| Taipei Twins | |
|---|---|
台北雙星 | |
 Taipei Twins under construction | |
 Interactive map of Taipei Twins | |
| Alternative names | Táiběi Shuāngxīng |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction[1] |
| Location | Taipei,Taiwan |
| Construction started | November 11, 2022 |
| Completed | 2029 |
| Height | 360 metres (1,181 ft) 280 metres (919 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 70 and 53 |
| Grounds | 434,000 square metres (4,670,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP |
TheTaipei Twin Towers (Chinese:台北雙星;pinyin:Táiběi Shuāngxīng) is asupertallskyscraper development inTaipei, Taiwan. Scheduled to be completed in 2029, it will include two skyscrapers, the taller of which is 360 metres (1,181 ft 1 in) with 70 floors and the shorter of which is 280 metres (918 ft 8 in) with 53 floors.[1][2] It is located nearTaipei Station,Shin Kong Life Tower, andTaipei Bus Station. When the complex is complete, the taller tower will be the second tallest building in Taiwan, surpassing the 347.5 metres (1,140 ft 1 in)85 Sky Tower inKaohsiung, which was completed in 1997. It is estimated to costNT$60.6 billion (US$1.95 billion).[3][4]
The project was originally designed by Japanese architectFumihiko Maki for the initial 2005 bid that planned to finish constructing the skyscrapers by 2011.[5] However, it was delayed multiples times due to a series of complication in the bidding process, which was restarted in 2018 again for the sixth time.[6][7]
In the latest round of bids, two proposals were submitted.[8] In December 2018 the bid submitted by a consortium led by Hong Kong–based Nan Hai Development Ltd and Malaysian property developer Malton Berhad was named the most favored bidder.[9] The skyscrapers were designed byMVRDV in collaboration with CHY Architecture Urban Landscape to revitalise the central station area in the capital'sZhongzheng District and was to be constructed as a pile of blocks, each fronted by screens that will display "major cultural spectacles, sporting events, and advertising", establishing the area as "aTimes Square forTaiwan".
In June 2019, the most favored bidder status was revoked by Taiwan's Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs due to national security concerns because it found Nan Hai to be Chinese-funded and the majority of its board members hailing from China.[10] The bid was subsequently awarded in December 2019 to the runner-up, a consortium led by Taiwanese computer makerClevo and its property development affiliate Hongwell Group with designs by American architectural firmSkidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.[11][12] The basement of building C1 is the terminus for theTaoyuan Airport MRT.[13]
The construction of the towers officially began on November 11, 2022, with the ground breaking ceremony attended by the Taipei mayorKo Wen-je.[1]
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