GuocoLand Tower Looks To Rejuvenate And Transform Tanjong Pagar For over 20 years, the record for Singapore’s tallest building stood tall at a towering 280 metres. This feat was shared by three different buildings until 2016, when the GuocoLand Tower – better known as Tanjong Pagar Centre – edged them out by a mere 10 metres to claim the title. Source But other than being really tall, what makes this building in particular so special? Only one way to find out. By reading the rest of the article, of course. About Tanjong Pagar Centre Costing a whopping $3.2 billion to develop, the 64-storey building is geographically located in the heart of the district and was built on one of Singapore’s busiest MRT stations — Tanjong Pagar. Source At 290 metres tall, the tower also boasts 32% in energy savings thanks to glazing and directional shading which lowers glare from the sun. GuocoLand managing director Cheng Hsing Yao also told Channel NewsAsia that the building played a vital role in rejuvenating Tanjong Pagar into a business and lifestyle hub in the Central Business District (CBD). This will bring in a lot more traffic into the area. At the same time, it will […]
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