The integrated transportation hub in the Guangzhou International Financial City, also known as Financial City Square, won second prize in the building information modeling (BIM) application category of the 3rd Information Technology Service Industry Application Skills Competition.

It also won the excellence award for design at the 12th "Longtu Cup" National BIM Competition.

The roof of the transportation hub in the Guangzhou International Financial City has an irregular surface. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

The roof of the transportation hub is shell-shaped and has an irregularly curved surface. It has six supports and is 29.7 meters high at its apex. More than 9,000 pieces of curtain wall glass of varying sizes were used for the roof. When finished, the entire roof will weigh 850 metric tons.

To date, 92 percent of the construction for this transportation hub has been completed, with its main structure already capped. The glass curtain wall is near completion, and the mechanical and electrical installation work, as well as the decorating work, is also almost finished. Construction on this project is expected to be completed by the end of this year, and this hub is set to open to the public in November 2024.

The transportation hub will have a combined floor space of nearly 85,000 square meters and will integrate several functions, including shopping, leisure, and transportation.