KK100

KK100

KK100

Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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

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KK100 compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

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 98 floors for office space and a hotel.[4] Out of those 98 floors, 74 are used for 173,000 square metres (1,862,157 sq ft) of Class A office space, 26 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.[4][3] Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.[5] The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.

The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011.[6]

The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is in 96th floor of this building. There are 4 elevators ride between 1st and 96th floor (2 elevators stop 1,5,96 and another 2 elevators stop 1,96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi which can ride to 9 m/s (1800 FPM)

It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world.[7] 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.[citation needed] 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.

  • Kingkey Finance Building (with the orange external structure) under construction, 8 October 2009.
  • Kingkey Finance Center main tower (with the orange internal structure) under construction, 27 February 2010.
  • Kingkey Finance Tower under construction in 2009.
  • Kingkey 100 under construction.
  • The KK100 building at night, with the top visible through low clouds.
  • The KK100 at the dawn, 4 June 2016.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    "KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Kingkey Finance Tower". Terry Farrel and Partners. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Kingkey Finance Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
  5. [5]
    "Tallest building to host 1st city IMAX cinema". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. [6]
    Fulcher, Merlin. "TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
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