KK100

The KK100 (Chinese: 京基100), formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong.

KK100
京基100
The KK100 in October 2011
Former namesKingkey 100
Kingkey Finance Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel / Office
Location5016 Shennan East Road
Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°32′47.58″N 114°6′6.63″E
Construction started2007
CompletedSeptember 2011
Opening2011
Cost5 billion RMB
785 million USD
OwnerKingkey Group
Height
Architectural442 metres (1,450 ft)[1]
Top floor427.1 metres (1,401 ft)[1]
Observatory427.1 metres (1,401 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count100[2]
Floor area220,000 square metres (2,368,060 sq ft)[3]
Lifts/elevators66[1]
Design and construction
ArchitectTFP Farrells[1]
Structural engineerArup[1]
Main contractorChina Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.
References
[1]
KK100
Chinese京基100
Kingkey Finance Tower
Chinese京基金融中心
KK100 compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

Location

It is located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's Luohu District and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.

The mixed-use building rises 441.8 metres (1,449 ft) and contains 100 floors for office space and a hotel.[2] Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for 173,000 square metres (1,862,157 sq ft) of Class A office space, 26 stories for a 35,000 square metres (376,737 sq ft) six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants.[2][3] Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.[4] The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.

The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011.[5]

The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is in 96th floor of this building. There are 4 elevators ride between 1st and 96th floor (2 elevators stop 1,5,96 and another 2 elevators stop 1,96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi which can ride to 9 m/s (1800 FPM)

It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world.[6] It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect.

There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top. In December 2011, the Emporis Skyscraper Award awarded the building a fourth place.

The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.

  • Kingkey Finance Building (with the orange external structure) under construction, 8 October 2009.
  • Kingkey Finance Center main tower (with the orange internal structure) under construction, 27 February 2010.
  • Kingkey Finance Tower under construction in 2009.
  • Kingkey 100 under construction.
  • The KK100 building at night, with the top visible through low clouds.
  • The KK100 at the dawn, 4 June 2016.
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gollark: I, for one, dislike the MANY arbitrary trigonometric functions which are just reciprocals of others.
gollark: You don't change it once it exists.
gollark: They're clearly using good design principles by making the connection immutable.
gollark: How elegant.

See also

References
  1. "KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. "Kingkey Finance Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  3. "Kingkey Finance Tower". Terry Farrel and Partners. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Fulcher, Merlin. "TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. "Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.


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