Grand 50 Tower
project at a glance
- Client Chang Ku Building Company
- Architect C. Y. Lee & Partners
- Location Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Attributes Hi-Rise, Turner International, Commercial, Asia
Grand 50 Tower, also known as the Chang-Gu World Trade Center, is a 222 meter tall, 90,000 square meter skyscraper, primarily intended for office and retail use.
The development includes a fully automated 280-space parking facility, a 21-story open atrium clad with imported Spanish granite and a helicopter pad. The curtain wall consists of granite panels specially imported from Spain, Brazil and Sweden, all mounted on a Canadian-made aluminum framing system. The building contains 12 bi-level elevators and a modern fiber optics based building automation and communication system, both of which were used for the first time in Taiwan.
The structure consists of a mat foundation, composite structural steel and concrete superstructure.
Located in a zone where typhoons and earthquakes are commonplace, Grand 50 Tower represented a major achievement in the areas of design and construction.