Wisma 46

Wisma 46 is a 262-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 46-floor office tower was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd.[4]

Wisma 46
Perspective of Wisma 46 from Jendral Sudirman Road, Jakarta
Record height
Tallest in Indonesia from 1996 to 2016[1][I]
Surpassed byGama Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice, Retail
Architectural stylePostmodern
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
AddressJalan Jenderal Sudirman, Kav-1
Coordinates06°12′13″S 106°49′12″E
Named forBank Negara Indonesia 1946
Completed1996
Height
Antenna spire262 m (860 ft)
Roof230 m (750 ft)
Technical details
Floor count46
Lifts/elevators23
Design and construction
ArchitectZeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd.
Website
wisma46.com
References
[2][3]

The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m². The tower has 46 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevators which can reach speeds of 360 mpm in the super high speed models.[3]

Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest existing building in the world.[5] When measured up to the roof, the tower is 228 m tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 200 m tall.[3]

Design

This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped.[6] Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Monas.[7]

This building appears in the 2004 video game Need For Speed: Underground 2, located in Bayview City Centre.[8]

This building also appears on the front cover of the book Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation by Elizabeth Pisani.[9]

See also

References
  1. Prihatin, Intan Umbari (20 March 2017). "Puncak langit Jakarta, dari Sarinah ke Gama Tower". Merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. "WISMA 46". www.tylin.com. Jakarta. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. "Wisma 46". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "Postmodernism and Jakarta's urban structures". The Jakarta Post. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. "The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. Prihutama, Mundhi; Ashadi (June 2020). "Kajian Konsep Arsitektur Metafora Pada Bangunan Bertingkat Tinggi" (PDF). Jurnal Arsitektur Zonasi (in Indonesian). Bandung: Architecture and City Design Studio, Indonesia University of Education. 3 (2): 223-225. doi:10.17509/jaz.v3i2.25057. ISSN 2620-9934. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. Alexander, Hilda B (7 February 2018). "Para Taipan Pemilik Lima Gedung Tertinggi di Indonesia". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. Hahijary, Barbara."#JKTarchitecture: Wisma 46 (BNI)". www.indonesiadesign.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. "Review of Indonesia Etc". www.newmandala.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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