AXA Tower
| 8 Shenton Way | |
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八珊顿道 | |
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| Former names | Singapore Treasury Building Temasek Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Shenton Way Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Owner | MGP Raffle Pte Ltd |
| Height | |
| Roof | 234.7 m (770 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Lifts/elevators | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | The Stubbins Associates Architects 61 Architects Team 3 |
| Developer | Singapore Ministry of Finance |
| Main contractor | MGP Raffle Pte Ltd |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
8 Shenton Way (Chinese: 八珊顿道;Chinese: Bā Shān Dùn Dǎo), formerly The Treasury and Temasek Tower, is the sixth tallest skyscraper in the city of Singapore, with at 234.7 m (770 ft). It is currently the tallest cylindrical building in the world. Built in 1986 as Treasury Building, it has 52 stories and is one of the prominent buildings in the business district. The tower houses 16 double deck elevators supplied by Otis. Singapore's present Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, once had his office in the building. The building was renamed to Temasek Tower (Chinese: 淡马锡大厦) when the Ministry of Finance relocated to The Treasury on High Street. Advertising agency BBDO Worldwide hosts its Asia Pacific Headquarters in there.
In April 2007, CapitaLand sold Temasek Tower to MGP Raffle Pte Ltd.[4] Temasek Tower is now known as the AXA Tower.
Architecture
- The structure consists of steel beams cantilevered from a cylindrical concrete core. This allows full 360° views at the perimeter, unobstructed by perimeter columns.
See also
References
- ^ AXA Tower at Emporis
- ^ "AXA Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ AXA Tower at Structurae
- ^ "Completion of the divestment of Temasek Tower" (PDF). CapitaLand. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
External links
- 8 Shenton Way at MGPA
