China Merchants Bank Tower

Coordinates: 22°32′11″N 114°01′00″E / 22.53639°N 114.01667°E / 22.53639; 114.01667
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China Merchants Bank Tower
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Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Coordinates22°32′21″N 114°01′02″E / 22.53917°N 114.01722°E / 22.53917; 114.01722 (China Merchants Bank Tower)
Groundbreaking1999
Completed2001
Height
Architectural249 m (817 ft)
Tip249 m (817 ft)
Technical details
Floor count53
Floor area1,232,468 sq ft (114,500.0 m2)
Design and construction
EngineerParsons Brinckerhoff Consultants Private Limited
Main contractorChina Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd.

China Merchants Bank Tower (

Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China was designed by American architecture firm Lee / Timchula of New York City. Lee / Timchula was the continuation of the Edward Larrabee Barnes
, John MY Lee Architecture firm after Barnes retired in 1993. Completed in 2001.

The 53 story high tower is defined by three zones-the podium, the tapering tower shaft, and the crown. The podium is a simple, 5-story rectangular volume with clear glass and 2 tones of gray granite detailed in sleek flush planes. The podium contains a full height atrium and a grand banking hall. Above the main shaft is a sky garden where refreshments are served at the Bankers Club in the crown zone above.

The exact location is at the intersection of Nongyuan Road (农园路; Nóngyuán Lù) and

Shennan Boulevard
, a major east-west thoroughfare of Shenzhen.

History

Completed in 2001,[1] the global headquarters of China Merchants Bank is located within the tower.[2]

Transportation

  • Chegongmiao Station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shenzhen World Trade Centre". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Merchant's Bank Building". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

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