Maybank Tower (Kuala Lumpur)

Maybank Tower 馬來亞銀行大厦
Alternative names	Menara Maybank Malayan Bank Headquarters
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	100 Jalan Tun Perak Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3.1472°N 101.6997°E / 3.1472; 101.6997
Construction started	1984
Completed	1987
Height
Roof	243.54 m (799.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Design and construction
Architect	Hijjas Kasturi Associates Taisei Construction Co.
References

Maybank Tower (Malay: Menara Maybank) is a major skyscraper and landmark in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Located near Puduraya on the eastern fringe of the old Kuala Lumpur city centre, the tower is the headquarters of Maybank, and houses the Maybank Numismatic Museum.

History

The construction of Maybank Tower commenced in 1984 on Court Hill, over the site of a colonial era Sessions Court building, and was completed in 1988. Before the construction of the Petronas Twin Towers in 1995, Maybank Tower was the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur at 244 m (801 ft), nearly half the height of Petronas Twin Towers. The tower remains a prominent part of the city's skyline.

Architecture

Massing model showing the shape of the top of the Maybank Tower.

The floor plan of the tower consists of two square-based blocks that interlock each other at one of their corners. Each of the two block features a roof and lower base that slant at a direction opposite its other block, while the mid-section stands in a perpendicular angle. The main access points of the tower are at the two corners of the structure that feature a space formed from the combination of the structure's two blocks, covered by tiered triangular roofs.

See also

• Maybank Tower, Singapore
• List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur

Further reading

• Dupré, Judith (1996). Skyscrapers. New York: Black Dog & Loventhal. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1884822452. 
• Dupré, Judith (2008). Skyscrapers (2nd ed.). New York: Black Dog & Leventhal. pp. 100–101. ISBN 1579127878.