Tuntex Sky Tower
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

HEIGHT: 348m/1240 feet
FLOORS: 85 floors
COMPLETION: 1997
ARCHITECT: C.Y. Lee & Partners

From the moment of its inception, the 85-floor T&C Tower was to be a Taiwanese landmark with a strong traditional Chinese flavor.

The base of this high-rise is raised higher than other similar buildings to make way for a tunnel underneath. This architecture considers the weather, typography and aesthetics, in addition to meeting the ancient Chinese principles of geometry.

Internally the building is constructed around 8 different cores; this allows easy access to and through the building's accommodation, including lounges, shipping areas and office space. Each of these areas is also independent, each with their own gateway extending towards the sky lobby. The building gains its basic structure vertically from the 8 elevator shafts and horizontally from the mechanical floor. The overall spatial structure is created by piling a pagoda-style tower atop 2 lofty podiums. The core of the 3 units is designed as a high atrium, which facilitates sunlight illumination, creates a vivid space, and allows separate office units to communicate with one another. Moreover, by reducing the wind pressure, this massive void in the centre also serves a crucial structural function.

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It might be a somwhat origional design, but I just can't stand this monstrosity personally.


6.5/10 only because I kind of like the subdued tones used for the facade.

Very creative, but somewhat truncated. Not about height, but just looks like something is missing. 8/10.

7/10

Like some horror scene, u can't take your eyes off it. Its colour and location make it all the more bulky and over-imposing. But I really do wanna visit it someday just to gawk at it.

Its shape is based on the Chinese character gao/kao, which means TALL.

8.5/10

no comment. 10/10

2/10

Got to admire this one just for its theatrics. One of those rarities that usually pulls some kind of reaction; whether positive, negative or a combo.

Depending on the pic, it seems to have a different character and its ediface changes tones obviously so. It will probably age very well, whereas some of its shinier siblings won't (perhaps 'cos it is already difficult on sight to know when it was completed).

Form based on the Chinese character for "tall", "high".

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8.5 (extra points for non-conventional approach).

One word..... Cool!








9/10

3 / 10

I'm sorry to say this but I think it is ugly. It looks like a black altar table

looks like a giant "Transformer" about to take over Taiwan . . *more than meets the eye* 5/10

Too big for Kaohsiung, but unique, especially how the centre part of the building stands up without anything directly below it.

6/10

Original and interesting but a bit bulky.

8/10

10/10

awesome!

no comment

5.5 for its height

sorry, but i don't really like this building personally...
The design is very weird
3.5/10

Originally posted by caledon1981
looks like a giant "Transformer" about to take over Taiwan . . *more than meets the eye* 5/10

I agree!

3/10

Originally posted by caledon1981
looks like a giant "Transformer" about to take over Taiwan . . *more than meets the eye* 5/10

yea it is kinda intimidating because its just so massive... but I dont think the design is as bad as people say it is..... they probably dont like its first impression because they're used to western designs of buildings.... i think its a creative design. but it stilll looks scary.. like one of those buildings you see in gotham city n batman
8.5/10

Thanks, Raffles and museumb -
That "tall" symbol explains some things :). Repeating that unfortunate cookiecutter shape halfway up and at the roofline (as it were) doesn't make the building any prettier. The dome is an afterthought, and the gizmo on top but a sorry excuse of a failed attempt to finish something off, it doesn't relate.

A mere 4.0

This tower is not well known at all, when I went to Kaoshiung, I asked for directions and not even the people who lived in the city noticed it was there until I pointed it out to them. :D

Well, the view is great, I stayed on the 53rd floor, I have to find my pictures of it, somewhere... I'm sure. The design is awkward but the size is huge, not only upwards, but at the bottom of the tower too, it's over 150m!

Wow..you've been inside this one Stanford?
How does one move from the 2 legs into the top portion?
And whats at the top of the building?

Vertical circulation details - from asdf
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4/10. The huge aperture in the lower middle is pretty disorienting. It looks like the central tower is threatening to slide down like a guillotine. I'll give 'em a point for funky colors though

There are only 3 elevators that go completely to the top of the tower. They are the world's 3rd fastest elevators. They travel at 600 m/sec. The cool thing is that when you go up, the lights dim and a night time glowing scene appears on the top of the elevator and there is a meter that shows the speed of the elevator. They are express elevators travelling from the 1st floor to the 75th 77th and another floor (I believe 78th), can't recall. 75th is the observation deck and 77th is a café. 78th floor is the world's tallest nightclub.

