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{{Singapore building infobox |
{{Infobox building
|building_name = One Raffles Quay
| name = One Raffles Quay
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| native_name = 莱佛士码头一号
|image = [[Image:One Raffles Quay 4.JPG|200px]]
| image = One Raffles Quay 4.JPG
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|chinese_name = 莱佛士码头一号
| image_size = 250px
|location = [[Raffles Quay]], [[Downtown Core]], [[Singapore]]
| location = [[Singapore]]
|type = [[High-rise]]
| coordinates = {{coord|1.2816|103.8522|region:SG-01|display=inline,title}}
|use = [[Office]]
| map_type = Singapore
|roof = 245m, 804 ft (North Tower); 140m, 459 ft (South Tower)
| building_type = Commercial offices
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|floor_count = 50 (North Tower); 29 (South Tower) and 2 basements
| roof = North Tower: {{convert|245|m|abbr=on}}<br />South Tower: {{convert|139.9|m|abbr=on}}
|floor_area =
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| floor_count = North Tower: 50<br />South Tower: 29
|status = Under construction
| floor_area = {{convert|234000|m2|abbr=on}}
|period = [[2003]] - [[2006]]
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| architect = [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]]<br />[[Architects 61]]
|year = [[2006]]
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| developer = [[Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited]], [[Hongkong Land]] and [[Keppel Land]]
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|architect = [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]] and [[Architects 61]]
|developer = [[Cheung Kong]], [[Hongkong Land]] and [[Keppel Land]]
| owner = [[Hongkong Land]], {{ill|K-REIT Asia|zh|K信託亞洲}} and [[Suntec REIT]]
| management = [[Raffles Quay Asset Management]]
|manager = [[Cheung Kong]], [[Hongkong Land]] and [[Keppel Land]]
| main_contractor = [[Obayashi Corporation]]
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|owner = [[Cheung Kong]], [[Hongkong Land]] and [[Keppel Land]]
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| website = [http://www.orq.com.sg/ www.orq.com.sg]
|contractor = [[Obayashi]]
| references = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/complex/103728 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410170237/https://www.emporis.com/complex/103728 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |title=Emporis building complex ID 103728 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|6630|One Raffles Quay North Tower}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|42501|One Raffles Quay South Tower}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|20034237}}</ref>
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|website = [http://www.orq.com.sg www.orq.com.sg]
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'''One Raffles Quay''' is an [[office]] [[building]] complex located at [[Raffles Place]] within the [[Downtown Core]], the [[central business district]] of [[Singapore]].
'''One Raffles Quay''' ({{zh|莱佛士码头一号}}) is an office [[building]] complex located at [[Raffles Place]], the [[central business district]] of [[Singapore]].


Designed by [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]], One Raffles Quay (ORQ) consists of the 50-storey North Tower and the 29-[[storey]] South Tower, totalling about 1.3 million square feet of office space. The building was purpose-built for banking and financial corporations in August 2006.
Designed by [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]], the building consists of two office [[tower]]s. The 50-storey North Tower has a height of 245 metres on completion, while the 29-storey South Tower has a height of 140 metres. The total floor area of the office towers combined is 148,000 square metres (1.59 million square feet). The complex incorporates a [[podium]] block, a hub car park and a 4,180 square meter (45,000 square feet) [[subterranean]] [[shopping mall|retail mall]] which is linked to the [[Raffles Place MRT Station]]. The building was completed in the third quarter of 2006 with tenants already occupying the South Tower. [[Barclays Capital]] occupies the top floors of the South Tower, along with [[ABN Amro]], [[UBS]] and [[Fitness First]] being the anchor tenants in the North Tower.


ORQ is home to international banks such as [[Barclays Capital]], [[UniCredit]], [[Credit Suisse]], [[Deutsche Bank AG]], [[Societe Generale]] Private Banking and [[UBS]], headquarters of [[cryptocurrency]] exchange [[crypto.com]] as well as professional services firms [[Thomson Reuters]], [[Ernst & Young]], [[QBE Insurance]] and leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider [[LSEG]]. It also has amenities and is directly linked to [[Raffles Place MRT station]] via its own exit (Exit J) or other retail underpasses, and can be accessed from [[Downtown MRT station]] at ground level, by Marina Bay Suites. One Raffles Quay also has an internal overground linkway that links the One Raffles Quay underpass to The Sail, ground level, and [[IOI Central Boulevard Towers]].
==Facts==

*This tower is aligned in a north-west direction, such that it sits across the existing [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT]] line which cuts through the site diagonally below it.
{{Gallery|File:Onerafflesquay underpass.jpg|Pedestrian underpass to MRT Station and shops}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tall buildings in Singapore]]
*[[Tall buildings in Singapore]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in the world]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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==Reference==
{{Authority control}}
*[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1rafflesquaynorthtower-singapore-singapore Emporis.com]


[[Category:Downtown Core (Singapore)]]
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[[Category:Downtown Core]]
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers in Singapore]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 2006]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters]]
[[Category:Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings]]
[[Category:Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings]]
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 26 August 2024

One Raffles Quay
莱佛士码头一号
One Raffles Quay is located in Singapore
One Raffles Quay
Location within Singapore
General information
TypeCommercial offices
LocationSingapore
Coordinates1°16′54″N 103°51′08″E / 1.2816°N 103.8522°E / 1.2816; 103.8522
OwnerHongkong Land, K-REIT Asia [zh] and Suntec REIT
ManagementRaffles Quay Asset Management
Height
RoofNorth Tower: 245 m (804 ft)
South Tower: 139.9 m (459 ft)
Technical details
Floor countNorth Tower: 50
South Tower: 29
Floor area234,000 m2 (2,520,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox
Architects 61
DeveloperCheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, Hongkong Land and Keppel Land
Main contractorObayashi Corporation
Website
www.orq.com.sg
References
[1][2][3][4]

One Raffles Quay (Chinese: 莱佛士码头一号) is an office building complex located at Raffles Place, the central business district of Singapore.

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, One Raffles Quay (ORQ) consists of the 50-storey North Tower and the 29-storey South Tower, totalling about 1.3 million square feet of office space. The building was purpose-built for banking and financial corporations in August 2006.

ORQ is home to international banks such as Barclays Capital, UniCredit, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank AG, Societe Generale Private Banking and UBS, headquarters of cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com as well as professional services firms Thomson Reuters, Ernst & Young, QBE Insurance and leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider LSEG. It also has amenities and is directly linked to Raffles Place MRT station via its own exit (Exit J) or other retail underpasses, and can be accessed from Downtown MRT station at ground level, by Marina Bay Suites. One Raffles Quay also has an internal overground linkway that links the One Raffles Quay underpass to The Sail, ground level, and IOI Central Boulevard Towers.

  • Pedestrian underpass to MRT Station and shops
    Pedestrian underpass to MRT Station and shops

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Emporis building complex ID 103728". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "One Raffles Quay North Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  3. ^ "One Raffles Quay South Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ One Raffles Quay at Structurae
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