I&M Bank Tower, Banking tower in central business district, Nairobi, Kenya.
The I&M Bank Tower is a skyscraper on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi's central business district, next to the Kenyan headquarters of CFC Stanbic Bank. It was designed by Planning Systems Services Ltd under Lee Hun Wan & Sons and built by Laxmanbhai Construction Ltd, with an original design drawn from Amsterdam's whirl-shaped traditional modelling.
The I&M Bank Tower was completed in 2001, designed by Planning Systems Services Ltd under Lee Hun Wan & Sons and built by Laxmanbhai Construction Ltd. Its original design drew on Amsterdam's whirl-shaped traditional modelling. The building also served as headquarters of the Standard Group, publisher of The Standard and operator of Kenya Television Network.
The tower's shape was drawn from a traditional whirl-shaped model in Amsterdam, a detail visible in the curved framework of its facade. It stands beside the Kenyan headquarters of CFC Stanbic Bank on Kenyatta Avenue, placing two bank buildings side by side in the financial district.
The tower stands on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi's central business district, next to the Kenyan headquarters of CFC Stanbic Bank, at coordinates 1°17'05.0"S, 36°49'12.0"E. It is the working headquarters of I&M Bank Limited, so the banking floors are not open to visitors; the building is best seen from the street.
The tower's design was drawn from a traditional whirl-shaped model in Amsterdam, a detail visible in the curved framework of its facade. It stands beside the Kenyan headquarters of CFC Stanbic Bank on Kenyatta Avenue, placing two bank buildings side by side in the financial district.
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