Floor Division (Sorry if this is not so accurate, I am trying to remember)-

1-7 - Chientai Department Store
8-31 - Office Towers
32-38- Private Appartments
39-70- Grand Formosa Hotel (I stayed on the 53rd floor)
71-74- Restaurants
75- Observation
76-77 - Restaurants
78- Club
79-85- Mechanical

The office towers overlap to where they connect to the hotel on the top floors, so that's how the elevators connect, aside from the 3 that go to the top, there are 4 more that go to the 39th floor, which is the hotel lobby. Then there are much more that connect to the hotel floors. What is kind of weird is that you cannot get to floors above 70 from any of the hotel floors, you must travel back to the building lobby and transfer to one of the express elevators. I am still trying to find those pictures. Not many people know this, but there is a (around, sorry that I cannot remember) 29 story atrium between in the extending up the center of the hotel from like the 41st floor the the 70th floor.

I was there just in time, they had changed the name of the hotel so I got a discount on my hotel room. It was only about U.S. 70 for a really really large room, 5 stars. I had a great view of Kaoshiung harbor and the city. My room was facing the Grand 50 tower, or the Chang-gu WTC.

Ugly top, ugly color scheme, ugly two legs. 3.5

I sure does dominate the skyline.

7.5/10

4/10 - The two "legs" with the top part of the tower between them simply don't work at all - they give it a threatening, overbearing appearance more suited to some fantasy/sci-fi movie villian's headquarters (if that had been its stated purpose, I'd have given it 9/10) - and the totally black facade makes it even worse! The crown isn't that hot, either.
Notice how perfectly ominous this thing looks in that one picture where the facade is catching the last rays of light from the setting sun? Almost seems like that plane should really be a sinister looking, Darth-Vader type fighter or a dragon or something....:eek:
There are a few good touches, though - I kind of like the sculpted cornices (is that the right word here?) myself

Originally posted by stanford
There are only 3 elevators that go completely to the top of the tower. They are the world's 3rd fastest elevators. They travel at 600 m/sec. The cool thing is that when you go up, the lights dim and a night time glowing scene appears on the top of the elevator and there is a meter that shows the speed of the elevator. They are express elevators travelling from the 1st floor to the 75th 77th and another floor (I believe 78th), can't recall. 75th is the observation deck and 77th is a café. 78th floor is the world's tallest nightclub.

Floor Division (Sorry if this is not so accurate, I am trying to remember)-

1-7 - Chientai Department Store
8-31 - Office Towers
32-38- Private Appartments
39-70- Grand Formosa Hotel (I stayed on the 53rd floor)
71-74- Restaurants
75- Observation
76-77 - Restaurants
78- Club
79-85- Mechanical

The office towers overlap to where they connect to the hotel on the top floors, so that's how the elevators connect, aside from the 3 that go to the top, there are 4 more that go to the 39th floor, which is the hotel lobby. Then there are much more that connect to the hotel floors. What is kind of weird is that you cannot get to floors above 70 from any of the hotel floors, you must travel back to the building lobby and transfer to one of the express elevators. I am still trying to find those pictures. Not many people know this, but there is a (around, sorry that I cannot remember) 29 story atrium between in the extending up the center of the hotel from like the 41st floor the the 70th floor.

I was there just in time, they had changed the name of the hotel so I got a discount on my hotel room. It was only about U.S. 70 for a really really large room, 5 stars. I had a great view of Kaoshiung harbor and the city. My room was facing the Grand 50 tower, or the Chang-gu WTC.

I visited last summer, so here are a few minor corrections:

71-74F - Mechanical
75F - Observation
76F - Nightclub
77-79F - Restaurants & Entertainment Facilities
80-85F - Supposedly Mechanical

3 express elevators: 73F, 75F, 77F

There are 20+ story atriums in both office towers ("legs") and the hotel's center (45-70F).

I've never stayed there overnight, so I must say you're very lucky.

