Changsha IFS | |
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长沙国金中心 | |
Former names | Hunan Province Twin Towers |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Modern, contemporary |
Location | Furong District, Changsha, Hunan, China |
Coordinates | 28°11′43″N112°58′24″E / 28.195404°N 112.973421°E |
Groundbreaking | September 23, 2011 |
Construction started | March 6, 2013 |
Completed | April 8, 2018 |
Opened | 2018 |
Owner | The Wharf (Holdings) |
Landlord | The Wharf (Holdings) |
Height | |
Architectural | 452 metres (1,482.9 ft) |
Top floor | 431 metres (1,414.0 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 95 |
Floor area | 300,000 m2 (3,200,000 sq ft) [1] |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Wong Tung & Partners / Wong & Tung International Ltd |
Structural engineer | East China Architecture Design & Research Institute |
Main contractor | China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd |
Website | |
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Changsha IFS Tower | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 长沙国际金融中心 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 長沙國際金融中心 | ||||||
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Changsha IFS Tower is a pair of skyscrapers in Changsha,Hunan,China,with Tower 1 rising 452 meters and Tower 2 rising 315 meters. [2] [3] Construction started in 2013 and completed in 2017. [4] It is the 16th tallest building in the world and the tallest in Hunan. [2] IFS stands for "International Finance Square".
This twin-tower development is based on Harbour City,a hyper-connected retail development in Hong Kong. The Changsha complex sports an underground network of linkages to an interchange hub (Wuyi Square Station) for Changsha metro lines 1 and 2. The same underground passageway connects with one of the busiest pedestrian streets in China —Huangxing Road Pedestrian Shopping Street. [4]
The rectangular form of the glass-clad towers is interrupted by a series of metal fins that add a hint of complexity to their appearance and reduce glare for the interior office spaces. Tower 1 features a crown that incrementally sets back by several meters at three points. Like many towers that break the 400-meter barrier,reduced floor plate sizes at the top are best suited for hotel uses—with guest willing to pay a premium for accommodations at such heights. [4]
At the base,a block-sized podium contains a mega mall of 230,000 square meters. [5] Changsha IFS Tower 1 also has 700 meters of retail street frontage,greater than that of its likeness,Harbour City. The retail mall,among the largest in Changsha and Central China,offers amenities spanning entertainment,lifestyle,culture,and dining. [4]
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