KK100

KK100

The KK100 in October 2011
General information
Status Complete
Type Hotel / Office
Location 5016 Shennan East Road, Shenzhen
 China
Coordinates 22°32′47.58″N 114°6′6.63″E / 22.5465500°N 114.1018417°E / 22.5465500; 114.1018417Coordinates: 22°32′47.58″N 114°6′6.63″E / 22.5465500°N 114.1018417°E / 22.5465500; 114.1018417
Construction started 2007
Completed September 2011
Opening 2011
Cost 5 billion RMB
785 million USD
Owner Kingkey Group
Height
Architectural 441.8 metres (1,449 ft)[1]
Top floor 427.1 metres (1,401 ft)[1]
Observatory 427.1 metres (1,401 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 100[2]
Floor area 220,000 square metres (2,368,060 sq ft)[3]
Lifts/elevators 66[1]
Design and construction
Architect TFP Farrells[1]
Structural engineer Arup[1]
References
[1]
KK100 compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

The KK100 (Chinese: 京基100), formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

Location

It is located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's Luohu District and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.

The mixed-use building rises 441.8 metres (1,449 ft) and contains 100 floors for office space and a hotel.[2] Out of those 100 floors, 68 are used for 173,000 square metres (1,862,157 sq ft) of Class A office space, 22 stories for a 35,000 square metres (376,737 sq ft) six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants.[2][3] Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.[4] The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.

The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 98 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011.[5]

It is currently the tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world.[6] It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect.

There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top. In December 2011, the Emporis Skyscraper Award awarded the building a fourth place.

The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kingkey Finance Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  3. 1 2 "Kingkey Finance Tower". Terry Farrel and Partners. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  4. ↑ http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20100912/ca2937214.htm
  5. ↑ Fulcher, Merlin. "TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

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