One Raffles Place 4.44

One Raffles Place, formerly Overseas Union Bank Centre or OUB Centre is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. It was the tallest together with the UOB Plaza and Republic Plaza until the construction of Tanjong Pagar Centre in 2016. At 280m, it was also the tallest building in the world outside North America at the time of its completion in 1986, surpassing South Korea's 63 Building completed one year earlier, until it was succeeded by the Bank of China Tower. The building sits at the city centre of Raffles Place.Architecture The building consists of two triangular structures with a small space between them. The steel frame allows for column-free office space. The floor system is of reinforced concrete slab composite with a ribbed steel deck. A car park, retail areas, and a link to the MRT system can be found above and below ground. The tower is clad with chemically treated aluminium alloy which changes colour along with the light it reflects. Square and circular designs perforate the building's façade, etched by a grid pattern of rectangles and window units. The dramatic entrance is presented by an eight-storey cutaway, coupled with skylights and other lighting effects to create an airy feeling.