Tradewind Square, Kuala Lumpur

Tradewind Square (GPS: 3.15159, 101.71084) is a major development project in downtown Kuala Lumpur. It occupies a site off Jalan Sultan Ismail that was the former site of Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur. The centrepiece of this project is a 775-meter skyscraper. Another report places the height of the skyscraper at 608 meters. In either case, if it is completed, the skyscraper will be the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur.

Plans for Tradewind Square has been revised a number of times. Originally, the site was to house four skyscrapers, with the tallest being 65 storeys, followed by a 54-storey serviced apartment block, a 24-storey corporate office block and a 14-storey medical centre. There was to be central plaza like the Rockefeller Center.

The plans were then revised and presently comprises a 110-storey mega skyscraper, a 61-storey mixed-use skyscraper, and a shopping mall with one million square feet of floor space. The architectural firms involved with be Woods Bagot as leading firm, in association with DP Architects Pte Ltd of Singapore and local firm DP Architects Sdn Bhd.

Tradewind Square on Google Street View

Tradewind Square

Tradewind Square is on the Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

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