The CTBC Taichung Headquarters (), is a skyscraper

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building located in

Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone () is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期). Before the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses wer ...

Xitun District Xitun District or Situn District (, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growt ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

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. Construction of the building began in 2014 and it was completed in 2017. The height of the building is , the floor area is , and it comprises 28 floors above ground, as well as six basement levels. It houses the headquarters of

CTBC Financial Holding CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Former: ChinaTrust Financial Holding Company Ltd., zh, 中國信託金融控股) is a holding company principally engaged in the finance industry through its eight major subsidiaries. Assets — $115.7 billion (2 ...

as well as Taiwan Life Insurance.

Design

The building was designed by the

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architectural team EMBT led by the architects

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and

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. The design adopts an open and curved form in contrast to the traditional rectangular urban landscape, allowing the building to communicate and establish connections with the surrounding vertical buildings, thus creating a recognizable landmark in

References

2017 establishments in Taiwan Skyscraper office buildings in Taichung Office buildings completed in 2017 Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Bank headquarters in Taiwan {{Taiwan-struct-stub

Design

See also

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