Grand International Mansion, Postmodern skyscraper in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China
The Pinnacle (Guang Sheng International Building) is a 360 m (1,180 ft) skyscraper on plot B1-6 in Zhujiang New Town, at the junction of Zhujiang Avenue West and Jinsui Road in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. It has 59 floors above ground and 6 basement levels, with a total floor area of nearly 160,000 m² on a 7,907 m² site. Its tapering profile has earned it the nickname "Pencil Building".
The Pinnacle was built for Guangdong Rising Assets Management (Guangsheng Group), a provincial state-owned enterprise, which invested about 2 billion yuan and uses it as its headquarters. Ground was broken on 28 December 2007 and the tower was completed in 2013. At completion it was Guangzhou's third-tallest building.
Locals call it the "Pencil Building" because its tapering profile resembles a giant pencil. It is the headquarters of Guangdong Rising Assets Management (Guangsheng Group), the provincial state-owned investor that financed the roughly 2 billion yuan project on plot B1-6 in Zhujiang New Town.
The tower occupies plot B1-6 at the junction of Zhujiang Avenue West and Jinsui Road in Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District. Its pencil-like silhouette makes it easy to pick out when orienting yourself in the district; the Grandview Mall is nearby.
Because of its tapering, pencil-like profile, locals call it the "Pencil Building" (铅笔大楼). It was the third-tallest building in Guangzhou when completed in 2013, and it serves as the headquarters of the state-owned Guangdong Rising Assets Management group, which invested about 2 billion yuan in it.
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