Oh, and the comment you made about going back down to the lobby and transferring is absolutely correct. That is truly the worst design ever; I don't know why anyone would want to design something so tedious. But hey, there's an emergency stair case, as well as a staff-only work elevator (I don't know where it is) that stops on all floors from 1-79. There are also great views on Level 70 right where you exit the elevators; I took photos there and forgot about the observation deck.

But there is something odd about the upper 6 floors - no elevators can be found anywhere on them. I have a diagram showing the entire transport system and is very accurate as I checked upon my visit - it includes all staff-only elevators as well. I remember asking a security guard what was on the top 6 floors and he said that it was a secret. Interesting...

secret.... cool. I do wonder what is up there. That was the first skyscraper I had been in for a while. I remember feeling awkward about my ear's popping. The elevator to the observation deck is the absolute coolest. The lady operating the elevator reminded everyone to swallow their spit.....:)

It's got height and I have an inclination to black buildings... that's it though ->6/10

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Are their elevators that fast that you have to swallow your spit?

one word for this monstrocity...UGLY!!...one of the worst I've ever seen...2/10...what were they thinking..??

PS: ...my god I can't believe 10 people gave this piece of crap a 10!!

I went up to the top of this building just last week. I never liked it. Seeing it in person gave me a totally different opinion. This is one kick ass building. Beautifully designed. It's one of those skyscrapers that you must see in person. They information counter said it was the 11th tallest???!?!? 9.0

Ha. We had no one that worked there in the elevator with us. My ears haven't had that sort of workout since diving 25 feet deep under water. One of the best views of any city. It only cost us $6.00 american to ride up. You get a voucher for 100nt ( about 3 bucks) off any drink or food order. A great deal. I will go back for another visit as should any skyscraper fan.

looks like a giant "Transformer" about to take over Taiwan . . *more than meets the eye* 5/10

It's so .. Asian.

6.5 as I'm from Europe:)

giallo, you live in Taiwan?

Also, for anyone who goes to the observation deck, look on the floor for my contact! I lost it up there, my eye felt uncomfortable so I rubbed it and my contact disappeared, actually contactS, I lost both!!! Luckily I had my glasses with me.

Yes, I live in Taiwan. I'm about 30 minutes north of Koahsuing in a city called Tainan. I moved here a month ago from Vancouver. I'm loving every minute of it. TFC is the next building on my list. How about you? Do you live in Taiwan?

Somehow I think this building looks ugly. Ugliness in first sight:D

3.5 the extra .5 points coz its tal

What does the 29 story atrium look like?

The Atruim is nothing special, the one i saw was in the top section of the tower, there is another one in the office towers, but the atrium is not a work of art like burj-al-arab or something, but it is impressive.

Giallo, I live in Boston but I have relatives and friends in Taiwan, so I visit every year or 2.

Originally posted by giallo
My ears haven't had that sort of workout since diving 25 feet deep under water.

Wait until you take the TFC's 1000m/min elevators...

The atrium is nothing special - the hotel one is square-shaped and the offices, roundish. There are no details or fancy designs, so it's not like you're missing anything special.

I hate the design...4/10 :(

I've posted this before, but for the sake of repetition...

Well, for one, the color scheme looks like something Michael Graves would produce if on crack. The building's massing is a PoMo joke gone horribly wrong. The crown would make a great logo for LEGO. The base needs Weight Watchers. It's a mix of Shanghai-tacky and Guangzhou-attention whoring. It's a bigger loner than frickin' Carrie.

In short, it's a bloated, cartoonish, lackluster belch of a building. An architectural folly that we'll look back at in twenty years and say "What the fuckity-fuck were we thinking???"

I'll give it a 4.5/10 for displaying an attempt at being interesting. And I think I'm being REALLY NICE.

5/10

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i dont like this one
3
:puke:

oh my god...hideous....looks like a giant lego! 3/10

OMG! This is real bad...
Oh no i think i need to vonmit! :puke: Mm need to wipe it of the floor :toilet:
That's how bad it is!
4.5/10

3 A disaster

ugly. 5.5 and that's only cos it has interesting stuff inside it.

Disasterous in a fascinating way !

