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Wisma 46

Wisma 46

Skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia

Wisma 46 is a 261.9-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 46-floor office tower features a 10 m (33 ft) antenna spire, and was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd.[4]

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The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m2. The tower has 46 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevators which can reach speeds of 360 mpm[clarification needed] in the super high speed models.[3]

Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest existing building in the world.[5] When measured up to the roof, the tower is 261.9 m tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 202.9 m tall.[3]

Design

The Wisma 46 and surrounding buildings in 2008

This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped.[6] Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Monas.[7]

This building appears in the 2004 video game Need For Speed: Underground 2, located in Bayview City Centre.[8]

Jakarta Wisma 46 (2020)

This building also appears on the front cover of the book Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani.[9]

See also

References

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    Prihutama, Mundhi; Ashadi (June 2020). "Kajian Konsep Arsitektur Metafora Pada Bangunan Bertingkat Tinggi". Jurnal Arsitektur Zonasi (in Indonesian). 3 (2). Bandung: Architecture and City Design Studio, Indonesia University of Education: 223–225. doi:10.17509/jaz.v3i2.25057. ISSN 2620-9934. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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    Alexander, Hilda B (7 February 2018). "Para Taipan Pemilik Lima Gedung Tertinggi di Indonesia". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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    Hahijary, Barbara."#JKTarchitecture: Wisma 46 (BNI)". indonesiadesign.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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