Guoco Tower

Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper at the Tanjong Pagar subzone of the Downtown Core district of Singapore.[2] With a height of 290.7 m (954 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
Record height
Tallest in Singapore since 2016^[I]
Preceded by	One Raffles Place; UOB Plaza; Republic Plaza
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office Residential Hotel
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	290.7 m (954 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	65
Floor area	158,000 m^2 (1,700,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	45
Design and construction
Architect	Architects 61; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer	GuocoLand Limited
Structural engineer	Arup Group
Main contractor	Samsung C&T Corporation
Website
guocotower.com
References
[1]

Background

Formerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m²) 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 that are currently in place due to the proximity of the decommissioning Paya Lebar Airbase.[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]

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. 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.