The China Steel Corporation Headquarters () is a 29-story,
skyscraper office
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building in
Cianjhen District
Cianjhen District () is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of and is subdivided into 59 villiages. The District has a population is 180,828, as of May 2022. It is the fifth-most populated district in Kaohsiung, with a popu ...
,
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan
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. It houses the corporate headquarters of
China Steel Corporation
:''There is an unrelated raw material processing company named Sinosteel based in the People's Republic of China (Mainland China).''
China Steel Corporation (CSC; ) is the largest integrated steel maker in Taiwan. Its main steel mill is located ...
. As of February 2021, it is the
24th tallest building in Kaohsiung.
History
The skyscraper was completed in 2012.
Architecture
Designed by
Taiwan
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ese architect
Kris Yao
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Biography
Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Yao received his Bachelor of Architecture at Tungha ...
, the skyscraper has multi-faceted image with geometric 3D facade with a total floor area of . It comprises four tubes, bound together by a central core. The facade changes every eight stories, creating outside terrace.
Tenants
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China Steel Corporation
:''There is an unrelated raw material processing company named Sinosteel based in the People's Republic of China (Mainland China).''
China Steel Corporation (CSC; ) is the largest integrated steel maker in Taiwan. Its main steel mill is located ...
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American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office
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MUFG Bank
is the largest bank in Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, following the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. MUFG is one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with SMBC and Mizuho). As such, ...
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Deloitte
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Taiwan
Transportation
The building is accessible within walking distance west of
Shihjia Station of
Kaohsiung MRT
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.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Taiwan
This list of skyscrapers in Taiwan ranks skyscrapers in Taiwan by height. The tallest building in Taiwan is currently the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises and was completed in 2004. It was officially classified as the world's tallest from 2 ...
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List of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung
This list of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung ranks skyscrapers in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, the third largest city in Taiwan, by height. The tallest building in Kaohsiung is currently the 85–story 85 Sky Tower, which rises , in ...
References
2012 establishments in Taiwan
Office buildings completed in 2012
Skyscraper office buildings in Kaohsiung
Postmodern architecture in Taiwan
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