KK100
{{short description|Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China}}
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{{Infobox building
|name = KK100
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|former_names = Kingkey 100
Kingkey Finance Tower
|completion_date = 21 September 2011
|image = KK100 exterior southeast.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|caption = The KK100 in February 2021
|location = 5016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
|status = {{Color|green|Completed}}
|building_type = Hotel & Office
|start_date = 22 October 2007
|opening = 23 November 2011
|architectural = {{cvt|442|m}} {{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/shenzhen/kk100/173/ |title=KK100 - The Skyscraper Center |publisher=CTBUH |access-date=29 August 2013}}
|tip = {{cvt|442|m}}
|top_floor = {{cvt|427|m}}
|observatory = {{cvt|427|m}}
|floor_count = 100
|floor_area = {{convert|220000|m2|ft2|0}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tfpfarrells.com/#/project/0309/ |title=Kingkey Finance Tower |publisher=Terry Farrel and Partners|access-date=2011-06-01 }}
|elevator_count = 66
|cost = 5 billion RMB
785 million USD
|architect = TFP Farrells
|structural_engineer = Arup
|main_contractor = China Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.
|owner = Kingkey Group}}
KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, {{cvt|442|m}} supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Location
Located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's Luohu District and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.
The mixed-use building rises {{cvt|442|m}} and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel.{{Cite web |title=Kingkey Finance Tower |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kingkeyfinancetower-shenzhen-china |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105114207/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kingkeyfinancetower-shenzhen-china |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 November 2012 |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=2007-12-22}} Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for {{convert|173000|m2|ft2|0}} of Class A office space, 26 stories for a {{convert|35000|m2|ft2|0}} six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants.
Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.{{cite web |url=http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20100912/ca2937214.htm |title=Tallest building to host 1st city IMAX cinema |access-date=2010-09-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227215235/http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20100912/ca2937214.htm |archive-date=2011-02-27 }} The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.
The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011.{{cite web|last=Fulcher|first=Merlin|title=TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen|url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/tfp-farrells-completes-kingkey-tower-in-shenzhen/8619794.article|work=The Architects' Journal|access-date=21 September 2011}}
The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is on the 96th floor. There are 4 elevators between the 1st and 96th floor, with two elevators stopping at floors 1, 5 and 96 and another 2 that only service floors 1 & 96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi and can reach speeds of 9 m/s (1800 FPM).
It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen, and the 14th tallest building in the world.{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/create.php?search=yes&page=0&type_building=on&status_COM=on&status_DEM=on&list_continent=&list_country=&list_city=CN-SZX&list_height=&list_company=&completionsthrough=on&list_year= |title=Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center |publisher=CTBUH |access-date=29 August 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect.
There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
In December 2011, the Emporis Skyscraper Award awarded the building a fourth place.
The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.
Image gallery
File:Kingkey Finance Oct 8 2009.jpg|Kingkey Finance Building (with the orange external structure) under construction, 8 October 2009.
File:Kingkey Tower Construction SZ.JPG|Kingkey Finance Center main tower (with the orange internal structure) under construction, 27 February 2010.
File:KingkeyFinanceTower-2009.jpeg|Kingkey Finance Tower under construction in 2009.
File:Kingkey-100-5.jpg|Kingkey 100 under construction.
File:KingKey100AtNight.jpg|The KK100 building at night, with the top visible through low clouds.
File:KK100.jpg|The KK100 at the dawn, 4 June 2016.
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://skyscrapercenter.com/shenzhen/kingkey-100/ Kingkey 100]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
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