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Office skyscraper in Singapore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guoco Tower is a mixed-use development skyscraper in Tanjong Pagar of the Downtown Core district of Singapore.[2] With a height of 290 m (950 ft), it is currently the tallest building in Singapore, breaking the record held jointly by UOB Plaza, One Raffles Place and Republic Plaza for more than 20 years.[3]
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Background
Formerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1.7 million sq ft skyscraper was developed by GuocoLand and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[4] It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited (Singapore) and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m.[5] Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts.[3] The tower also has a mall, which includes a variety of food options like City Hotpot and Ah Lock & Co. and Aburi-EN.
The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category,[6] and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.[7]
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Notable residents
In July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a 21,108 square foot (1,961.0 m2) triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million).[8][9] He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.[10]
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