Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center Explained

Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center
Status:Proposed
Building Type:Mixed-Use
Location:Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height:567m (1,860feet)
Floor Count:133
Architect:Tous Saphoeun
Developer:Thai Boon Roong Group
Sun Kian Ip Group

Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center, is a planned skyscraper complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, consisting of twin 133-storey skyscrapers with a height of .[1] The project is managed by the Cambodian company Thai Boon Roong Group, with the Macau-based Sun Kian Ip Group as co-developer.[2] [3] It is planned to be built on a 5 hectare property in the Doun Penh section, formerly occupied by the Dreamland amusement park,[4] [5] and was approved for construction in February 2016.[6] [7] In December of that year, the developers entered a $2.7 billion construction contract with Chinese firms Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group and Sino Great Wall International Engineering, who formed a joint venture for this purpose;[8] [9] at this time, the building's announced height was .

Described since then as what would be Southeast Asia's tallest building,[10] if built, the twin skyscrapers would be the second tallest buildings in the region—after Merdeka 118, which is nearing completion in 2023 and has a height of . Upon completion, the Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers would surpass the Petronas Towers as the world's tallest twin skyscraper (as of 2023[11]).

In mid-2017, 1 August 2017 was set as the date of the start of construction.[12] Since then, construction has been delayed multiple times.[13] [14] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site in 2018,[15] however, later that year, Sino Great Wall International Engineering withdrew from the project due to concerns over financing and citing "greater uncontrollable risks."[16] As of 2022, the project has been "failing to materialize", according to Southeast Asia Globe,[17] and, as of 2023, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat website lists the project's status as "proposed".[18] The company has cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for the delay.[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pisei . Hin . 22 July 2021 . Construction on tallest structure starts post-Covid . 25 August 2023 . . en.
  2. Web site: Muyhong . Chan . 2 July 2015 . Twin tower skyscraper proposed for capital . 25 August 2023 . The Phnom Penh Post . en.
  3. Web site: Nan . Zhong . Lihua . Zhou . 3 January 2017 . Shipbuilder joins twin tower project . 25 August 2023 . . Cambodia's Thai Boon Roong Group will be the project's main developer, and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Group will be co-developer..
  4. Web site: Meng . Siv . Pisei . Hin . 23 February 2018 . Colossal skyscraper project still up in the air . 25 August 2023 . The Phnom Penh Post . en.
  5. Web site: Chandara . Sor . 24 February 2016 . Dream over for capital's amusement park . 25 August 2023 . The Phnom Penh Post . en.
  6. Web site: Sothear . Kang . 18 February 2016 . 133-Story Twin Towers Get Initial Approval . 25 August 2023 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Hutt . David . 6 May 2016 . Is Cambodia's skyscraper dream a nightmare? . 25 August 2023 . New Internationalist . en.
  8. News: 29 December 2016 . Sino Great Wall consortium wins contract for Cambodia's twin towers . en . Reuters . 25 August 2023.
  9. Web site: 1 January 2017 . Contract signed to build Asia's new twin towers . 25 August 2023 . . The Wuhan-based Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. Ltd. signed the 2.7 billion-U.S. dollar contract with its Cambodian partner Thai Boon Roong (TBR) Group and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Holding Co. Ltd..
  10. Web site: Coates . Karen J. . 2019-06-03 . Cambodia: Gambling on the Future . 2023-08-25 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: Huyssteen . Justin van . 2023-06-20 . Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur - Discover the Skyscraper . 2023-08-25 . artincontext.org . en-US . The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur still hold the records for the tallest twin towers ....
  12. Web site: Meng . Siv . 1 June 2017 . Construction date set for mammoth skyscraper . 25 August 2023 . The Phnom Penh Post . en.
  13. Web site: Kunmakara . May . 1 August 2017 . Start on twin towers project delayed but still going ahead . 25 August 2023 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Pisei . Hin . 11 June 2019 . Thai Boon Roong tower's timetable yet to be decided . 25 August 2023 . The Phnom Penh Post . en.
  15. Web site: 20 March 2018 . Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers Break Ground on First Phase . 25 August 2023 . Construction & Property News . en-US.
  16. News: Heijmans . Philip . 10 September 2018 . Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia's Fastest Property Booms . en . Bloomberg.com . registration . 25 August 2023 . EBSCOHost.
  17. Web site: Oon . Amanda . 26 April 2022 . The Cambodian megaprojects failing to materialise . 25 August 2023 . Southeast Asia Globe . en-US.
  18. Web site: Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center Complex . 25 August 2023 . The Skyscraper Center.
  19. Web site: 30 November 2022 . ប្រធានក្រុមស្ថាបត្យករពន្យល់ពីមូលហេតុនៃភាពយឺតយ៉ាវក្នុងការសាងសង់អាគារពាណិជ្ជកម្មភ្លោះថៃ ប៊ុនរ៉ុង . 25 August 2023 . propertyarea.asia . en-US.
  20. Web site: Skyscraper poised to replace iconic Hotel Cambodiana. Cam. McGrath. Hin. Pisei. 9 February 2018. The Phnom Penh Post.

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