads to the 96th floor, and 3 elevators lead from the 96th floor to the 100th floor; there are also 13 passenger elevators for safe evacuation, serving 4 different refuge floors. Of course, ordinary people don’t need to understand these at ordinary times, if there is an accident , the security officer of the building will be in charge of commanding everyone."

"Further up is the office area. Of course, there must be enough gymnasiums for the employees, but there are dozens of floors above, and this space is more than enough."

"So, let's do the math, you two, from the 23rd floor to the 110th floor, how many companies and employees of different sizes can be accommodated?"

After a long series of introductions, Alice threw the last question to the founders of the two design software companies.

What can they say?

"I only have one question," Walker said: "Of course I don't doubt the design details of this super high-rise building. Ms. Wang, when did you study architectural design? Is this your debut work?"

"The first work was the computer research center I built in Exeter, England. It was a building with a metal frame hoop and glass curtain wall modeled on the appearance of a bird's nest." Alice laughed: "But compared with this one, it's quite different. It’s nothing but a big witch, with a building height of more than 580 meters and a curtain wall area of ​​140,000 square meters... Please allow me to use the metric unit. The steel structure support system of the wall is complex, with eight truss layers as the boundary of the main structure. , is divided into nine districts, and each district’s curtain wall self-system is relatively independent. In terms of nature, I have already consulted with the design consultant Bourne, and this is the first time in the world to install such a large area of ​​flexible curtain wall in a super high-rise.”

"I have a little impression of this," Warnock suddenly said. The two general managers are similar in age and have similar names. Top Curtain Wall Engineering', the authoritative organization responsible for the inspection...what is it called, that's what it says."

"I don't care about those, but their evaluations are indeed reasonable. Architectural design is not just a matter of just drawing a picture on paper, especially when it comes to the physical properties of various materials." Ignored, Alice proudly introduces the specifics of the baby she designed.

"The entire glass curtain wall system not only needs to overcome the problems of large upper and lower spans and the construction of super-long steel ring beams supporting the glass curtain wall, but also comprehensively considers how to cope with various environmental factors such as typhoons, earthquakes, high and low temperatures, and the self-weight loading of curtain wall glass sections. , to effectively control the deformation of the curtain wall and the safety of the structure. These are a little disharmonious, and if the Soviet Union launches a weather weapon at us, then we will really have to take it."

Having said that, Alice couldn't help looking at the city center outside the window. Currently, the tallest building in the United States west of Chicago, the 310-meter-high Federal Bank Tower stands there. Thinking that a whole 632-meter "Alice" will stand next to this little guy, a girl with the same name couldn't help the smile on her lips.