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The new ‘Z15’ Tower, located in the east of Beijing at the heart of the new CBD extension, will be the city’s tallest building at over 500m high, becoming an icon of the city and an emblem of China’s economic success. The tower provides the focal point of a 30-hectare masterplan which will generate a thriving new district within the
CBD.
This
masterplan
includes 2,000,000m2 of office space, six-star hotels, luxury serviced apartments and highend retail – creating in effect a “mini-city” which will be not just a place of work but a 24hour living environment. The existing metro station and the new monorail transportation system are fully integrated into the masterplan, meaning that the site has excellent connectivity at both local and city-wide levels. The 300,000m2 tower itself includes Grade-A office space over 60 floors; 20 floors of serviced an
apartments,
approximately
and
300-key/
20-storey hotel, complete with state-of-the-art facilities. The tower’s elegant vertical curve will assist in maximizing floor area at the top and provide structural stability at the tower’s base. The outward curve at the top of the tower brings to
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