AXA Tower
AXA Tower, also known as 8 Shenton Way and formerly The Treasury and Temasek Tower, is the 16th-tallest skyscraper in the city of Singapore, with at 234.7 m (770 ft). The tower is currently the tallest cylindrical building in the world.
| AXA Tower | |
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| Former names | Singapore Treasury Building Temasek Tower |
| Alternative names | 8 Shenton Way |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Address | 8 Shenton Way, Singapore 068811 |
| Country | Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1.2758°N 103.8472°E |
| Named for | AXA |
| Completed | 1986 |
| Owner | MGP Raffle Pte Ltd |
| Height | |
| Roof | 234.7 m (770 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Lifts/elevators | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | The Stubbins Associates Architects 61 Architects Team 3 |
| Developer | Singapore Ministry of Finance |
| Main contractor | MGP Raffle Pte Ltd |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
Background
Built in 1986 as Treasury Building, it has 52 stories and is one of the prominent buildings in the business district. The tower houses 16 double deck elevators supplied by Otis. Singapore's present Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, once had his office in the building. The building was renamed to Temasek Tower when the Ministry of Finance relocated to The Treasury on High Street. Advertising agency BBDO Worldwide hosts its Asia Pacific Headquarters in there.
In April 2007, CapitaLand sold Temasek Tower to MGP Raffle Pte Ltd.[4] Temasek Tower is now known as the AXA Tower. The building also houses the Embassy of Belgium on the 14th floor.
Architecture
The structure consists of steel beams cantilevered from a cylindrical concrete core. This allows full 360° views at the perimeter, unobstructed by perimeter columns.
References
- AXA Tower at Emporis
- "AXA Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- AXA Tower at Structurae
- "Completion of the divestment of Temasek Tower" (PDF). CapitaLand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 8 Shenton Way. |
- 8 Shenton Way at MGPA
