KL118

KL118
General information
Status	Under construction
Type	Shopping complex Office building Housing Properties
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°08′28″N 101°42′05″E / 3.14111°N 101.70139°E / 3.14111; 101.70139Coordinates: 3°08′28″N 101°42′05″E / 3.14111°N 101.70139°E / 3.14111; 101.70139
Height	610 m (2,000 ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Fender Katsalidis
Developer	Permodalan Nasional Bhd.
References
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KL118, formerly Warisan Merdeka (English: Heritage of Independence), is a 610 m (2,000 ft) tall skyscraper with 118 storeys, which is currently under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The construction has a budget of RM5 billion.^[3] When completed in 2020, it will be the tallest building in Malaysia, succeeding the Petronas Twin Towers, which has 88 stories^[1][4] and consists of 400,000 square metres (4,305,564 sq ft) of residential, hotel and commercial space.^[5]

It is being constructed within the vicinity of Plaza Rakyat, MBSKL, Merdeka Stadium and Stadium Negara.^[3] The project will be funded by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).^[6] The KL118 development will have access to mass rapid transit line which is part of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project.^[7][8]

The piling and foundation works for the project, which has started have been awarded to Pintaras Geotechnics Sdn Bhd.^[9][10]

Permodalan Nasional Bhd has shortlisted 6 groups for various construction jobs such as UEM Group Bhd-Samsung, IJM Corp Bhd-Norwest Holdings Sdn Bhd- Shimizu Corp, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd-China State Construction Engineering Corp, WCT Bhd-Arabtec Construction LLC, TSR Capital Bhd-Daewoo Group, and Seacera Group Bhd-Spaz Sdn Bhd-Sinohydro Corp-Shanghai Construction Group. These companies are to submit their engineering, procurement and construction bids by January 28, 2014.^[11][12]

Criticism

Many have criticised this project, saying that it is a wasteful project and the RM5 billion funds could have been used for other causes like poverty, education and roads.^[6]

In response to the criticism, the Prime Minister said that the project is not a waste and will bring more benefits.^[6]

First planned to be slightly taller than 509 m (1,670 ft), surpassing Taipei 101, the proposed height of Warisan Merdeka Tower has been revised to 610 m (2,000 ft). There was originally speculation that only the spire is extended without adding further number of floors to the originally-planned 100-storey structure.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
• List of buildings with 100 floors or more
• India Tower
• Kingdom Tower
• World One
• Gezhouba International Plaza
• Suzhou IFS
• Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center
• China Zun
• Azerbaijan Tower

References

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