The Gateway (Singapore) Explained

The Gateway
Native Name:新门广场
Alternate Names:The Gateway East
The Gateway West
Location:Beach Road
Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates:1.2988°N 103.8589°W
Completion Date:1990
Building Type:Commercial offices
Roof:150m (490feet)
Floor Count:37
2 below ground
Architect:I. M. Pei
Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects
Main Contractor:T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers
References:[1]

The Gateway is a 37-storey, 150m (490feet), skyscraper complex completed in April 1990 on Beach Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore. The two buildings are named The Gateway East and The Gateway West.

The embassy of Mexico is located on the 3rd floor of The Gateway East. The Singapore office of Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy, is located on the 35th floor of The Gateway East.

Architecture

The architecture of The Gateway has been described as "world class" by the National Library Board. The buildings were designed by the U.S.-based architect, I. M. Pei.[2] The local Singaporean architectural firm that worked on this project was Chua Ka Seng and Partners Chartered Architects (CKSP).[3] T.Y. Lin Structural Engineers from San Francisco also collaborated on the project.

The shape of the buildings is trapezoidal, which is similar to the form used by I. M. Pei in the critically acclaimed National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington, D.C.

Tenants

The building's anchor tenants include companies like DHL, Mott MacDonald, Canon, Y Soft as well as the International Table Tennis Federation and Remy Cointreau International.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emporis building complex ID 100670 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010103319/https://www.emporis.com/complex/100670 . dead . October 10, 2014 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: Projects . Pei Cobb Freed & Partners . 2011 . 18 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315220319/http://www.pcf-p.com/a/i/#g . 15 March 2015 .
  3. Web site: Selected Works: Commercial . Chua Ka Seng & Partners Chartered Architects . 2011 . 18 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110413161814/http://www.cksp.com/projects/index.html . 13 April 2011 .