Chinese Build 15 Story Hotel in 2 Days

CommanderFrank

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The Chinese are going through an industrial revolution, building factories and public works projects at breakneck speeds. They also like to set construction speed records it appears. Behold the incredible time lapse construction of the 15 story Ark Hotel. The 15 floor superstructure was completed in just 46 hours and the exterior of the hotel was completed in an additional 90 hours. Believe it or not, the hotel is rated level 9 Earthquake Resistance. Kudos to the construction teams, it is a true technological marvel to say the least.
 
it probably takes a year or more just to get clearance to build anything here, not to mention greasing the union guys palms, bribing politicians and applying for permits, only to have some doucher complain about the noise and visual impact on his quality of life and having to litigate that bullshit for 6 months.

I am just kidding, kinda.
 
You're not kidding at all! You hit the nail right on the head!

That is absolutely incredible!
 
I heard it was 6 days, and the damn thing was a prefab. That's like saying I built an entire (ikea) desk in 2 hours :p
 
Truly an impressive construction feat.

Things that I think should be considered in this effort.

1. How many hours were spent on planning and building all of the prefabricated materials to put this together?


2. What about the finish work on the inside? Was it completely finished inside and out?
 
Its not impressive at all. Those are all prefab parts.

And the worst part is that hotel is not designed to withstand another beyond moderate winds.

In a similar region in China, a similar hotel was built. Then a gust of wind came and blew it down. Pics:

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Things built in China just aren't very good, no matter how quickly they're built. But in all fairness, not all.
 
Its not impressive at all. Those are all prefab parts.

And the worst part is that hotel is not designed to withstand another beyond moderate winds.

In a similar region in China, a similar hotel was built. Then a gust of wind came and blew it down. Pics:

3671971505_910a4e6957_o.jpg


Things built in China just aren't very good, no matter how quickly they're built. But in all fairness, not all.

Holy shit. Is that a hotel laying on its side. Nice work fellas, you have to be proud
 
and applying for permits,


Say what you will but I bet a dollar to a donut that building was not "checked out" at all, if the whole thing was put up in 6 days including finish work that means no qualified 3rd party inspector (often the government) got to make sure all the electrical, plumbing, structure, etc was actually up to code (even if there are no codes there). That is one place I would be very weary about stepping foot in.
 
Don't let American Union workers see this, there will be riots in the streets.
 
Still pretty impressive. There's a Sonic's sight close to where I live, that has only the wood exterior up for the past 3 years.
 
I worked at an HP datacenter that went up in 3 months and I thought that was crazy, and "kmanuel" I am an union electrician and there is no rioting going on here. Anyone in America could do the same thing only with better quality if given enough money.
 
It must be one hell of a shock, going home on Friday to see the first floor of a hotel being built, and then when you go past on Monday morning again the thing's a whole 15 storeys tall...
 
Slightly deceiving. You can not just plop a building like that on the ground. How long did it take for them to put the foundation down for this? Like Salavat23 has shown there are some major problems with this design. I would prefer a quality build over this any day.
 
I'm impressed with the fact that they put it together in such a short time even though it's basically a Lego building.
 
Say what you will but I bet a dollar to a donut that building was not "checked out" at all, if the whole thing was put up in 6 days including finish work that means no qualified 3rd party inspector (often the government) got to make sure all the electrical, plumbing, structure, etc was actually up to code (even if there are no codes there). That is one place I would be very weary about stepping foot in.

that's all well and good, but my point was that there is too much redtape over here.

Up to code isn't even good enough. Code means shit all when it comes to quality of build. Over here is about every single dude down the line getting paid, it has nothing to do with being a quality build. Up to Code is a joke. Code is half assed union concessions.
 
Who cares have fast it goes up. If its not going to last then all the speed in the world won't matter.

It takes about a year in NYC to properly make a foundation. They take the time to make sure everything settles before they pile on a 40 story building.
 
The Chinese are great at this sort of thing but when they get hit by earthquakes there always seems to a be a LOT of damage.
 
Who cares have fast it goes up. If its not going to last then all the speed in the world won't matter.

It takes about a year in NYC to properly make a foundation. They take the time to make sure everything settles before they pile on a 40 story building.

Yeah, and you need eight union guys per light bulb.
 
