Guoco Tower

Office building in Singapore

1°16′37.560″N 103°50′45.960″E / 1.27710000°N 103.84610000°E / 1.27710000; 103.84610000Construction started2013Completed2016Height283.7 m (931 ft)Technical detailsFloor count65Floor area158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft)Lifts/elevators45Design and constructionArchitect(s)Architects 61; Skidmore, Owings & MerrillDeveloperGuocoLand LimitedStructural engineerArup GroupMain contractorSamsung C&T CorporationWebsiteguocotower.comReferences[1]

Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore.[2] With a height of 283.7 m (931 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]

Background

Formerly 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

In 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

References

  1. ^ "Guoco Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ Lim, Patrick John (13 January 2016). "High hopes: Singapore's upcoming tallest building aims to rejuvenate Tanjong Pagar". Channel NewsAsia.
  3. ^ a b Whang, Rennie (14 January 2016). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: New tallest building in Singapore after 20 years". The Straits Times.
  4. ^ Zachariah, Natasha Ann (4 April 2015). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: Work, live, relax in 290m-high building". The Straits Times.
  5. ^ "WAN AWARDS: Mixed-Use Award 2014: Singapore and Holland share the podium". World Architecture News. 27 January 2015.
  6. ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily.
  7. ^ Davies, Rob (10 July 2019). "James Dyson buys £43m penthouse in Singapore" – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. ^ Rashiwala, Kalpana (10 July 2019). "Dyson owner forks out S$73.8m for Singapore's costliest penthouse". The Business Times.
  9. ^ "British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse". Reuters. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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