6 Battery Road
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| 6 Battery Road | |
6 Battery Road is pictured on the right in this image |
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| Location | Raffles Place, Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Status | Occupied |
| Use | Commercial |
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| Roof | 174m, 571ft |
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| Floor count | 44 (exclusing 3 basement) |
| Owner | CapitaCommercial Trust |
6 Battery Road, formerly the Standard Chartered Bank Building, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 6 Battery Road, in Raffles Place. It is situated just next to the Bank of China Building[1], and faces the Singapore River. It is a Grade A office tower, and is currently offices of several multi-national companies. The development has a net floor area of 46,060 sqm as at 30 June 2007[2], and has direct access to Raffles Place MRT Station.
At its completion, it was the largest building for the Standard Chartered Bank worldwide and also represented the largest single investment by a British company.[3] It is currently on a 999-year leasehold.[4]
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[edit] History
6 Battery Road was designed by P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited[5], and was completed in 1984. Other firms involved in the development included CapitaLand Commercial Limited, Clover Properties Private Limited, Hazama Gumi, CapitaLand Limited, Lighting Design Partnership, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
The building was officially opened on 24 October 1984 by Lord Barber, then chairman of the Standard Chartered Bank Group as the anchor tenent. The building's 1st, 20th, 21st, 43rd, and 44th floors underwent renovation, which was completed in March 2002.[6]
[edit] Architecture
6 Battery Road has a baltic brown granite exterior, and is mainly made out of concrete. Despite the building being a British investment, it was feng-shui (Chinese geomancy) tested. Even the opening date was chosen as it was a propitious day according to the Chinese Almanac.
[edit] Amenities
Dedicated with uniquely customised features, the grand lobby of the building has concierge service counter, sofa seating area, water features, and a black-lit onyx wall. There are also 190 car park lots over three basement levels.[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ Asia Travel : Map of Standard Chartered Batter Road (S) 049909. StreetDirectory.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ 6 Battery Road. CapitaLand. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ 6 Battery Road, Singapore. Emporis. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Giddy: Case study - 6 Battery Road. Ian Giddy. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Structurae [en: 6 Battery Road (1984)]. Nicolas Janberg. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ 6 Battery Road, Singapore. Emporis. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ 6 Battery Road. CapitaLand. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
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