UOB Plaza

United Overseas Bank Plaza (UOB Plaza) is a complex with twin tower late-modernist skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. UOB Plaza One was one of the three tallest in the city, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza, but it is now the second tallest since the construction of Tanjong Pagar Centre in 2016. UOB Plaza Two is a shorter and older building with construction completed in 1973 and was later renovated in 1995 with a similar facade as UOB Plaza One. Both buildings are connected by a 45 m (148 ft) podium supported by four columns. The podium houses the banking hall of the United Overseas Bank's main branch. The building was opened by then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 6 August 1995 which was 60 years after the founding of the United Overseas Bank.[7]

This article is about building in Singapore. For building in Jakarta, Indonesia, see Thamrin Nine.

United Overseas Bank Plaza
Chinese: 大华银行大厦
Malay: Bangunan Bank UOB
Alternative namesUnited Overseas Bank Plaza
General information
TypeCommercial offices
LocationDowntown Core, Singapore
Coordinates1.28555°N 103.84972°E / 1.28555; 103.84972
Construction startedPlaza One: 1992
CompletedPlaza One: 1995
Plaza Two: 1973
OwnerUnited Overseas Bank
ManagementUnited Overseas Bank Property Management
Height
RoofPlaza One: 280 m (920 ft)
Plaza Two: 162 m (531 ft)
Technical details
Floor countPlaza One: 62
Plaza Two: 38
Floor areaPlaza One: 42,230 m2 (454,600 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kenzo Tange Associates
Architects 61
Architects Team 3
DeveloperUnited Overseas Bank
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorNishimatsu Construction
Lum Chang JV
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Description

There are two buildings that make up the Plaza, which are divided into the high-rise "Plaza 1 (UOB Plaza One)" and the low-rise "Plaza (UOB Plaza Two)".

UOB Plaza One

UOB Plaza One is 280 metres (920 ft) high with 66 storeys above ground.[8][9] It is on Raffles Place, Singapore's Central Business District, along the Singapore River. Completed in 1992, it is a box-shaped post-modernism building which was designed by Kenzo Tange, a renowned Japanese architect, and was constructed by Nishimatsu Construction and Lum Chang JV.

Built as the head office of the United Overseas Bank, one of Singapore's leading banks, the building was also one of the country's tallest skyscrapers along with the adjoining OUB Center and Republic Plaza until it was succeeded by the Tanjong Pagar Centre.

The materials, colors, shapes and overall image of the building closely resembles the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, which was completed in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1990 which was also designed by Kenzo Tange.

UOB Plaza Two / UOB Pla2a

UOB Plaza Two or UOB Pla2a is a 162 m (531 ft), 38-storey building . It was first completed in 1973 before it was remodeled in 1995. The extension and renovation of the building, which was completed in 1993, saw the addition of 8 new floors. The building was on the site of the former Bonham Building, which housed the former United Chinese Bank (now the United Overseas Bank). That structure was named UOB Building upon completion, before adopting its current name in 1965.[10]

  • Special occasion floodlighting up the building at night
    Special occasion floodlighting up the building at night
  • UOB Plaza One's entrance with a sculpture by Salvador Dalí
    UOB Plaza One's entrance with a sculpture by Salvador Dalí
  • UOB Plaza One with a sculpture by Fernando Botero
    UOB Plaza One with a sculpture by Fernando Botero
  • Sculpture by Fernando Botero
    Sculpture by Fernando Botero
  • UOB Plaza One's entrance
    UOB Plaza One's entrance

See also

References
  1. "UOB Plaza One". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. "UOB Plaza Two". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  3. "Emporis building complex ID 103089". Emporis. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. UOB Plaza at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  5. "UOB Plaza One". SkyscraperPage.
  6. "UOB Plaza Two". SkyscraperPage.
  7. "Opening of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Plaza" (PDF). NAS. 6 August 1995. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. Žaknić, Ivan; Smith, Matthew; Rice, Dolores B.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (1998). 100 of the world's tallest buildings. Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press. p. 156. ISBN 3-927258-60-1. OCLC 40110184.
  9. "United Overseas Bank Plaza One - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. "Marked Historic SitesUnited Overseas Bank". Heritage Trails. National Heritage Board. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Further reading
  • 'Wong, Yunn Chii (2005). Singapore 1:1: A Gallery of Architecture & Urban Design. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority. ISBN 981-05-4467-7.
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