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Guangzhou International Finance Center

Coordinates: 23°7′13.25″N 113°19′5.07″E / 23.1203472°N 113.3180750°E / 23.1203472; 113.3180750
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23°7′13.25″N 113°19′5.07″E / 23.1203472°N 113.3180750°E / 23.1203472; 113.3180750

Guangzhou International Finance Center
广州国际金融中心
Guangzhou International Finance Center in December 2016
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Commercial offices
Architectural styleModern
Location5 Zhujiang Avenue West
Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Construction started26 December 2005
Completed28 April 2010 – 31 October 2010
Opening28 February 2010
CostGB£280 million or US$ 365 million[1]
Height
Architectural438.6 m (1,439 ft)
Roof438.6 m (1,439 ft)
Top floor415.1 m (1,362 ft)
Observatory415.1 m (1,362 ft)
Technical details
Floor count103
+4 below ground
Floor area250,095 m2 (2,692,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators71
Design and construction
Architect(s)WilkinsonEyre
Structural engineerArup
Architecture Design Institute of South China University of Technology
Main contractorChina State Construction
Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group JV
Other information
Number of rooms374
References
[2][3][4][5]
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Traditional Chinese廣州國際金融中心
Simplified Chinese广州国际金融中心
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Guójì Jīnróng Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2 zau1 gwok3 zai3 gam1 jung4 zung1 sam1
Guangzhou West Tower
Traditional Chinese廣州西塔
Simplified Chinese广州西塔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Xītǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2zau1 sai1taap3

Guangzhou International Finance Center or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103-story, (438.6 m (1,439 ft)) skyscraper at Zhujiang Avenue West in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong.[6][7] One half of the Guangzhou Twin Towers, it is the 24th tallest building in the world, completed in 2010. As of 2023, it is the world's tallest building with a rooftop helipad, at (438 m high).[8] The world's second-tallest building with a rooftop helipad was also completed in 2010: Beijing's China World Trade Center Tower III, whose roof-top helipad is 330 m high.[9] Both buildings are taller than the U.S. Bank Tower, the previous record-holder from 1989 to 2010, whose roof-top helipad is 310.3 m (1,018 ft) high.

Construction of the building, designed by WilkinsonEyre, broke ground in December 2005, and was completed in 2010. The building is used as a conference center, hotel and office building. Floors 1 through 66 are used as offices, floors 67 and 68 are for mechanical equipment, floors 69 to 98 have a Four Seasons Hotel with the lobby being on the 70th floor, and floors 99 and 100 are used as an observation deck.

The building was previously known as Guangzhou West Tower and had a related project, the proposed Guangzhou East Tower, which, at 475 m (1,558 ft), would have been even taller,[10] though that project has been awarded to a different design by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 530 m (1,740 ft) Guangzhou CTF Finance Center.[11]

The building was the winner of the RIBA 2012 Lubetkin Prize.[12]

  • Lobby
    Lobby
  • Four Seasons Hotel Lobby
    Four Seasons Hotel Lobby
  • Office Lobby
    Office Lobby
  • Basement Arcade
    Basement Arcade

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Guangzhou Four Seasons Hotel". Wilkinson Eyre. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Guangzhou International Finance Center". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. ^ "Emporis building ID 243077". Emporis. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Guangzhou International Finance Center". SkyscraperPage.
  5. ^ Guangzhou International Finance Center at Structurae
  6. ^ "Guangzhou International Finance Center : Projects : WilkinsonEyre.Architects". Wilkinson Eyre. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Guangzhou International Finance Center". Wilkinson Eyre. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Tall Buildings in Numbers: Tallest Helipads". CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue II, page 48. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ pinnacleadmin (21 October 2015). "The World's Highest Helipads". ThorTech.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Guangzhou East Tower : Projects". Wilkinson Eyre. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Chow Tai Fook Center, Guangzhou". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Guangzhou International Finance Center in China wins 2012 RIBA Lubetkin Prize". Architecture. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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