Massive and unforgiving.. Very tyranny looking.. Looks like Godzilla trying to over Kaohsiung! lol :D Other than it's sheer mass and good height, I don't tink theres anything else special about this scraper.. (and the whole in the middle too?) :bash:

6.5/10

7.5/10 Although I wouldn't want this in my town I think that the whole point of it being in the Chinese style makes it cool where it is.

9.5

9 for GREEENNNN!!!!!
.5 for design

nice but i wiah i dint have that hole in the bottom, 7

does anyone here know the height of the observation floor at 75th floor?? (height measured from ground)

thanks!

3 and less/10...What a disappointment, they could have used that height better. The shape is HORRIBLE, the colors and facade are boring, and the crown on top even looks ugly!

dunno about this one. this one really looks like a big bully over all the other skyscrapers in the city. this one's even meaner to its surrounding than metlife. no problem with its facade though.

7.5

6/10
It's ugly looking, but the design is very unusual, and it's very tall.
:)

An interesting skyscraper. 9.5

Originally posted by Mr. Detroit

oh my god...hideous....looks like a giant lego! 3/10

hahha i was thinking it looked like a tetris piece falling from the sky that had just landed to fit... but missed the middle

hmmmm i really dont like this design and for those of you who are saying this is very asian.....!!!! it is not asian at all.. its just ugly..

2/10

Bad:

This is the most unsightly building I have ever known, it's not like those boring boxes which are so common, it's plain u-g-l-y!

The hole is too low, the two spikes at the corners makes it even more revolting, and the colour!! Ugh!

Good:
It is a landmark building with a very unique design, it reflects the oriental background of the building.

The hole creates a void which is like a portal to Taiwan. The shape of the building represents growth, especially the spikes.

But...
I still hate it 3/10:D

4.5/10 fotr the height but the design.....:ohno:

Damn ugly!

I like this one, 8/10

dark monster. it scares me. 2/10

0/10

I think it's very ugly
3/10

Too big and its surroundings looks so dirty and gross...i dont like the design... 5/10

I think that everyone already said that i wanted to say

3/10

I don't really like it ! 7.5/10 ! :)

6.5/10


sorry, but the base is really ugly.

6/10

7/10
I like the shape but the design & framework is no good.

its a werid tower its self
Seem like two les
not sure what on the top and the cladding
Hmm not my Fav tower by a long shot
Low as every one eles
the poor thing

I gotta say I like it more and more....it's sympathetic and has character.

8/10

5/10

World architecture at its best. A miracle. Too bad that shiny cigarette box nearby diminishes it.

I expect to see jumbo sized genitals hanging in between those legs. Seriously, it's quite unique and tall, it's not bad. 7/10

Originally posted by Bobdreamz

one word for this monstrocity...UGLY!!...one of the worst I've ever seen...2/10...what were they thinking..??

PS: ...my god I can't believe 10 people gave this piece of crap a 10!!


:bash: 17........ but who's counting

I've visited the building Sat. 29 Nov and it's really something.You should see it when you go on a ferry to Chi-Chin Island,it's really breathtaking.

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6,5/10 Original, but that the architect stops seeing the Power Rangers.

6.5/10

Not all together that bad. Interesting design, the facade and colors are interesting. Bad location tho, its an omninous and overpowering building. It'd be less of a bully if there was something to stand up to it. Seriously, though, the design just doesnt work together fully for me, but it has some merit.

nice colour 8/10

7.5

Looks crazy at first sight.

Very innovative design

0/10 don't tell me it's better than taipei 101.

Unique design, and I like the little details on the setbacks and top. However the colour scheme is bad. 7.5/10.

crazy one, but very nice! 8.5

Now that one is really fabulous!!! Easily one of my favorites. 10/10

its simple to say...AWESOME!!!
10/10

9.5/10

Que cosa tan fea, puaggg. No entiendo como se construye algo asi. 3.5/10

That things hideous. 4.

Worst skyscraper I have ever seen. 3 or less.

3.5/10 :sleepy:

8/10
A bit pretentious, but the sheer size and height makes it very impressive. The engineering and technical considerations for its shape are worthy of merit. Colour and facade are nothing to write home about, but overall it's a very interesting piece of architecture.

This building is very seperate and very high.

9

Wow! It's different but I love it. Landmark design and excellent use of color!

