Guoco Tower
{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Singapore}}
{{Use Singapore English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Guoco Tower
| status = {{green|Completed}}
| image = Cropped to Guoco Tower, SG (2025) - img 02.jpg
| caption = Guoco Tower in 2025
| former_names =
| location = Tanjong Pagar, Central Business District, Singapore
| address = 1 Wallich Street, Singapore 078881
| coordinates = {{coord|1|16|37.560|N|103|50|45.960|E|region:SG|display=inline,title}}
| highest_start = 2016
| highest_prev = One Raffles Place; UOB Plaza;
Republic Plaza
| highest_region = Singapore
| start_date = 2013
| completion_date = 2016
| building_type = {{hlist |Office |Residential |Hotel}}
| architectural_style = Contemporary modern
| height = {{convert|290|m|abbr=on}}
| floor_count = 65
| elevator_count = 45
| floor_area = {{convert|158,000|m2|abbr=on}}
| architect = Architects 61; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
| structural_engineer = Arup Group
| main_contractor = Samsung C&T Corporation
| logo = Guocotowerlogo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| developer = GuocoLand Limited
| owner =
| management =
| references = {{ctbuh|15186}}
| website = {{URL|guocotower.com/}}
}}
Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore.{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/high-hopes-singapore-s-upcoming-tallest-building-aims-to-rejuven-8215492|title=High hopes: Singapore's upcoming tallest building aims to rejuvenate Tanjong Pagar|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|date=13 January 2016|first=Patrick John|last=Lim|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030210250/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/high-hopes-singapore-s-upcoming-tallest-building-aims-to-rejuven-8215492|url-status=dead}} With a height of {{convert|290|m|abbr=on}}, it is currently the tallest building in Singapore, breaking the record held jointly by UOB Plaza, One Raffles Place and Republic Plaza for more than 20 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/tanjong-pagar-centre-new-tallest-building-in-singapore-after-20-years|title=Tanjong Pagar Centre: New tallest building in Singapore after 20 years|work=The Straits Times|date=14 January 2016|first=Rennie|last=Whang}}
Background
Formerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1.7 million sq ft skyscraper was developed by GuocoLand and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.{{Cite web |title=A TRULY DISTINCTIVE MIX – An Iconic Integrated Development to Work, Live & Play |url=https://www.guocotower.com/about-us/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |language=en-US}} It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited (Singapore) and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/home-design/tanjong-pagar-centre-work-live-relax-in-290m-high-building|title=Tanjong Pagar Centre: Work, live, relax in 290m-high building|work=The Straits Times|date=4 April 2015|first=Natasha Ann|last=Zachariah}} Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts. The tower also has a mall, which includes a variety of food options like City Hotpot and Ah Lock & Co. and [https://aburi-en.com/ Aburi-EN].
The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category,{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/project/2015/25240/wan-editorial/wan-awards-mixed-use-award-2014.html?more=t|title=WAN AWARDS: Mixed-Use Award 2014: Singapore and Holland share the podium|date=27 January 2015|work=World Architecture News}} and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/645332/shortlist-announced-for-world-architecture-festival-awards-2015|title=Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015|publisher=ArchDaily|date=22 June 2015|first=Karissa|last=Rosenfield}}
Notable residents
In July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a {{convert|21108|sqfoot|m2}} triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million).{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/10/james-dyson-buys-59m-penthouse-in-singapore|title=James Dyson buys £43m penthouse in Singapore|first=Rob|last=Davies|work=The Guardian |date=10 July 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/dyson-owner-forks-out-s738m-for-singapores-costliest-penthouse|title=Dyson owner forks out S$73.8m for Singapore's costliest penthouse|first=Kalpana|last=Rashiwala|date=10 July 2019|website=The Business Times}} He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.{{Cite news |date=2020-10-19 |title=British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dyson-singapore-realestate-idINKBN2740HH |access-date=2022-03-27}}
See also
References
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| before=UOB Plaza
One Raffles Place
Republic Plaza
| title=Tallest building in Singapore
| years=283.7 m (931 ft)
2016–
| after=Current
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore
Category:Office buildings completed in 2016
Category:Downtown Core (Singapore)
Category:2016 establishments in Singapore
Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
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