There are actually modular homes being built in the US in this manner, marketed as green homes. I don't really know why they're labeled eco-friendly or green, other than perhaps their composition (or because they can and people will buy anything labeled green or organic these days). Entire buildings like these are another matter. I think that picture of the entire hotel blown over is a testament to the durability of the build itself, but that means jack shit if it's not implemented and grounded properly in a solid foundation.
 
There are actually modular homes being built in the US in this manner, marketed as green homes. I don't really know why they're labeled eco-friendly or green, other than perhaps their composition (or because they can and people will buy anything labeled green or organic these days).

You answered your question - it's trendy and progressive to buy "green".
 
Yeah, and you need eight union guys per light bulb.

Your not kidding there..

My company just finished a job in NJ. The job was all union other than the project managers and site supervisors. We could not touch a shovel, move silt fence, or do anything on the job unless a union laborer making $35/hour did it, not even drive a truck on the job site to deliver the silt fence to them.

I'm not kidding about the $35/hour. A guy who used a shovel made $35/hour and couldn't wait for the job to be over so he could go back home and collect a paycheck from the union while sitting on his ass.

Union equipment operators make $70/hour.

True Story..

Any everyone blames Bush...
 
that's all well and good, but my point was that there is too much redtape over here.

Up to code isn't even good enough. Code means shit all when it comes to quality of build. Over here is about every single dude down the line getting paid, it has nothing to do with being a quality build. Up to Code is a joke. Code is half assed union concessions.

That's my point, inspectors are used to make sure there is at least some minimum standard of safety. Think Chinese work ethic is so above and beyond that of US workers? Holy shit look at the last couple earthquakes they've had, especially the ones where schools collapsed and killed tons of children, then we'll talk about their work ethic, and I'm pretty sure you can't blame unions for that job over there.

Of course over here anyone with a pickup truck is automatically qualified to be a contractor, but that's besides the point.
 
Its not impressive at all. Those are all prefab parts.

And the worst part is that hotel is not designed to withstand another beyond moderate winds.

In a similar region in China, a similar hotel was built. Then a gust of wind came and blew it down. Pics:

3671971505_910a4e6957_o.jpg


Things built in China just aren't very good, no matter how quickly they're built. But in all fairness, not all.
I don't see what the issue is. The replacement building will be up in 6 days. :p
 
That's my point, inspectors are used to make sure there is at least some minimum standard of safety. Think Chinese work ethic is so above and beyond that of US workers? Holy shit look at the last couple earthquakes they've had, especially the ones where schools collapsed and killed tons of children, then we'll talk about their work ethic, and I'm pretty sure you can't blame unions for that job over there.

Of course over here anyone with a pickup truck is automatically qualified to be a contractor, but that's besides the point.

It has nothing to do with work ethics. The Chinese are generally extremely hard working. I won't say they usually do great work ..they don't... but the push is for speed and low-cost and not quality. When the focus changes to quality, they can do as well as anyone else.

Expectations are different also. For contractors, as an example....if somebody comes to your house to fix your clogged toilet, they may fix it....but the chance of there being shit all over your walls when they are finished is high. They do not usually clean up after themselves. This is something we would expect in the US. Not in China.
 
This just in: Wal-Mart has announced plans to deploy a new prefab building department for all of their stores in their retail chain. For the contractors looking for a little more convenience while saving money at the same time...
 
This is the same crap Extreme Makeover claims. "We built a house in 24 hours!!!!" When really the house is all prefab and they just truck it in pieces to the site and assemble like legos. How many months of building and planning when in prior to the actual assembly?
 
That's my point, inspectors are used to make sure there is at least some minimum standard of safety. Think Chinese work ethic is so above and beyond that of US workers? Holy shit look at the last couple earthquakes they've had, especially the ones where schools collapsed and killed tons of children, then we'll talk about their work ethic, and I'm pretty sure you can't blame unions for that job over there.

Of course over here anyone with a pickup truck is automatically qualified to be a contractor, but that's besides the point.

I think thats two different things

The safety of the buildings depends largely on the construction company who would tries to cut cost every single way they can regardless of safety. But the workers who actually does all the work are merely doing what they are told. It doesn't mean they have bad work ethic. They are probably hardworking enough to work extra hours to complete a project in a short time, but they are still basically doing what they are told to do.
 
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