Shanghai Wheelock Square

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Shanghai Wheelock Square
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Shanghai Wheelock Square
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationNanjing Road West/Huasha Road, Puxi, Shanghai, China
Construction started2003
Completed2010
Height
Roof887 ft (270 m)
Technical details
Floor count59
Floor area1,227,893 sq ft (114,075.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
DeveloperThe (Wharf) Holdings Limited
References
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Shanghai Wheelock Square is a skyscraper located in Puxi, Shanghai, China. It is the sixth-tallest building in Shanghai. [2]

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The Wheelock Square building has 58 floors, and just over 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft) of prime office space. It is located across the street from the Jing'an Temple Station on Shanghai Metro Lines 2 and 7. [3]

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References

  1. "Shanghai Wheelock Square". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. "Shanghai Wheelock Square - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. Knight Frank China Knight Frank China Research, Shanghai District Overview, Jingan

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