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KK100

Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Summary

Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Field	Value
name	KK100
京基100
former_names	Kingkey 100
Kingkey Finance Tower
completion_date	21 September 2011
image	KK100 exterior southeast.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	The KK100 in February 2021
location	5016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
status
building_type	Hotel & Office
start_date	22 October 2007
opening	23 November 2011
architectural	442 m
tip	442 m
top_floor	427 m
observatory	427 m
floor_count	100
floor_area	220000 m2
elevator_count	66
cost	5 billion RMB
785 million USD
architect	TFP Farrells
structural_engineer	Arup
main_contractor	China Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.
owner	Kingkey Group

京基100 Kingkey Finance Tower 785 million USD

KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Location

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 442 m and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel. Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for 173000 m2 of Class A office space, 26 stories for a 35000 m2 six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants. Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket. 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.

The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is on the 96th floor. There are 4 elevators between the 1st and 96th floor, with two elevators stopping at floors 1, 5 and 96 and another 2 that only service floors 1 & 96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi and can reach speeds of 9 m/s (1800 FPM).

Appearance

It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen, and the 14th tallest building in the world. 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.

Image gallery

File:Kingkey Finance Oct 8 2009.jpg|Kingkey Finance Building (with the orange external structure) under construction, 8 October 2009. File:Kingkey Tower Construction SZ.JPG|Kingkey Finance Center main tower (with the orange internal structure) under construction, 27 February 2010. File:KingkeyFinanceTower-2009.jpeg|Kingkey Finance Tower under construction in 2009. File:Kingkey-100-5.jpg|Kingkey 100 under construction. File:KingKey100AtNight.jpg|The KK100 building at night, with the top visible through low clouds. File:KK100.jpg|The KK100 at the dawn, 4 June 2016.

References

"KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". [[CTBUH]].
"Kingkey Finance Tower". Terry Farrel and Partners.
"Kingkey Finance Tower". Emporis.com.
"Tallest building to host 1st city IMAX cinema".
Fulcher, Merlin. "TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen". The Architects' Journal.
(February 2020). "Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center". [[CTBUH]].

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