Chow Tai Fook Centre
| Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | |
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| 广州周大福中心 | |
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The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre in August 2016.
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China |
| Coordinates | 23°07′13″N 113°19′14″E / 23.12028°N 113.32056°ECoordinates: 23°07′13″N 113°19′14″E / 23.12028°N 113.32056°E |
| Construction started | 29 September 2009 |
| Opened | October 2016 |
| Owner | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,739 ft (530 m) |
| Tip | 1,739 ft (530 m) |
| Top floor | 1,622 ft (494 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 111 (+5 below ground) |
| Floor area | 5,464,633 sq ft (507,681.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 95 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | New World Development |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
| Services engineer | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | Apartments: 355 Hotel rooms: 251 |
| Parking | 1,705 spaces |
The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre (also called East Tower) is a 1,739-foot (530 m) tall mixed-use skyscraper in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, which was completed in October 2016. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou, the second-tallest in China, and the fifth-tallest in the world. The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre has a total of 111 above ground and five below ground floors and houses a shopping mall, offices, apartments, and a hotel. The skyscraper has a gross floor area of 5,464,633 square feet (507,681.0 m2), of which a little over twenty percent is not part of the skyscraper itself, but of the podium connected to it.
The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is situated on 290,000-square-foot (27,000 m2) lot along Zhujiang East Road in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou's central business district. In that neighborhood, the skyscraper is located east of the central axis with an underground mall and connections to public transportation underneath it. The Guangzhou CTF Centre is part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers. The other tower of the pair, the 1,439-foot (439 m) tall Guangzhou International Finance Center, is located on the other side of the axis and is also known under the name "West Tower". The Guangzhou CTF Centre is therefore known as the "East Tower" as well. Both towers have a similar height, size, and function, and are situated close to the 1,982-foot (604 m) tall Canton Tower.
The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and houses one of the world's fastest elevators, which can reach speeds up to 1,200 m/min. (44.7 miles per hour (71.9 km/h)).
The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre consists of a skyscraper and an eight-floor podium, that is connected to the skyscraper. The podium features a 100-foot (30 m) high atrium with a glass roof. The skyscraper is supported by a square core with sides of 105 feet (32 m) and eight concrete mega columns on the sides. They are linked by outriggers and belt trusses, that are located exclusively on mechanical and refuge floors. The skyscraper has a total of four levels of steel outriggers and six sets of double-layer belt trusses. Smaller columns are in between the mega columns. The mega columns have a length up to 16.5 feet (5.0 m) and a width up to 11.5 feet (3.5 m). They are thicker than usual to meet the Chinese seismic codes and they are supported by a mat and pad foundation. This foundation sits on relatively high bedrock.
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