The Exchange 106
| The Exchange 106 | |
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| Former names | Menara Platinum, Signature Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Under Construction (Reached 470 meters on December 2017) |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°08′31″N 101°43′07″E / 3.141867°N 101.718745°E |
| Construction started | 2016 |
| Estimated completion | 2018 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 492 m (1,614 ft)[1] |
| Tip | 492 m (1,614 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 106 |
| Floor area | 453,835 m2 (4,885,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Mulia Group |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering Corporation |
The Exchange 106 (formerly known as TRX Signature Tower) is a skyscraper under construction in Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), Kuala Lumpur, a financial and business district in Kuala Lumpur. This 106-floor building will be topped with a 48 meter, 12-storeyed high illuminated crown at its peak, for a total height of 492 meters[2][3], about 40 meters taller than the country's tallest building, the Petronas Towers.[4][needs update]
Developed by the Mulia Group, construction began on 29 April 2016, and is set for completion in the third quarter 2018.[5] When completed, the tower will be the tallest building in Malaysia at 492 meters until the completion of KL118.[6] It also going to be the first ever skyscraper in South East Asia to have more than 100 storeys.
The main contractor for this project is China State Construction Engineering Corporation and this building will be the tallest building built by Chinese company outside China.
Construction
Based on original plan for these building height supposed to be 439 meters high with 92 storeys but the plan changed to 452.1 meter which is 0.2 meter taller than The Petronas Towers (451.9 meters). Then, the height reset again to 492.3 meters with 106 storeys.
The original plan also stated it will be completed in 2021. However, using the Chinese Technology extremely accelerated timeline with achieving a rate of two to three days a floor[7]. It caused the project completed 3 years earlier.
Transportation
The skyscraper will be linked by Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line SBK20 TRX MRT Underground Station.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
- List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
- List of future tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
References
- ^ a b TRX Signature Tower
- ^ "Mulia Group Malaysia - The Exchange 106". The Mulia Group Malaysia. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Exchange 106 - Doka". Doka.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "TRX tower likely in world's Top 20 tallest". The Rakyat Post. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Diagram - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "TRX106 floors plan". The Star Online. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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