The Pickering Operations Complex is a
skyscraper at 20 Pickering Street, in
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Sing ...
in the
central business district of
Singapore
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. The tower is situated adjacent to
OCBC Centre
OCBC Centre is a , 52- storey skyscraper in Singapore. Serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, ...
and
One George Street.
History
Pickering Operations Complex was designed by
Kenzo Tange Associates, and was completed in 1986. Other companies involved in the development of Pickering Operations Complex included Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, and Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited.
Architecture
Pickering Operations Complex is mainly made out of reinforced concrete. The architecture of the building bears much similarity to
OCBC Centre
OCBC Centre is a , 52- storey skyscraper in Singapore. Serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, ...
, which was completed one decade earlier. In fact, the OCBC centre is situated just next to Pickering Operations Complex.
Facilities and equipment
Designed as a Telecom hotel or co-location facility, Pickering Operations Complex naturally has many technical equipment that cater to
telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
s. There are two "technical floors" in the building, the 5th and the 29th floor. The tower is one of many buildings and trunk exchange centres that belong to
Singtel. However, it is Singtel's only building that is in the central business district,
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Sing ...
.
The building uses the
SAUTER EY3600 building management system, which is equipped with the
SAUTER novaPro Open management level. The automation stations of the nova family, monitors and controls the mechanical ventilation for the air conditioning system and the lighting. The fire-alarm system, the lifts, the lowvoltage system, the emergency power system and the sanitary facilities are also monitored and controlled by the
SAUTER EY3600.
Technical equipment
The building's technical equipment comprises:
[
* 8 refrigeration plants, each with a capacity of 300 tons
* 24 air-handling units
* 14 fan-coil units
* 16 control centres on various floors
* 77 air-conditioning systems for the EDP rooms
]
See also
* List of tallest buildings in Singapore
References
{{Singapore skyscrapers
Commercial buildings completed in 1986
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore
Raffles Place