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Skyscraper office building in Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan

Tuntex Tower
敦南東帝士大樓
General information
TypeOffice
Location97-101, Section 2, Tun Hwa South Road, Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°01′44″N 121°32′57″E / 25.02889°N 121.54917°E / 25.02889; 121.54917
Completed1990
Height
Architectural143 m (469 ft)
Technical details
Floor count38
Floor area49,884.86 m (536,956.2 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)TMA Architects & Associates

The Tuntex Tower (Chinese: 敦南東帝士大樓) is a skyscraper office building in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is 143 m (469 ft), with a floor area of 49,884.86 m (536,956.2 sq ft), and it comprises 38 floors above ground, as well as four basement levels. The tower was completed in 1990 and was designed by TMA Architects & Associates. The exterior glass façade of the building forms a pattern to represent the first letter "T" of the Tuntex Group.

History

The building overtook the TWTC International Trade Building in 1990 and became the tallest building in Taiwan from 1990 to 1992, before it was overtaken by Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza in Kaohsiung. However, it remained the tallest in Taipei until it was surpassed by Shin Kong Life Tower in 1993.

A fire broke out on the 10th floor of the tower on 1 July 2001, resulting in seven people being treated for smoke inhalation. The fire broke out not long after the tower did not pass a safety inspection done by the Taipei City Government, during which it failed in a total of five categories: smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems and carbon dioxide detectors.

See also

References

  1. "Tuntex Tower - The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. "Tuntex Tower - Emporis". Emporis.com.
  3. "Tuntex Tower - SkyscraperPage". skyscraperpage.com.
  4. "(Chinese)台北一幢高层大厦今晨发生严重火灾". news.sina.com.cn.
  5. "(Chinese)慘遭火吻 東帝士摩天大樓身價大跌". chinatimes.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017.
Preceded byTWTC International Trade Building Tallest building in Taiwan
1990 – 1992 		Succeeded byAsia-Pacific Financial Plaza


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