8/10 - Nice elevations

9/10

7/10 not to bad

Nice Design But Not Realy Skyscraper Like

6/10

whoa.. 10

Simply don't like it but its different so gets an extra point. 6/10

7/10 unique but...

Werid.........!!

4/10

unique nad has something special, but...6/10

8/10

Good design, but the overall look is apauling. I give it a 5/10. :(

Is this thing part of the 10 heighest buildings of the world!!! it's a damn shame. It is one the ugliest buildings i've ever seen. Just the shape of the building is ridiculous. It should be demolished so the gorgeous Bank Of China Tower can make a part of the 10 tallest buildings in the world. 1.5/10 for this peace of shit

Unique all right.. But I do not very much like this building. Doesn't work for me. 6/10.

not good, not my type, ugly building especially for world's top 10. only a 5.0 from me, lowest yet

:mad: Whoever designed this bullshit needs dat azz whupped!
Some people's children, I tell you what! .05/10!

Nice idea, but felled attempt.

5/10

Love at first sight. The "transformer" design is playful, and works. You have to see it in person for the full effect. It positively towers over the landscape in Kaohsiung.

not too good looking, 4

Ugh, It looks like a totally different building perched precariously on top of the other two 4/10

Original,but not my cup of tea 5/10 for the height

Hahaha, this is great stuff ^^
The people who commissioned, financed, designed and built this thing must be all crazy ^^ Definitely the most overbearing modern skyscraper :-)
I certainly wouldn't want to live in that ridiculously small block just next to it, but I do want to go there and have a look at it some day ^^
8.5

looks like NASA has made a craft for civilians for when the time comes ;) 5/10

Unique and impressive, 8/10

5.5

The facade has a nice type of glass that echoes the chinese culture.The shape is too strange in my point of view.
7/10

10/10

3/10 Hideous!

Very impressive.... 10 points..!

:)

7.5/10

A little out of place and inefficient, but still nice

BIG!!! 6.5/10

what a disgrace to the name "skyscraper" 3, very horrible building, if not for the height it would have looked perfect if placed in a trash bin.

10/10

strange shape, but It's Ok

7/10

6.5/10

A really odd shaped tower. 5/10.

It's rather ugly but looks impressive because of its size ;) 7,5/10

:weirdo: :puke: 4/10

5/10

Totally diferent. 9,5/10

It looks like it's about to blast off to space. The design is too much for me. 5 of 10.

8/10

7.5/10.

wow... its like a lego to me.. i must love it coz im a lego freak!!! \m/

huge tower.
8/10
peace

8.5/10
very interesting shape and it's imposing

Great skyscraper there is nothing like it 9/10.

9/10. Sensational proportions and great facade, the lower half of which isn't quite as good as the top.

Tuntex should actually be listed behind Emirates Towers shouldn't it? The height of 378m is to antenna which isn't counted in official height. Official height is only 348m (13th tallest in the world or 12th if Petronas is counted as 1)

Very bizarre. I like the color and that's about it.

3.5/10

Interesting tower! I like the unique shape of the tower but the green facade kind of bothers me, overall: 7/10

Oh no, it's another "look at me me me" Aisan tower 6/10

This tower is very unique. It’s also very tall but the overall look is a bit off. 7.5

The building is designed to have an ancient Chinese temple looks on it, and it fails that part big time. What makes this building ugly is the outline and colours. But it was the tallest building in Taiwan till Taipei 101 took the spot of being there all the way. Somehow, this building is not pretty looking at all. But it is tall, and I can't get it a low score because of the layout this building has, with it's boxy form, it is still the greatest buildings ever made. 5.5/10

very ugly and very big. 6.5/10

damn its tall but not in a good shape.
6/10

9/10

different. 7.5/10

10/10 love the shape. for those of u that havnt been there and are rating it a 3 and 1 i used to think the building was really ugly but until i got there it was breathtaking.. so until u get there u havnt seen anything. 10/10

8/10 tombstone

Still can't decide about this building. Do I like it? Do I hate it? 8.5 for it's originality.

6/10

5/10

Fat and fussy.

Don't even start me on the base. Yuck!

Cheers,

Adam

It's a very unique tower, but some details I really dont like....
7/10

7/10 for being the 9th tallest. :D

Speechless!!! 4.5/10

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A 5/10 for height and originality. Other then that this building has nothing going for it.

