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Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center
General information
StatusProposed
TypeMixed-Use
LocationPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Height567 m (1,860 ft)
Technical details
Floor count133
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tous Saphoeun
DeveloperThai Boon Roong Group
Sun Kian Ip Group

Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center,[1][note 1] is a planned skyscraper complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, consisting of twin 133-storey skyscrapers with a height of 567 m (1,860 ft).[4] The project is managed by the Cambodian company Thai Boon Roong Group, with the Macau-based Sun Kian Ip Group as co-developer.[5][6] It is planned to be built on a 5 hectare property in the Doun Penh section, formerly occupied by the Dreamland amusement park,[7][8] and was approved for construction in February 2016.[9][10] In December of that year, the developers entered a $2.7 billion construction contract with Chinese firms Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group and Sino Great Wall International Engineering, who formed a joint venture for this purpose;[7][11][12] at this time, the building's announced height was 560 m (1,840 ft).[7]

Described since then as what would be Southeast Asia's tallest building,[4][13][note 2] if built, the twin skyscrapers would be the second tallest buildings in the region—after Merdeka 118, which is nearing completion in 2023 and has a height of 678.9 m (2,227 ft). Upon completion, the Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers would surpass the Petronas Towers as the world's tallest twin skyscraper (as of 2023[15]).

In mid-2017, 1 August 2017 was set as the date of the start of construction.[16] Since then, construction has been delayed multiple times.[17][7][18] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site in 2018,[19] however, later that year, Sino Great Wall International Engineering withdrew from the project due to concerns over financing and citing "greater uncontrollable risks."[20] As of 2022, the project has been "failing to materialize", according to Southeast Asia Globe,[21] and, as of 2023, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat website lists the project's status as "proposed".[1] The company has cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for the delay.[4][22]

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Notes

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  1. ^ also known as "Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center"[2] or "Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers"[3]
  2. ^ At the time of the project's unveiling, when the twin skyscraper's planned height was 500 m (1,600 ft), it was envisioned as the second-tallest building in Southeast Asia, behind the 555 m (1,821 ft) Diamond Tower project,[5] which had been announced by the prime minister of Cambodia Hun Sen in 2010, but which has not entered construction as of 2023.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center Complex". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Sturman, Catherine (16 May 2020). "Cambodia has placed proposals for a new Twin Tower Trade Center". constructiondigital.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Spiess, Robin; Kimsay, Hor (2 February 2018). "Massive skyscraper floated again". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Pisei, Hin (22 July 2021). "Construction on tallest structure starts post-Covid". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b Muyhong, Chan (2 July 2015). "Twin tower skyscraper proposed for capital". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ Nan, Zhong; Lihua, Zhou (3 January 2017). "Shipbuilder joins twin tower project". China Daily. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Cambodia's Thai Boon Roong Group will be the project's main developer, and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Group will be co-developer.
  7. ^ a b c d Meng, Siv; Pisei, Hin (23 February 2018). "Colossal skyscraper project still up in the air". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ Chandara, Sor (24 February 2016). "Dream over for capital's amusement park". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ Sothear, Kang (18 February 2016). "133-Story Twin Towers Get Initial Approval". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. ^ Hutt, David (6 May 2016). "Is Cambodia's skyscraper dream a nightmare?". New Internationalist. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Sino Great Wall consortium wins contract for Cambodia's twin towers". Reuters. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Contract signed to build Asia's new twin towers". Xinhua News Agency. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2023. The Wuhan-based Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. Ltd. signed the 2.7 billion-U.S. dollar contract with its Cambodian partner Thai Boon Roong (TBR) Group and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Holding Co. Ltd.
  13. ^ Coates, Karen J. (3 June 2019). "Cambodia: Gambling on the Future". The American Scholar. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Diamond Tower - The Skyscraper Center". The Skyscraper Center.
  15. ^ Huyssteen, Justin van (20 June 2023). "Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur - Discover the Skyscraper". artincontext.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023. The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur still hold the records for the tallest twin towers ...
  16. ^ Meng, Siv (1 June 2017). "Construction date set for mammoth skyscraper". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  17. ^ Kunmakara, May (1 August 2017). "Start on twin towers project delayed but still going ahead". Khmer Times. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  18. ^ Pisei, Hin (11 June 2019). "Thai Boon Roong tower's timetable yet to be decided". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers Break Ground on First Phase". Construction & Property News. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  20. ^ Heijmans, Philip (10 September 2018). "Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia's Fastest Property Booms". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via EBSCOHost.
  21. ^ Oon, Amanda (26 April 2022). "The Cambodian megaprojects failing to materialise". Southeast Asia Globe. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  22. ^ "ប្រធានក្រុមស្ថាបត្យករពន្យល់ពីមូលហេតុនៃភាពយឺតយ៉ាវក្នុងការសាងសង់អាគារពាណិជ្ជកម្មភ្លោះថៃ ប៊ុនរ៉ុង". propertyarea.asia. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  23. ^ McGrath, Cam; Pisei, Hin (9 February 2018). "Skyscraper poised to replace iconic Hotel Cambodiana". The Phnom Penh Post.

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