KK100 explained

KK100
Former Names:Kingkey 100
Kingkey Finance Tower
Completion Date:21 September 2011
Location:5016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Building Type:Hotel & Office
Start Date:22 October 2007
Opening:23 November 2011
Architectural: [1]
Floor Count:100
Floor Area:220000m2[2]
Elevator Count:66
Cost:5 billion RMB
785 million USD
Architect:TFP Farrells
Structural Engineer:Arup
Main Contractor:China Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.
Owner:Kingkey Group

KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Location

Located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's Luohu District and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.

The mixed-use building rises and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel.[3] Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for 173000m2 of Class A office space, 26 stories for a 35000m2 six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants.[3] [2] Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.[4] The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.

The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011.[5]

The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is in 96th floor of this building. There are 4 elevators ride between 1st and 96th floor (2 elevators stop 1,5,96 and another 2 elevators stop 1,96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi which can ride to 9 m/s (1800 FPM)

It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world.[6] It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect.

There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top.In December 2011, the Emporis Skyscraper Award awarded the building a fourth place.

The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KK100 - The Skyscraper Center . . 29 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Kingkey Finance Tower . Terry Farrel and Partners. 2011-06-01 .
  3. Web site: Kingkey Finance Tower . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105114207/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kingkeyfinancetower-shenzhen-china . dead . 5 November 2012 . Emporis.com . 2007-12-22.
  4. Web site: Tallest building to host 1st city IMAX cinema . 2010-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110227215235/http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20100912/ca2937214.htm . 2011-02-27 .
  5. Web site: Fulcher. Merlin. TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen. The Architects' Journal. 21 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center . . 29 August 2013 .