The tower, located in the center of the business district, is 280 m high and has 66 office floors; the shaft is rotated 45 degrees to allow for panoramic views of the ocean from the interior; the exterior is clad in granite, crossed by long windows and a colored glass curtain wall.
Text from Lotus international 101
MATERIALS
granite, glass
LOCATION
Continent
Asia
Nation
Singapore
Town
Singapore
Address
"Business district"
TYPOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Commercial buildings
Shops
Restaurants
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
CHRONOLOGY
Project
1986
Realisation
1995
BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
Atlante di architettura contemporanea, Könemann, Köln 2000, pp. 636-637
Lotus international 101, giugno/june 1999 [Grattacieli/Skyscrapers], pp. 30-31
DIMENSIONAL DATA
Height
m. 280
Floors
66 aboveground
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