South Asian Gate
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South Asian Gate will be Kunming City
's tallest skyscraper
at 83-storeys, with a height of 333m. It will be situated in the Tuodong Lu Central Business District
and will be the largest building in the Yunnan province
.
The first design had 288 metres and 72 storeys. The Department of Construction did not approve it, because Yunnan is a seismically active region and the design would not be safe in a strong earthquake. It was revised to 316 metres, 81 storeys. Again it was turned down. It was approved the third time at 333 metres and 83 storeys. The approved design has two separate towers, equal in height. The space between the towers looks like a Yunnan-style pagoda.
It is scheduled to be completed 2012 or 2013 and will be home to a five-star hotel, serviced apartments, grade-A office space, residential apartments, a commercial area, and leisure and entertainment facilities. The South Asian Gate will occupy 34,500 square metres with a total construction area of 550,000 square metres.
The project is a joint venture
between Jiangsu World Group (江苏天地集团) and Yunnan Zhongju Group (云南中炬集团). In addition to being a local landmark
and the dominant feature in Kunming's skyline
, the building is expected to serve as a hub for business between China
and South
and Southeast Asia
.
As a milestone project in Kunming, South Asian Gate takes more attention of the Municipal Party Committee and Government, according to sources. On November 3rd, the developer of the South Asian Gate brought six conceptual blueprints from well-known foreign and domestic architectural agencies to a Kunming Urban Planning and Major Programs Briefing Meeting. On December 2nd, the project was announced by the Kunming Planning Bureau.
Kunming
' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
's tallest skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
at 83-storeys, with a height of 333m. It will be situated in the Tuodong Lu Central Business District
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
and will be the largest building in the Yunnan province
Yunnan
Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country spanning approximately and with a population of 45.7 million . The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam.Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with...
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The first design had 288 metres and 72 storeys. The Department of Construction did not approve it, because Yunnan is a seismically active region and the design would not be safe in a strong earthquake. It was revised to 316 metres, 81 storeys. Again it was turned down. It was approved the third time at 333 metres and 83 storeys. The approved design has two separate towers, equal in height. The space between the towers looks like a Yunnan-style pagoda.
It is scheduled to be completed 2012 or 2013 and will be home to a five-star hotel, serviced apartments, grade-A office space, residential apartments, a commercial area, and leisure and entertainment facilities. The South Asian Gate will occupy 34,500 square metres with a total construction area of 550,000 square metres.
The project is a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
between Jiangsu World Group (江苏天地集团) and Yunnan Zhongju Group (云南中炬集团). In addition to being a local landmark
Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth...
and the dominant feature in Kunming's skyline
Skyline
A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as...
, the building is expected to serve as a hub for business between China
Economy of the People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China ranks since 2010 as the world's second largest economy after the United States. It has been the world's fastest-growing major economy, with consistent growth rates of around 10% over the past 30 years. China is also the largest exporter and second largest importer of...
and South
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
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As a milestone project in Kunming, South Asian Gate takes more attention of the Municipal Party Committee and Government, according to sources. On November 3rd, the developer of the South Asian Gate brought six conceptual blueprints from well-known foreign and domestic architectural agencies to a Kunming Urban Planning and Major Programs Briefing Meeting. On December 2nd, the project was announced by the Kunming Planning Bureau.