15-storey Chinese hotel constructed in just 6 days

I know this website is all about demolition, but sometimes we have to marvel at how much construction of new buildings is being modularized and sped up.

Take this Ark Hotel, for example. It's 15-storeys and located in Shanghai, but it only took 6 days to construct. Apart from the foundation which was already in place, that 6 days accounts for everything including wiring and glass. 46 hours were the outer shell construction, and 90 hours to complete the building enclosure. Stick some furniture in it and it's ready to be used.

It's actually a new, earthquake-resistant construction that relies on a thin steel frame structure to give it strength. All the sections were prefabricated in a factory and transported to site. When complete there was only 1% construction waste. So it's clean to manufacture and clean to build.

When it comes to taking it down I don't think they'll need a wrecking ball or dynamite. A crack team of screwdriver wielders will have 6 days to unscrew all the sections.

Source: Gizmodo