Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre (simplified Chinese: 广州周大福金融中心; traditional Chinese: 廣州周大福金融中心; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu zhōudàfú jīnróng zhōngxīn), also called East Tower, it is a 530-metre (1,739 ft) tall mixed-use skyscraper in Guangzhou, Guangdong, which was completed in October 2016. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou, the third-tallest in China, and the eighth-tallest in the world. The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre has a total of 111 above ground and five below ground floors and houses a shopping mall, offices, apartments, and a hotel. The skyscraper has a gross floor area of 507,681.0 m2 (5,464,633 sq ft), of which a little over 20% is not part of the skyscraper itself, but of the podium connected to it.
| Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | |
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广州周大福中心 | |
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre in December 2016 | |
| Alternative names | Guangzhou Twin Tower 2
Guangzhou East Tower Chow Tai Fook Centre 周大福商业中心 周大福商業中心 |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Coordinates | 23°07′13″N 113°19′14″E |
| Groundbreaking | 29 September 2009 |
| Construction started | July 29, 2010 |
| Construction stopped | December 7, 2010 (never on hold) |
| Opened | October 2016 |
| Owner | Chow Tai Fook Enterprises |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 530 m (1,739 ft) |
| Tip | 530 m (1,739 ft) |
| Top floor | 496 m (1,626 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 111 (+5 below ground) |
| Floor area | 507,681.0 m2 (5,464,633 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 95 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | New World Development |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
| Services engineer | WSP USA, formerly Parsons Brinckerhoff (MEP) |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | Apartments: 355 Hotel rooms: 251 |
| Parking | 1,705 spaces |
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州周大福中心 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州周大福中心 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州东塔 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州東塔 | ||||||||||
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The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is situated on a 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft) lot along Zhujiang East Road in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou's central business district. In that neighborhood, the skyscraper is located east of the central axis with an underground mall and connections to public transportation underneath it. The Guangzhou CTF Centre is part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers. The other tower of the pair, the 439 m (1,439 ft) tall Guangzhou International Finance Center, is located on the other side of the axis and is also known under the name "West Tower". The Guangzhou CTF Centre is therefore known as the "East Tower" as well. Both towers have a similar height, size, and function, and are situated close to the 604 m (1,982 ft) tall Canton Tower.
The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and houses the world's fastest elevators, which can reach speeds up to 21 m/s (69 ft/s).