OUB Center
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OUB Center One Raffles Place |
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| Looking up at the OUB Center | |
| Basic data | |
| Place: | Singapore |
| Construction time : | 1980-1986 |
| Opening: | November 1986 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | Kenzō Tange |
| Use / legal | |
| Usage : | office |
| Owner : | United Overseas Bank |
| Technical specifications | |
| Height : | 280 m |
| Height to the roof: | 280 m |
| Rank (height) : | 2nd place (Singapore) |
| Floors : | 63 (+4 basement floors) |
| Building material : | Structure: steel. Facade: aluminum |
| Building-costs: | $ 184 million |
OUB Center (Overseas Union Bank Center, Chinese: 华联 银行 大厦) is the name of a 280-meter-high skyscraper in the city-state of Singapore . The skyscraper, built in 1986, belongs to the United Overseas Bank (UOB), after which it is also named. The skyscraper designed by the architect Kenzō Tange was the tallest building outside of North America at the time of its completion and held this title for four years until it was towered over by the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. Since Singapore is almost on the equator, there is no heating system installed in the building .
Due to flight safety regulations, no structures may be erected in Singapore that are higher than 280 m. This leads to the somewhat strange fact that the three tallest buildings in Singapore are exactly the same height. The OUB Center shares its first place with the UOB Plaza One, built in 1992, and the Republic Plaza, completed in 1995 .
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Coordinates: 1 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ N , 103 ° 51 ′ 2 ″ E
| predecessor | title | successor |
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| Rialto Towers | Tallest building outside of North America 1986–1990 |
Bank of China Tower |
| 63 Building |
Tallest building in Asia 1986–1990 |
Bank of China Tower |
| 8 Shenton Way |
Tallest building in Singapore 1986-2016 |
Tanjong Pagar Center |