Changsha IFS Tower
28°11′43.51″N 112°58′24.31″E / 28.1954194°N 112.9734194°E
| Changsha IFS | |
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长沙国金中心 | |
 Changsha IFS in June 2021 | |
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| Former names | Hunan Province Twin Towers |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Modern, contemporary |
| Location | Furong District, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Groundbreaking | September 23, 2011 |
| Construction started | March 6, 2013 |
| Completed | April 8, 2018 |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Owner | The Wharf (Holdings) |
| Landlord | The Wharf (Holdings) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 452 metres (1,482.9 ft) |
| Top floor | 431 metres (1,414.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 95 |
| Floor area | 300,000 m2 (3,200,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Wong Tung & Partners / Wong & Tung International Ltd |
| Structural engineer | East China Architecture Design & Research Institute |
| Main contractor | China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd |
| Website | |
| www | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 长沙国际金融中心 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 長沙國際金融中心 | ||||||
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Changsha IFS Tower is a pair of skyscrapers in Changsha, Hunan, China, with Tower 1 rising 452 meters and Tower 2 rising 315 meters.[2][3] Construction started in 2013 and completed in 2017.[4] It is the 16th tallest building in the world and the tallest in Hunan.[2] IFS stands for "International Finance Square".
This twin-tower development is based on Harbour City, a hyper-connected retail development in Hong Kong. The Changsha complex sports an underground network of linkages to an interchange hub (Wuyi Square Station) for Changsha metro lines 1 and 2. The same underground passageway connects with one of the busiest pedestrian streets in China — Huangxing Road Pedestrian Shopping Street.[4]
The rectangular form of the glass-clad towers is interrupted by a series of metal fins that add a hint of complexity to their appearance and reduce glare for the interior office spaces. Tower 1 features a crown that incrementally sets back by several meters at three points. Like many towers that break the 400-meter barrier, reduced floor plate sizes at the top are best suited for hotel uses—with guest willing to pay a premium for accommodations at such heights.[4]
At the base, a block-sized podium contains a mega mall of 230,000 square meters.[5] Changsha IFS Tower 1 also has 700 meters of retail street frontage, greater than that of its likeness, Harbour City. The retail mall, among the largest in Changsha and Central China, offers amenities spanning entertainment, lifestyle, culture, and dining.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "长沙国金中心T1". 摩天档案馆 (in Chinese). 2020-10-11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ a b "Changsha IFS". Wong Tung & Partners. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Changsha IFS Tower T1 Fact Sheet". buildingdb.ctbuh.org. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Changsha IFS Tower T1". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Changsha IFS". Benoy. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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Buildings listed in order of height Building data source: Skyscraper Center See also:  Category:Skyscrapers in Changsha |
