Wisma 46 | |
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Record height | |
Tallest in Indonesia from 1996 to 2016 [1] [I] | |
Preceded by | Graha Mandiri |
Surpassed by | Gama Tower |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office, Retail |
Architectural style | Postmodern |
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Address | Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Kav-1 |
Coordinates | 06°12′13″S 106°49′12″E / 6.20361°S 106.82000°E |
Named for | Bank Negara Indonesia 1946 |
Construction started | 1992 |
Completed | 1996 |
Height | |
Tip | 271.9 m (892 ft) |
Roof | 261.9 m (859 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 46 |
Lifts/elevators | 23 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd. |
Website | |
wisma46.com | |
References | |
[2] [3] |
Wisma 46 is a 261.9-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 46-floor office tower features a 10 m (33 ft) antenna spire, and was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd. [4]
The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m2. The tower has 46 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevators which can reach speeds of 360 mpm[ clarification needed] in the super high speed models. [3]
Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest existing building in the world. [5] When measured up to the roof, the tower is 261.9 m tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 202.9 m tall. [3]
This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped. [6] Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Monas. [7]
This building appears in the 2004 video game Need For Speed: Underground 2, located in Bayview City Centre. [8]
This building also appears on the front cover of the book Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani. [9]