Tanjong Pagar Centre
Background
Formerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1.7 million sq ft skyscraper was developed by GuocoLand and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m. Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts.
The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category, and was shortlisted for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.
Notable residents
In July 2019, British industrialist and designer James Dyson purchased a 21,108 square foot (1,961.0 m) triplex penthouse apartment at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million). He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.
See also
References
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- ^ Davies, Rob (10 July 2019). "James Dyson buys £43m penthouse in Singapore" – via www.theguardian.com.
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- ^ "British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse". Reuters. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.