OUB Centre

One Raffles Place
Former names	Overseas Union Bank Centre OUB Centre
General information
Type	Commercial offices, Retail
Location	1 Raffles Place Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′05″N 103°51′04″E / 1.2846°N 103.8510°E / 1.2846; 103.8510Coordinates: 1°17′05″N 103°51′04″E / 1.2846°N 103.8510°E / 1.2846; 103.8510
Construction started	1980
Completed	Tower 1: 1986 Tower 2: 2012
Owner	Overseas Union Enterprise
Management	OUB Centre Limited
Height
Roof	Tower 1: 280 m (920 ft) Tower 2: 209 m (686 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	Tower 1: 63, 4 below ground Tower 2: 38, 1 below ground
Floor area	101,784 m2 (1,095,590 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Kenzo Tange Associates
Developer	OUB Centre Limited
Structural engineer	Bylander Meinhardt Partnership
Main contractor	Kajima Corporation
Website
http://www.onerafflesplace.com.sg
References

One Raffles Place, formerly Overseas Union Bank Centre or OUB Centre is one of the three tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore, sharing the title with the UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza. At 280 m (920 ft), it was the tallest building in the world outside North America at the time of its completion in 1986, surpassing South Korea's 63 Building completed one year earlier, until it was succeeded by the Bank of China Tower. The building sits at the city centre of Raffles Place.

Frenchman Alain Robert, well known for climbing skyscrapers, aborted an attempted climb on this building on 3 November 2000. After reaching the 21st floor, the police dissuaded Robert's ascent, and he re-entered the building through a window on the 23rd floor. He was detained by the Singapore police who treated his stunt as criminal trespass.

A new commercial tower was constructed next to the existing tower. Ground bearing ceremony was on 26 September 2008. The new tower was open in 2011 with 38 floors. Upon completion of the new tower the complex was officially renamed One Raffles Place.

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