Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore.[2] With a height of 290 m (950 ft), it is currently the tallest building in Singapore, breaking the record held jointly by UOB Plaza, One Raffles Place and Republic Plaza for more than 20 years.[3]
| Guoco Tower | |
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 Guoco Tower in 2018 | |
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| Record height | |
| Tallest in Singapore since 2016[I] | |
| Preceded by | One Raffles Place; UOB Plaza; Republic Plaza |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
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| Architectural style | Contemporary modern |
| Location | Tanjong Pagar, Central Business District, Singapore |
| Address | 1 Wallich Street, Singapore 078881 |
| Coordinates | 1°16′37.560″N 103°50′45.960″E / 1.27710000°N 103.84610000°E |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2016 |
| Height | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 65 |
| Floor area | 158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Architects 61; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | GuocoLand Limited |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
| Main contractor | Samsung C&T Corporation |
| Website | |
| guocotower | |
| References | |
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Background
editFormerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1.7 million sq ft skyscraper was developed by GuocoLand and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[citation needed] It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m.[4] Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts.[3]
The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category,[5] and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.[6]
Notable residents
editIn July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a 21,108 square foot (1,961.0 m2) triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million).[7][8] He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Guoco Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Lim, Patrick John (13 January 2016). "High hopes: Singapore's upcoming tallest building aims to rejuvenate Tanjong Pagar". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Whang, Rennie (14 January 2016). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: New tallest building in Singapore after 20 years". The Straits Times.
- ^ Zachariah, Natasha Ann (4 April 2015). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: Work, live, relax in 290m-high building". The Straits Times.
- ^ "WAN AWARDS: Mixed-Use Award 2014: Singapore and Holland share the podium". World Architecture News. 27 January 2015.
- ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily.
- ^ Davies, Rob (10 July 2019). "James Dyson buys £43m penthouse in Singapore" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Rashiwala, Kalpana (10 July 2019). "Dyson owner forks out S$73.8m for Singapore's costliest penthouse". The Business Times.
- ^ "British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse". Reuters. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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