SRIJAN 2002-2003(1st Edition)

while the remaining space has been leased ou t
to Multinationals.
WEBB TEAM'S EFFORTS FOR A
SUCCESSFUL PETRONAS TOWER
When it came to the mammoth task of
installing all the security and data wiring for
the project Webb Electronics was selected to
supply and install all the security and data
cabling for an intelligent building
environment.
The sheer size of the project was daunting to
begin with, necessitating the supply,
installation and testing of almost 700km of
cable, including fibre, co-ax, Cat 5 and
telephone cabling. This infrastructure was
designed to serve such things as security
cameras, smart card readers, door entry
controls, and almost 6000 voice and data
communications points. All horizontal data
cabling on each of the 88 floors of both towers
was Belden, Cat 5 copper is connected to a
'vertical fibre' backbone running up each of the towers.
"The unique construction
challenges presented by the
Towers also impacted on the
design of the structured cabling
system. In effect, we had to
design the system as we went
along As these required us to
make a number of on the spot
decisions as to how we could
accommodate those changes
within our design " says Webb.
The shape of the Towers also
meant that every single floor
was slightly different than the
one below it, meaning that Webb
could not simply produce a 'standard'
design template for each floor.
In the spirit of Lao Tse, the Chinese
philosopher, "Architecture's power
lies not in its physical powers but
instead in the space created by those
walls."
Compiled by:
Swati Mahajart,
First Year,
Architecture.
There can neve- be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.