One Raffles Place
| One Raffles Place | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Former names |
Overseas Union Bank Centre OUB Centre |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices, Retail |
| Location |
1 Raffles Place Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°17′05″N 103°51′04″E / 1.2846°N 103.8510°ECoordinates: 1°17′05″N 103°51′04″E / 1.2846°N 103.8510°E |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Completed |
Tower 1: 1986 Tower 2: 2012 |
| Owner | Overseas Union Enterprise |
| Management | OUB Centre Limited |
| Height | |
| Roof |
Tower 1: 280 m (920 ft) Tower 2: 209 m (686 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count |
Tower 1: 63, 4 below ground Tower 2: 38, 1 below ground |
| Floor area | 101,784 m2 (1,095,590 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kenzo Tange Associates |
| Developer | OUB Centre Limited |
| Structural engineer | Bylander Meinhardt Partnership |
| Main contractor | Kajima Corporation |
| Website | |
| http://www.onerafflesplace.com.sg | |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
One Raffles Place, formerly Overseas Union Bank Centre or OUB Centre[6][7] is one of the three tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore, sharing the title with the UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza. At 280 m (920 ft), it was the tallest building in the world outside North America at the time of its completion in 1986, surpassing South Korea's 63 Building completed one year earlier, until it was succeeded by the Bank of China Tower. The building sits at the city centre of Raffles Place.
Architecture
- The building consists of two triangular structures with a small space between them.
- The steel frame allows for column-free office space.
- The floor system is of reinforced concrete slab composite with a ribbed steel deck.
- A car park, retail areas, and a link to the MRT system can be found above and below ground.
- The tower is clad with chemically treated aluminium alloy which changes colour along with the light it reflects.
- Square and circular designs perforate the building's façade, etched by a grid pattern of rectangles and window units.
- The dramatic entrance is presented by an eight-storey cutaway, coupled with skylights and other lighting effects to create an airy feeling.
Events
Frenchman Alain Robert, well known for climbing skyscrapers, aborted an attempted climb on this building on 3 November 2000. After reaching the 21st floor, the police dissuaded Robert's ascent, and he re-entered the building through a window on the 23rd floor. He was detained by the Singapore police who treated his stunt as criminal trespass.[8][9]
New tower
A new commercial tower was constructed next to the existing tower. Ground bearing ceremony was on 26 September 2008. The new tower was open in 2011 with 38 floors. Upon completion of the new tower the complex was officially renamed One Raffles Place.[10]
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See also
References
- ↑ "One Raffles Place". CTBUH Skyscraper Database.
- ↑ One Raffles Place at Emporis
- ↑ One Raffles Place at Emporis
- ↑ "One Raffles Place". SkyscraperPage.
- ↑ One Raffles Place at Structurae
- ↑ "Regus: Singapore One Raffles Place". Regus. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "About: One Raffles Place". One Raffles Place. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "Police foil Spiderman", Reuters, Singapore, 3 November 2000. Retrieved on 3 November 2000.
- ↑ "Singapore police nab Spiderman
- ↑ "Weblink to Official Website News". Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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