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One Raffles Place
One Raffles Place is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. The development comprises two towers and a podium. The 280 m (920 ft) tall Tower One and the 38-storey Tower Two house offices, while the podium contains retail space. Initially conceived in the late 1970s as Overseas Union Bank Centre, the headquarters of Overseas Union Bank (OUB), work on the building began in 1981, while construction of the superstructure subsequently commenced in October 1984. Costing S$486 million to build, OUB Centre opened in two phases in June and December 1986, and 90% of its office space was occupied upon opening. At the time of its completion, The Business Times claimed that the complex's tower was the tallest in the world outside the United States.
The building came under the control of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) upon their takeover of OUB in 2001, and was subsequently sold to Lippo Group in 2005 as part of Overseas Union Enterprises (OUE). In June 2008, the building's retail podium was redeveloped to make way for a second office tower, which opened in September 2012, and was rebranded as One Raffles Place. The refurbished podium subsequently reopened in May 2014.
Design work for the OUB Centre was carried out by Kenzo Tange and SAA Architects. As initially built, the OUB Centre comprised a podium block and an office block. The podium block consisted of six levels of retail space and five levels of offices, and had an underground connection to Raffles Place MRT station. Comprising a steel frame, and reinforced concrete shear walls, the 60-storey office block had a height of 280 metres (920 ft), and contained 39,108 square metres (420,960 sq ft) of office space.
The complex's second tower, One Raffles Place Tower Two, was designed by Paul Noritake Tange. The 38-storey tower houses 360,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of offices, and is designed to be environmentally friendly, with fittings such as solar panels and rainwater collection systems. The tower was awarded the Building and Construction Authority Green Mark Platinum certification for its environmentally friendly design.
Plans for the redevelopment of the Overseas Union Bank's (OUB) headquarters in Raffles Place were first drawn up in the late 1970s. As part of the redevelopment scheme, in October 1979, OUB temporarily shifted its headquarters to a new purpose-built building along Boon Tat Street.
In June 1980, OUB, together with Overseas Union Enterprises, incorporated OUB Centre Ltd to carry out the development of its new headquarters. OUB also purchased the plot once occupied by the Robinsons department store from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in the same year for the new development.
Work on the building commenced in April 1981. The presence of many large boulders in the soil at the site made it necessary for the contractor to use the most technologically advanced excavation equipment, and bored piles were used for the building's foundation to minimise the impact on nearby buildings. In addition, with the site located at the busy Raffles Place, excavated earth could only be cleared at night. Temporary piling work concluded in March 1983, and the building's foundations were completed by October 1983, followed by the development's underground portion in November 1984.
The tender for the construction of the building's superstructure received ten bids, five of which were shortlisted, and it was awarded for S$213 million to a consortium comprising Kajima, Hazama-Gumi, and Japan Development and Construction in April 1984. Besides construction of the superstructure, the same consortium had built the building's foundation, while work on the building's basements was contracted to Ssangyong for S$28 million.
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One Raffles Place
One Raffles Place is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. The development comprises two towers and a podium. The 280 m (920 ft) tall Tower One and the 38-storey Tower Two house offices, while the podium contains retail space. Initially conceived in the late 1970s as Overseas Union Bank Centre, the headquarters of Overseas Union Bank (OUB), work on the building began in 1981, while construction of the superstructure subsequently commenced in October 1984. Costing S$486 million to build, OUB Centre opened in two phases in June and December 1986, and 90% of its office space was occupied upon opening. At the time of its completion, The Business Times claimed that the complex's tower was the tallest in the world outside the United States.
The building came under the control of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) upon their takeover of OUB in 2001, and was subsequently sold to Lippo Group in 2005 as part of Overseas Union Enterprises (OUE). In June 2008, the building's retail podium was redeveloped to make way for a second office tower, which opened in September 2012, and was rebranded as One Raffles Place. The refurbished podium subsequently reopened in May 2014.
Design work for the OUB Centre was carried out by Kenzo Tange and SAA Architects. As initially built, the OUB Centre comprised a podium block and an office block. The podium block consisted of six levels of retail space and five levels of offices, and had an underground connection to Raffles Place MRT station. Comprising a steel frame, and reinforced concrete shear walls, the 60-storey office block had a height of 280 metres (920 ft), and contained 39,108 square metres (420,960 sq ft) of office space.
The complex's second tower, One Raffles Place Tower Two, was designed by Paul Noritake Tange. The 38-storey tower houses 360,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of offices, and is designed to be environmentally friendly, with fittings such as solar panels and rainwater collection systems. The tower was awarded the Building and Construction Authority Green Mark Platinum certification for its environmentally friendly design.
Plans for the redevelopment of the Overseas Union Bank's (OUB) headquarters in Raffles Place were first drawn up in the late 1970s. As part of the redevelopment scheme, in October 1979, OUB temporarily shifted its headquarters to a new purpose-built building along Boon Tat Street.
In June 1980, OUB, together with Overseas Union Enterprises, incorporated OUB Centre Ltd to carry out the development of its new headquarters. OUB also purchased the plot once occupied by the Robinsons department store from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in the same year for the new development.
Work on the building commenced in April 1981. The presence of many large boulders in the soil at the site made it necessary for the contractor to use the most technologically advanced excavation equipment, and bored piles were used for the building's foundation to minimise the impact on nearby buildings. In addition, with the site located at the busy Raffles Place, excavated earth could only be cleared at night. Temporary piling work concluded in March 1983, and the building's foundations were completed by October 1983, followed by the development's underground portion in November 1984.
The tender for the construction of the building's superstructure received ten bids, five of which were shortlisted, and it was awarded for S$213 million to a consortium comprising Kajima, Hazama-Gumi, and Japan Development and Construction in April 1984. Besides construction of the superstructure, the same consortium had built the building's foundation, while work on the building's basements was contracted to Ssangyong for S$28 million.
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