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| DBS Building | |
|---|---|
新加坡发展银行大厦1座 | |
 DBS Towers (far left and centre right) | |
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| Alternative names | Development Bank of Singapore Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Modernism (Brutalist) |
| Location | Shenton Way, Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Completed | Tower 1: 1975 Tower 2: 1994 |
| Cost | $24.5 million |
| Owner | DBS Bank |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tower 1: 201 m (659 ft) Tower 2: 150 m (490 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Tower 1: 50 Tower 2: 36 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Architects Team 3 Obayashi Gumi Corporation |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The DBS Building Towers is a high-rise skyscraper complex at 6 Shenton Way in the central business district of Singapore. Tower 1 at 201 metres (659 ft) and 50-storeys was completed in 1975, and is one of Singapore's oldest. Tower Two was completed twenty years later in 1994 and is 150 m (490 ft) with 36 storeys. The headquarters of DBS Bank is located in the complex.
The towers are an example of brutalist architecture, and is constructed mainly out of concrete and granite. The architecture of DBS Tower One, together with that of buildings such as the Singapore Land Tower, Temasek Tower and OCBC Centre, dominates the architecture of singapore.[5]
DBS Tower One was the first anchor in the financial district of Shenton Way, and was the tallest building in Singapore when it was completed in 1975. It was designed to provide multiple facilities within a single building, and contains facilities like a conference hall, a small theatre and an exhibition centre within the podium. There is a Starbucks Coffee outlet located at the lobby. [6]
History
The DBS Tower One was finished in 1975, together with a wave of brutalist-style buildings, that dominated the 1950s to 1970s period.[7] It was designed by Architects Team 3. Firms involved in the development of the building included DBS Land Limited, Ohbayashi-Gumi, Ltd., Steen Consultants Private Limited, Liu Cheng Consulting Engineers, Davis Langdon & Seah Philippines Inc., and Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator.
Amenities and architecture
DBS Tower One is one of the first commercial buildings to incorporate a covered walkway around the whole city block. A series of roof gardens, viewing galleries and outdoor areas provide views and facilities for the enjoyment of its tenants.
Together with DBS Building Tower Two, DBS occupies about 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) to 700,000 square feet (70,000 m2) of office space in the central business district. The bank used to own the towers until it sold them to a Goldman Sachs real estate fund in late 2005 and leased back the space it occupied for an initial eight-year term with options for renewal.[8]
Moving of headquarters
In 2012, DBS will move out of the DBS Tower One, to its new headquarters at the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC). The company will occupy 22 floors spanning 700,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) of the 48-storey MBFC Tower 3, which is expected to be completed in late 2011.
The move is part of a broader plan that will see the bank relocate various 'core support functions' to a nine-storey building at Changi Business Park near the Expo MRT Station in 2010. The Changi site has a permissible gross floor area of some 500,000 sq ft (50,000 m2) and will be built in phases.[9]
See also
References
- ^ OUE Downtown at Emporis
- ^ "DBS Building Tower One". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ "DBS Building Tower Two". SkyscraperPage.
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- ^ "Architecture of Singapore, Architecture in Singapore, Singapore Architecture". Asia Rooms. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Singapore 1:1- CITY". Urban Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "Building styles - Brutalism (1960 - 1970)". OntarioArchitecture.com. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Singapore DBS weighing up mega lease deal at posh new address". Wordpress. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "DBS to move to swanky new 700,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) home". Marshall Cavendish. Retrieved 2008-01-20. [dead link]
