Tuntex Sky Tower

Tuntex Sky Tower
General information
Status Complete
Type Mixed Use
Location Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates 22°36′42″N 120°18′00″E / 22.61167°N 120.30000°ECoordinates: 22°36′42″N 120°18′00″E / 22.61167°N 120.30000°E
Construction started 1994
Completed 1997
Cost NT$ 5 billion
Height
Architectural 347.5 m (1,140 ft)[1]
Roof 347.5 m (1,140 ft)
Top floor 341.0 m (1,119 ft)[1]
Observatory 341.0 m (1,119 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 85 (+5 basement floors)[1]
Floor area 306,337 m2 (3,297,384 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevators 54[1]
Design and construction
Architect C.Y. Lee[1]
Website
gfk.com.tw
References
[1][2]

Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower or 85 Sky Tower (the Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower; Chinese: 高雄85大樓; pinyin: Gāoxióng 85 Dàlóu), is an 85-floor skyscraper located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is 347.5 m (1,140 ft) high. An antenna pushes the building height to 378 m (1,240 ft). Constructed from 1994 to 1997, it is the tallest skyscraper in Kaohsiung, and was the tallest in Taiwan until the completion of Taipei 101.

The building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, and has an unusual 'prong' design with two separate 39-floor sections, which merge into a single central tower rising to a spire. This unique design leaves a substantial space below the central part of the tower. The design was inspired by the Chinese character 高 (pinyin: gāo), meaning "tall"). This is the first character of the city's name 高雄, which was coined during the Japanese era. John W. Milton was Project Director on behalf of Turner International Inc (New York), a subsidiary of Turner Construction.

The building was owned by the now defunct Tuntex Group (Chien-Tai is a subsidiary), and is mainly offices, but includes residential space, a department store and the Splendor Kaohsiung hotel occupies the 37th to 70th floors. An observation deck on the 75th floor offers views over the Kaohsiung City, the Love River and the Kaohsiung Harbour, and is accessed by high speed elevators, capable of speeds of 10.17 m/s.

Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance west of Sanduo Shopping District Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Tuntex Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
  2. ↑ Tuntex Sky Tower at Emporis

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Preceded by
Shin Kong Life Tower		 Tallest building in Taiwan
1997 – 2004 		Succeeded by
Taipei 101