Guoco Tower
Office building in Singapore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Guoco Tower in 2018 | |
 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Singapore since 2016[I] | |
| Preceded by | One Raffles Place; UOB Plaza; Republic Plaza |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type |
|
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| [1] | |
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]
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]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
