Singapore Land Tower Explained

Singapore Land Tower
Alternate Names:50 Raffles Place
Shell Tower
Location:Raffles Place, Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates:1.2846°N 103.8518°W
Architectural Style:Brutalist architecture
Completion Date:1980
Building Type:Commercial offices
Government offices
Roof:190m (620feet)
Floor Count:48
Floor Area:620000square feet
Architect:P & T Architects & Engineers Limited
Architects 61 Private Limited
Owner:Singapore Land Limited
References:[1]

Singapore Land Tower is a 48-storey 190m (620feet) skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. The tower is located at 50 Raffles Place, adjacent to Raffles Place MRT station.[2] [3] It is just 100 metres away from Boat Quay and Collyer Quay.[4]

The Embassy of Germany is located on the 28th floor, Embassy of Ukraine is on the 16th floor and the Embassy of Colombia occupies the 30th floor of the building.

History

Construction on the Singapore Land Tower was completed in 1980. The tower underwent alteration and recladding works as well as a new roofing feature of which the works received statutory completion status in August 2003.

Companies involved in the development of the building included Singapore Land Limited, CapitaLand Limited, Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey, Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator, Architects 61 Pte Ltd, Colliers International (Singapore) Private Limited, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, SEB and The Boston Consulting Group.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 106460 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024119/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/106460 . dead . March 7, 2016 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: Singland: Singapore Land Tower Info. Sing Land. 29 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920073229/http://www.singland.com.sg/html/cr_02.html. 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Asia Travel : Map of Singapore Land Tower (S)048623 . StreetDirectory . 2008-01-22.
  4. Web site: Singapore Land Tower is a place in Singapore on the Map of Singapore . Singapore Page . 2008-01-22.