Kingkey 100, Supertall skyscraper in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China
Kingkey 100 is a 442-meter skyscraper containing 100 floors above ground and 4 basement levels, with a slim design ratio of 9.5:1. The building houses a luxury hotel, office spaces, and retail areas throughout its structure.
Designed by British architect Terry Farrell with Arup, the tower rose on Shennan East Road in Caiwuwei and was completed in 2011. It overtook the 383.95 m Diwang Tower as Shenzhen's tallest building, a title it held until the Ping An Finance Centre was finished. In December 2011 it placed fourth in the Emporis Skyscraper Award.
The name refers to the tower's 100 floors. The top four floors hold a garden and restaurants, while the St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100, with its lobby on the 96th floor. The adjacent KK Mall, opened on 26 November 2010, hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.
The St. Regis lobby sits on the 96th floor, reached by four Mitsubishi lifts running at 9 m/s; two stop at floors 1, 5 and 96, two only at 1 and 96. The KK Mall basement links by underground passage to Grand Theater station on the Shenzhen Metro, and buses run along Shennan East Road and Hongling Middle Road.
The tower's height-to-width ratio of 9.5:1 makes it one of China's slimmest skyscrapers. It is also the tallest building ever designed by a British architect, Terry Farrell, working with the engineering firm Arup. In December 2011 the Emporis Skyscraper Award placed it fourth.
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