Guoco Tower

Guoco Tower
Guoco Tower in 2025
Former namesTanjong Pagar Centre
Record height
Tallest in Singapore since 2016[I]
Preceded byOne Raffles Place; UOB Plaza;
Republic Plaza
General information
StatusCompleted
Type
  • Office
  • Residential
  • Hotel
Architectural style
Contemporary modern
LocationTanjong Pagar, Central Business District, Singapore, 1 Wallich Street, Singapore 078881
Coordinates1°16′37.560″N 103°50′45.960″E / 1.27710000°N 103.84610000°E / 1.27710000; 103.84610000
Construction started
2013
Completed
2016
Height
Height290 m (950 ft)
Technical details
Floor count65
Floor area158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators45
Design and construction
ArchitectArchitects 61; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
DeveloperGuocoLand Limited
Structural engineer
Arup Group
Main contractorSamsung C&T Corporation
Website
guocotower.com
References

Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore. With a height of 290 m (950 ft), 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.

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. It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited (Singapore) and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m. Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and Sofitel Singapore City Centre. The tower also has a mall, which includes a variety of food options like City Hotpot and Ah Lock & Co. and Aburi-EN.

The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category, and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.

Notable residents

In July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a 21,108 square foot (1,961.0 m2) triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million). He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guoco Tower". CVU Skyscraper Center.
  2. ↑ Lim, Patrick John (13 January 2016). "High hopes: Singapore's upcoming tallest building aims to rejuvenate Tanjong Pagar". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Whang, Rennie (14 January 2016). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: New tallest building in Singapore after 20 years". The Straits Times.
  4. ↑ "A TRULY DISTINCTIVE MIX – An Iconic Integrated Development to Work, Live & Play". Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Zachariah, Natasha Ann (4 April 2015). "Tanjong Pagar Centre: Work, live, relax in 290m-high building". The Straits Times.
  6. ↑ "WAN AWARDS: Mixed-Use Award 2014: Singapore and Holland share the podium". World Architecture News. 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Rosenfield, Karissa (22 June 2015). "Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015". ArchDaily.
  8. ↑ Davies, Rob (10 July 2019). "James Dyson buys £43m penthouse in Singapore". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. ↑ Rashiwala, Kalpana (10 July 2019). "Dyson owner forks out S$73.8m for Singapore's costliest penthouse". The Business Times.
  10. ↑ "British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse". Reuters. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.