The Gateway (Singapore)
| The Gateway | |
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| 新门广场 | |
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| Alternative names | The Gateway East The Gateway West |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Beach Road Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°17′56″N 103°51′32″E / 1.2988°N 103.8589°ECoordinates: 1°17′56″N 103°51′32″E / 1.2988°N 103.8589°E |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers |
| Architect | I. M. Pei Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects |
| References | |
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The Gateway is a 37-storey, 150 m (490 ft), twin tower skyscraper complex completed in April 1990 on Beach Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore.[5] The two buildings are named The Gateway East and The Gateway West.
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[edit] Architecture
The architecture of The Gateway has been described as "world class" by the National Library Board. The buildings were designed by the U.S. based architect, I. M. Pei.[6] The local Singaporean architectural firm that worked on this project was Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects (CKSP).[7] T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers from San Francisco also collaborated on the project.
The shape of the buildings is trapezoidal, which is similar to the form used by I. M. Pei in the critically acclaimed National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington, D.C. Locals refer to the buildings as "two towering cardboard boxes".
[edit] Tenants
The building's anchor tenants include the Gateway Law Corporation, a law firm that works on intellectual property, media and entertainment related law. [8] The logistics company DHL and Canon are tenants as well.
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[edit] References
- ^ The Gateway (Singapore) at Emporis
- ^ The Gateway (Singapore) at Glass Steel and Stone
- ^ The Gateway West at SkyscraperPage
- ^ The Gateway East at SkyscraperPage
- ^ "The Gateway". skyscraperpage. 2011. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=49884754. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Projects". Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. 2011. http://www.pcf-p.com/a/i/#g. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Selected Works: Commercial". Chua Ka Seng & Partners Chartered Architects. 2011. http://www.cksp.com/projects/index.html. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ Gateway Law Corporation - Singapore Law Firm, Singapore Advocates & Solicitors
[edit] External links
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