Height: Observatory 341 m / 1,119 ft |
Floors Above Ground 85 |
Floors Below Ground 5 |
# of Elevators 55 |
Top Elevator Speed 10 m/s |
Tower GFA 306,337 m² / 3,297,384 ft² |
Official Name | 85 Sky Tower |
Other Names | Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung 85 Tower, T & C Tower |
Structure Type | Building |
Status | Completed |
Country | China |
City | Kaohsiung |
Street Address & Map | 1 Zhi-Chiang 3rd Road |
Postal Code | 802 |
Building Function | hotel / office / retail |
Structural Material | steel |
Construction Start | 1994 |
Completion | 1997 |
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Global Ranking | #63 Tallest in the World |
Regional Ranking | #38 Tallest in Asia |
National Ranking | #32 Tallest in China |
City Ranking | #1 Tallest in Kaohsiung |
Owner/Developer | Chien Tai Cement Corporation, Tuntex Group |
Architect | |
• Design | C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners |
• Architect of Record | HOK, Inc. |
Structural Engineer | |
• Design | Evergreen Consulting Engineering; TY Lin international |
MEP Engineer | |
• Design | Continental Engineering Consultants, Inc.; William Tao & Associates, Inc. |
Main Contractor | Turner International LLC |
Other Consultant | |
• Acoustics | Shen Milsom Wilke, Inc. |
• Façade | Heitmann & Associates, Inc. |
• Façade Maintenance | Stetson-Harza |
• Vertical Transportation | Lerch Bates |
• Wind | Cermak Peterka Petersen (CPP), Inc. |
Material Supplier | |
• Construction Hoists | Alimak Hek |
• Elevator | Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator; Otis Elevator Company |
• Fire Proofing | Grace Construction Products |
• Sealants | Dow Corning Corporation |
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