It was a very exciting time for Meinhardt’s engineers. We were tasked to engineer the tallest building in Singapore and indeed in Asia when the country’s Central Business District (CBD) was just beginning to take shape We were the pioneers that contributed to setting the benchmark for the skyline of today’s CBD.

The Iconic architectural design

of the Tower by world-renowned architect, Kenzo Tange from Japan necessitated an asymmetric design to maximise efficiency of the smaller floor plates.

“While the task was daunting, it spurred us to devise the best engineering solution from around the world. In the process of solving our most pressing engineering challenges, we blazed the trail and set the precedence and standard for tall buildings in Singapore.”

Additionally, we pioneered the deepest foundation going down to a depth of up to 110m using caissons (5-7m in diameter) to support this slender giant. In addition to the deep foundations, there was a need to make provisions for a future adjacent and connected MRT station – which eventually became the deepest MRT station in Singapore.

Meinhardt worked with the architects to pioneer the concept of column-free floor plates for this building, which later became the norm for tall office buildings in Singapore today.