Malaysia Builder » Skidmore http://www.malaysiabuilder.com Malaysia Builder News and Updates Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:45:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Kuching Tower http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/kuching-tower/ http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/kuching-tower/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:43:03 +0000 blogtopia http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/structures/skyscrapers-structures/kuching-tower/ The Kuching City Tower (officially known as Menara Kuching) was constructed in 2008. It is the tallest building in Borneo, surpassing The Ministry of Finance Building in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. This 58-storey tower glass sculpture that reaches 150 meters high is located in Kuching, Sarawak.

It has some of the best restaurants and best dining in the world.


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  • Location : Kuching, Malaysia
  • Also known as : Menara Kuching
  • Status : Under construction
  • Groundbreaking : 2007
  • Estimated completion : 2009
  • Opening : September 2009
  • Use : Mixed-use
  • Height Antenna/Spire : 150 m (490 ft)
  • Floor count : 50
  • Floor area : 98,000 m2 (1,054,863 sq ft)
  • Cost : US$50 million
  • Architect : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

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]]> http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/kuching-tower/feed/ 0 The People’s Plaza http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/the-peoples-plaza/ http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/the-peoples-plaza/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:47 +0000 blogtopia http://www.malaysiabuilder.com/structures/the-peoples-plaza/ The People’s Plaza (Malay: Plaza Rakyat) is a mixed-use skyscraper complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia initiated during the 1990s. However, the project, which had already commenced construction, was stalled due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and remains abandoned as at June 2009.

The project, originally designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, was to comprise an 79-story office tower, a 46-storey condominium, a 24-storey hotel and a 7-storey shopping centre. The original Puduraya bus depot was also intended to be replaced.

The project, which occupies a large triangular tract of land facing Pudu Road and Robertson Road, Kuala Lumpur, was previously a swampland before occupancy in 1929 by the Selangor Chinese Club, a social club consisting of a clubhouse mimicking the Selangor Club at Merdeka Square in layout and architectural style (in Mock Tudor architecture), and a vast field. The club was completely cleared away during the 1990s for the project. The site remains connected (but closed) to the Ampang Line’s Plaza Rakyat station, which was opened in 1996 in preparation for the completion of Plaza Rakyat.

Other Information

  • Location : Pudu Road, central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Also known as : Plaza Rakyat
  • Status : Construction stalled
  • Use : Office, residential, leisure
  • Height Roof : 382 m (1254 ft.)
  • Floor count : 79
  • Architects : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

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