| Thousands of skyscrapers have been built everywhere in Hong Kong and other metropolis throughout the world. To maximise the lettable space, residential or commercial buildings are often arranged to sit on the companion facilities such as, shopping malls, car parks and mass transit infrastructures. To serve for the multi-purposed architectural arrangement, transfer structures are well recognised as an effective mean of facilitating the complicated architectural layout. However, a major deficiency of using transfer structures is the abrupt changes in the structural systems. This may result in soft storeys which are vulnerable to earthquakes. |
