The Gateway (Singapore)

The Gateway
新门广场
Alternative names	The Gateway East The Gateway West
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Beach Road Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′56″N 103°51′32″E / 1.2988°N 103.8589°E / 1.2988; 103.8589Coordinates: 1°17′56″N 103°51′32″E / 1.2988°N 103.8589°E / 1.2988; 103.8589
Completed	1990
Height
Roof	150 m (490 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	37 2 below ground
Design and construction
Architect	I. M. Pei Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects
Main contractor	T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers
References
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The Gateway is a 37-storey, 150 m (490 ft), skyscraper complex completed in April 1990 on Beach Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore. The two buildings are named The Gateway East and The Gateway West.

The embassy of Mexico is located on the 3rd floor of The Gateway East.

Architecture

The architecture of The Gateway has been described as "world class" by the National Library Board. The buildings were designed by the U.S. based architect, I. M. Pei.^[7] The local Singaporean architectural firm that worked on this project was Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects (CKSP).^[8] T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers from San Francisco also collaborated on the project.

The shape of the buildings is trapezoidal, which is similar to the form used by I. M. Pei in the critically acclaimed National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington, D.C. Locals refer to the buildings as "two towering cardboard boxes".

Tenants

The building's anchor tenants include logistics company DHL, Canon and technology company Y Soft.

Massing model of I M Pei's The Gateway in Singapore.  The angular form of The Gateway

References

External links

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• Pei Cobb Freed and Partners Architects LLP