Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Simplified Chinese	广州周大福中心
Traditional Chinese	廣州周大福中心
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu Zhōu Dà Fú Zhōngxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gwong2zau1 zau1 daai6 fuk1 zung1sam1
Guangzhou East Tower
Simplified Chinese	广州东塔
Traditional Chinese	廣州東塔
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu Dōngtǎ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gwong2zau1 dung1taap3

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
广州周大福中心
	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre in December 2016
Alternative names	Guangzhou Twin Tower 2 Guangzhou East Tower Chow Tai Fook Centre 周大福商业中心周大福商業中心
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Groundbreaking	29 September 2009
Construction started	July 29, 2010
Construction stopped	December 7, 2010 (never on hold)
Opened	October 2016
Owner	Chow Tai Fook Enterprises
Height
Architectural	530 m (1,739 ft)
Tip	530 m (1,739 ft)
Top floor	496 m (1,626 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	111 (+5 below ground)
Floor area	507,681.0 m2 (5,464,633 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	95
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Kohn Pedersen Fox
Developer	New World Development
Structural engineer	Arup Group
Services engineer	WSP USA, formerly Parsons Brinckerhoff (MEP)
Main contractor	China State Construction Engineering
Other information
Number of rooms	Apartments: 355 ; Hotel rooms: 251
Parking	1,705 spaces

23°7′13″N 113°19′14″E / 23.12028°N 113.32056°E / 23.12028; 113.32056

The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre (simplified Chinese: 广州周大福金融中心; traditional Chinese: 廣州周大福金融中心; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu zhōudàfú jīnróng zhōngxīn), also called East Tower, it is a 530-metre (1,739 ft) tall mixed-use skyscraper in Guangzhou, Guangdong, which was completed in October 2016. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou, the third-tallest in China, and the eighth-tallest in the world. The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre has a total of 111 above ground and five below ground floors and houses a shopping mall, offices, apartments, and a hotel. The skyscraper has a gross floor area of 507,681.0 m² (5,464,633 sq ft), of which a little over 20% is not part of the skyscraper itself, but of the podium connected to it.^[2]

The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is situated on a 27,000 m² (290,000 sq ft) lot along Zhujiang East Road in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou's central business district.^[6] In that neighborhood, the skyscraper is located east of the central axis with an underground mall and connections to public transportation underneath it.^[7]^[8] The Guangzhou CTF Centre is part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers. The other tower of the pair, the 439 m (1,439 ft) tall Guangzhou International Finance Center, is located on the other side of the axis and is also known under the name "West Tower". The Guangzhou CTF Centre is therefore known as the "East Tower" as well.^[3] Both towers have a similar height, size, and function, and are situated close to the 604 m (1,982 ft) tall Canton Tower.^[7]^[9]

The Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and houses the world's fastest elevators, which can reach speeds up to 21 m/s (69 ft/s).^[2]^[10]^[11]

^ "Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre - the Skyscraper Center".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "530-metre Guangzhou East Tower began construction". Building. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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^ "Guangzhou K11". K11. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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^ Bagley, Forth (19 November 2015). "SKYSCRAPER SEMINAR: Forth Bagley CTF Center". YouTube. Skyscraper Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ "Construction of East Tower Project in Zhujiang New Town commenced". Building. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Fastest lift (elevator)". Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[1] "Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre - the Skyscraper Center".

[The_Skyscraper_Center-2] "Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

[:1-3] "530-metre Guangzhou East Tower began construction". Building. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[:2-4] Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:8-5] Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:3-6] "Guangzhou K11". K11. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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[:11-8] Bagley, Forth (19 November 2015). "SKYSCRAPER SEMINAR: Forth Bagley CTF Center". YouTube. Skyscraper Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[9] "Construction of East Tower Project in Zhujiang New Town commenced". Building. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[:6-10] Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[11] "Fastest lift (elevator)". Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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