The Peak Twin Towers

The Peak Twin Towers

The Peak is the tallest twin tower apartment complex in the world.Fact|date=June 2008 Located within the Jl. Jend. Sudirman business district of Jakarta, Indonesia, The Peak was designed by DP Architects. The Peak has become an icon of Jakarta due to its height and symmetry Fact|date=June 2008

Standing at approximately 265 m (including the antenna spire above the crown), The Peak comprises four towers, two sets of twin towers with 35 and 55 storeys. The Peak was launched and started construction in 2003. Completion was due in June 2006 however the hand-over eventually took place in 2007 with some minor construction still occurring until early 2008.

Facilities available to owners and tenants include an Olympic size swimming pool, hot tubs and plunge pools, saunas, steam rooms, tennis, squash and basketball courts, gymnasium, and massage rooms. The penthouses are located on the 46th to 55th floors with panoramic views of Jakarta.

The complex is featured by Images Publishing Australia in its book "The World's 50 Best Apartments".

Facts

352 apartment units privately owned, 110 units leased as serviced apartments.

Singapore's Belt Collins International, with experience in resort areas in Hawaii, Thailand and Australia, maintain the landscaping.

The Peak uses elevators, type GPS III M and Nexway, that can carry 15 people at up to 210 m per minute.

Japanese-designed earthquake proofing technology is incorporated into the design including an outrigger system, providing counterbalancing floating weight loads located at 10th-12th floors, 20th-22nd floors, 30th-32nd floors and 40th-42nd floors. The building is designed to move and flex with any combination of vertical and lateral earth movement, effectively denying the building any set frequency of resonance and thereby minimising lateral stress.

External links

* [http://thepeak-sudirman.com/ Official website]


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