• Next Tallest
    Completed
    Building





Pearl River TowerDownload Project Factsheet

Click image for gallery.
Facts
Official Name Pearl River Tower
Type building
Status Completed
Country China
City Guangzhou
Street Address / Map 128 Linhe Dong Road, Tianhe District
Building Function office
Structural Material composite
Proposed 2005
Start of Construction 2006
Completion 2012
Global Ranking #55 tallest in the World
Regional Ranking #27 tallest in Asia (excluding the Middle East)
National Ranking #21 tallest in China
City Ranking #4 tallest in Guangzhou
Figures
Height: Architectural 309.4 meter / 1015 feet
Height: Occupied 289.9 meter / 951 feet
Height: To Tip 309.4 meter / 1015 feet
Floors Above Ground 71
Floors Below Ground 5
# of Elevators 29
Top Elevator Speed 9 m/s
Tower GFA 214,100 m² / 2,304,553 ft²
Development GFA 214,100 m² / 2,304,553 ft²
# of Parking Spaces 852
Companies Involved
Owner The Guangzhou Pearl River Tower Properties
Developer The Guangzhou Pearl River Tower Properties
Design Architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Associate Architect Guangzhou Design Institute
Structural Engineer Skidmore Owings & Merrill
MEP Engineer Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Project Manager The Guangzhou Pearl River Tower Properties
Main Contractor Shanghai Construction
Other Consultants RWDI;
Dow Corning Corporation;
Otis Elevator Company
Videos
Sustainable Strategies for High-Rise Buildings
R.Gilchrist (SOM), CTBUH Mumbai Conference
Towards Zero Energy in China - Pearl River Tower
R.Gilchrist (SOM), CTBUH Chicago Conference
Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou: Fire Protection Strategie
F.Li (Rolf Jensen & Associates), J.Antell (Rolf Jensen & Associates), CTBUH Dubai Congress
Fire Engineering Super-Tall: A New Approach to Escape
M.Kealy (Schirmer Engineering), CTBUH Dubai Congress
Towards Zero Energy: A Case Study of the Pearl River Tower
R.Frechette (SOM), R.Gilchrist (SOM), CTBUH Dubai Congress

Technical Papers
Towards Zero Energy: A Case Study of the Pearl River Tower
R. Frechette (SOM), R. Gilchrist (SOM), CTBUH Dubai Congress
Pearl River Tower: Fire Strategies for Efficient HighRise
F. Li (Rolf Jensen & Associates), J. Antell (Rolf Jensen & Associates), CTBUH Dubai Congress

Other CTBUH Links
Eighty Iconic Asian Skyscrapers
CTBUH Shanghai Congress, 2012

News Articles
Gordon Gill Featured in Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal, 2012-09
China home to highly sustainable skyscraper
The Telegraph, 2011-06
71-story Energy-Efficient Tower Topped in China
Structural Engineer, 2010-03