The Exchange 106, Skyscraper in Tun Razak Exchange, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Exchange 106 is an office tower in Tun Razak Exchange, rising as one of the tallest structures in Malaysia and dominating the Kuala Lumpur skyline. The glass and steel facade forms a slender tower with a sharp geometric crown that lights up at night and remains visible across the city.
Construction began in 2016 and required one of the world's largest continuous concrete pours for the foundation, lasting several days. The tower was completed in 2019 as part of the wider development of the Tun Razak Exchange financial district.
The name refers to the tower's 106 floors and to "Pak Luk Kan", the nickname for the 160 colonial-era bungalows that once stood on this site. The Chinese name 106交易塔 comes from a misreading of that nickname as "106 houses".
The tower houses offices and is not open to the public, but its form and lighting can be viewed from several vantage points across the city. The best views come in the evening when the illuminated crown stands out against the dark sky.
The name refers to the site's past: the area once held 160 colonial-era bungalows for senior civil servants, which locals called Pak Luk Kan ("one hundred and sixty"). The tower's 106 floors were linked to that nickname, apparently through a misreading of it as "106".
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