Award for Commercial or Retail Structures Winner
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre
Structural Designer: Buro Happold
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Rising majestically from the Kazakhstan steppe, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre is a vast, soaring surface of ETFE-captured air enclosing a temperate oasis for the people of Astana.
The Entertainment Centre provides a much needed place to meet, socialise and shop in Kazakhstan’s new showpiece capital despite the harsh external climate where temperatures range from -40°C to + 40°C. The asymmetric cone shaped cable net roof covers an area of 12,800m² supported only by a central steel tripod. The erection of the 150m high tripod was achieved in a dramatic single lift.
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Client:
Sembol
Architect:
Foster + Partners
M&E Engineers:
Buro Happold, Vemeks
Contractor:
Sembol
Other sub-contractors
ETFE: Vector-Foiltec, steelwork: SAMKO Group and Arce Engineering, cable net: Montage-Service and Teschner Ingenieure
Location:
Astana, Kazakhstan
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Judges’ comment
"This iconic structure has not only created a fitting landmark in Kazakhastan’s new capital, but was completed to a tight programme in a very harsh climate, and fulfils its function with great efficiency."