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KK100
京基100
The KK100 in February 2021
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Former namesKingkey 100
Kingkey Finance Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel & Office
Location5016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Construction started22 October 2007
Completed21 September 2011
Opening23 November 2011
Cost5 billion RMB
785 million USD
OwnerKingkey Group
Height
Architectural442 m (1,450 ft) [1]
Tip442 m (1,450 ft)
Top floor427 m (1,401 ft)
Observatory427 m (1,401 ft)
Technical details
Floor count100
Floor area220,000 square metres (2,368,060 sq ft)[2]
Lifts/elevators66
Design and construction
Architect(s)TFP Farrells
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorChina Construction Fourth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.

KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m (1,450 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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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 (1,450 ft) and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel.[3] Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for 173,000 square metres (1,862,157 sq ft) of Class A office space, 26 stories for a 35,000 square metres (376,737 sq ft) six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants.[3][2] Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket.[4] 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.[5]

The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is in 96th floor of this building. There are 4 elevators ride between 1st and 96th floor (2 elevators stop 1,5,96 and another 2 elevators stop 1,96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi which can ride to 9 m/s (1800 FPM)

It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen as well as being the 14th tallest building in the world.[6] 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.[citation needed] 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "KK100 - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Kingkey Finance Tower". Terry Farrel and Partners. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Kingkey Finance Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Tallest building to host 1st city IMAX cinema". Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ^ Fulcher, Merlin. "TFP Farrells completes Kingkey Tower in Shenzhen". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Tallest buildings in Shenzen - CTBUH Tall Building Database - The Skyscraper Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 29 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
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