| Guoco Tower | |
|---|---|
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 Guoco Tower in 2018 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Singapore since 2016 | |
| Preceded by | One Raffles Place; UOB Plaza; Republic Plaza |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type |
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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 / 1.27710000; 103.84610000 |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2016 |
| Height | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 65 |
| Floor area | 158,000 m (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 | |
Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore. 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.
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. It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m. Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts.
The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category, and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.
Notable residents
In July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a 21,108 square foot (1,961.0 m) triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million). He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.
See also
References
- "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.
- ^ 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.
| Records | ||
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| Preceded byUOB Plaza One Raffles Place Republic Plaza |
Tallest building in Singapore 283.7 m (931 ft) 2016– |
Succeeded byCurrent |
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