Sunwah Tower

Sunwah Center is a high-rise building in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam designed by Los Angeles Architects Archeon International. It is located on Nguyen Hue street. The building comprises 21 floors and 3 basements used for parking. There are 6 elevators used for customers and 1 elevator for service purpose only. The building opened in 1995 and was the tallest building in Vietnam for that year with 92 meters until it was surpassed by Saigon Centre with 106 meters.

Sunwah Tower
The tower
Record height
Preceded byVTP Office Service Center
Surpassed bySaigon Centre
General information
StatusComplete
TypeShopping mall
Office
Restaurant
LocationDistrict 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Opening1995
OwnerMarubeni Corporation
Height
Roof92 meters (302 ft)
Technical details
Floor count21 (3 underground)
Floor areaGrade A Office: 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators7
Design and construction
ArchitectEaWes Corporation
Main contractorShimizu Corporation

General information about Sunwah Pearl building:

  • Total net area: 20 800 sq m
  • Typical net floor plate: 1 166 sq m
  • Ceiling Height: 2.7m
  • Total number of lifts: 6 passenger lifts and 1 service lift
  • Air conditioning: Centralised
  • Fire security: International standard sprinklers, smoke detectors and fire alarm system

References

    Records
    Preceded by
    VTP Office Service Center
    Tallest Building in Vietnam
    1995
    92 m
    Succeeded by
    Saigon Centre
    Preceded by
    VTP Office Service Center
    Tallest Building in Ho Chi Minh City
    1995
    92 m
    Succeeded by
    Saigon Centre

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