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The Merdeka 118 (the whole precinct) development is funded by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), with a budget of RM5 billion. When completed in 2021, the tower will be the tallest building in Malaysia. It will consist of 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 square feet) of residential, hotel and commercial space. The building will consist of 100 storeys of rentable space, including 83 storeys of office space, 12 storeys of hotel rooms, 5 storeys of hotel residences and a retail business center. The non-rentable space consists of elevators, recreational and maintenance facilities, as well as parking spaces for up to 8,500 cars. 60 out of the 80 storeys of office space will be reserved for Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), the developer of the project, and its subsidiaries.
The tower is sited at Petaling Hill, a low-density hill directly southeast of the historic Kuala Lumpur old town, on the location of the former Merdeka Park (which was subsequently repurposed into an open-air car park). The site lies within the vicinity of a number of historic landmarks with little modern development: Independence-era sporting venues including the Merdeka Stadium, the National Stadium and the Chin Woo Stadium, the pre-war school grounds of the Methodist Boys' School and Victoria Institution and the stalled Plaza Rakyat project (across the Ampang Line). The Merdeka 118 development, when completed, will also have access to the newly built MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line excavated underneath the southern end of Kuala Lumpur old town.
The tower is designed with a mixture of diamond shaped facets to signify the diversity of Malaysians. The glass and steel building with its spire is said to resemble the raised hand of Tunku Abdul Rahman when he proclaimed independence at Stadium Merdeka. It will contain a shopping complex, offices, and residential areas. The structural engineers are Leslie E. Robertson Associates and Robert Bird Group. Environmental Design and Engineering firm Neapoli Group was employed to provide consultancy services towards achieving Platinum rating with three Green Building certification bodies: LEED, Green Building Index (GBI) and GreenRE. The 4 top floors will a be used as observation deck/museum space. More details
Merdeka 118 is a 118-storey, 644-metre (2,113-foot) megatall skyscraper currently under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the tallest building under construction as of May 2020. When completed, the tower will be tallest building in Malaysia, the tallest building in Southeast Asia and the second-tallest building in the world.
The tower is sited at Petaling Hill, a low-density hill directly southeast of the historic Kuala Lumpur old town, on the location of the former Merdeka Park (which was subsequently repurposed into an open-air car park). The site lies within the vicinity of a number of historic landmarks with little modern development: Independence-era sporting venues including the Merdeka Stadium, the National Stadium and the Chin Woo Stadium, the pre-war school grounds of the Methodist Boys' School and Victoria Institution and the stalled Plaza Rakyat project (across the Ampang Line). The Merdeka 118 development, when completed, will also have access to the newly built MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line excavated underneath the southern end of Kuala Lumpur old town.
The tower is designed with a mixture of diamond shaped facets to signify the diversity of Malaysians. The glass and steel building with its spire is said to resemble the raised hand of Tunku Abdul Rahman when he proclaimed independence at Stadium Merdeka. It will contain a shopping complex, offices, and residential areas. The structural engineers are Leslie E. Robertson Associates and Robert Bird Group. Environmental Design and Engineering firm Neapoli Group was employed to provide consultancy services towards achieving Platinum rating with three Green Building certification bodies: LEED, Green Building Index (GBI) and GreenRE. The 4 top floors will a be used as observation deck/museum space. More details