An absolute eyesore and a shameless gimmick. What particularly makes this building ugly is it's faux-facade 'shoulders'; the glass curtain wall continues where there is obviously no interior space behind it. And for christ-sake, whats with the fascia?

As for it's form, it resembles some sort of anime-transformer-lego experiment that a high-school student doodled. I expect that it's legs can bend. One could surmise that this was intended as a po-mo statement, but judging by the rest of the building, it's apparent that any such resemblance is pure accident, which makes it even worse.

3/10.

A wunderful building with an own character!

You guys just don't know.. what you`re talking about!
Ok... it isn't something for a European or American classical city.


But it has some futuristic. It looks like a "Macross"... do you know?!? The movie!
And I think that Kaohsiung shouldn't build buildings like ESB with the classical American style... Kaohsiung needs something new, 'cause it is a new orientated city like Shanghai... (not SOO big)... but more interesting and without so much poorness! :D

Don't care... Ilike this building and this is my opinion... your opinion can be the same or not! It's you way...


Greetz from germany... Bremen!

A wunderful building with an own character!

You guys just don't know.. what you`re talking about!
Ok... it isn't something for a European or American classical city.


But it has some futuristic. It looks like a "Macross"... do you know?!? The movie!
And I think that Kaohsiung shouldn't build buildings like ESB with the classical American style... Kaohsiung needs something new, 'cause it is a new orientated city like Shanghai... (not SOO big)... but more interesting and without so much poorness! :D

Don't care... Ilike this building and this is my opinion... your opinion can be the same or not! It's you way...


Greetz from germany... Bremen!

Trust me, it's the other way around. But hey, an opinion is an opinion, right??

7.5/10... original.

im sorry but this building is really ugly, both in facade and design 4.5/10 is optimistic for me

7.5/10

It's OK I guess. 5/10

7/10

7/10

7.5/10.

:eek: 3/10

shes a stunner. love her or hate her, you remember her and you talk about her. I am ok with the shape and the hole but praise the developers and their ballsiness to buid it. it reaches super heights without cheating. i like the color. Look how huge it is at shoulder height. the width of three normal size towers at at least 700-800 feet. i like originality in buildigns and this demonstrates that on a large scale. my only true debit is the base. it looks like its sitting on a parking garage, never a good look, and it really is not. This has to be one of the biggest in terms of floor area.

9.5/10

a hideous beast looming over the otherwise beautiful city...

I'm not a fan of this kind of architecture, but it's tall so 7/10

10/10

6.5/10.....

5/10

4/10

Nice one 7/10

oh my god
10/10

Unique, but ugly.
5.0

lol look at the poll... total mixed feelings.

6/10

8.5/10 not my style but I love its tall.

It' s so freaky that I love it...The space between those two parts is great...Oriental details are well-composed...I like the top and this emerald elevation. 9/10

very original,but I cant really appreciate it 5/10

it's ... special. Not bad. 8/10

an unbelievable tower. 9.5/10

The architect wanted so badly to create something different that he forgot about the design I think.
The different patterns, details and setbacks make it look very kitchy.

5.5/10

This is a great looking building, it looks like a rocket and is huge. It looks even better in a sparse area, if there were a bunch of other highrises around it wouldn't look as spectacular. 9.5/10

8.5/10

2/10

messy exterior. poor execution as a gate-form highrise.

8.5/10

Weird, but nice

9/10

honestly i thin its oogly, 4/10

7/10

8/10

6/10

10/10

3.5/10

9.5/10

I absolutely love the sheer size and forbodingness of the building! It loses points for the only mildly interesting facade, but it really appeals to me.

7.5/10

7.5 / 10

9.5/10

6/10 :ohno:

The design's very unique but ... 3/10

9.5/10

Awesome :)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.... Very ugly. 1/10

3/10

A lame design.

it reminds me of one of those transformer car things... you know, you expect it to grow a head and arms and shoot laser beams at innocent civilians. a scary 2/10.

truly unique, one of my favourites.

0/10
one of the worst on the planet

5/10

8/10.

The design's very unique but ... 3/10

Uniquely bad. Ugly buildings can be unique, too.

2 / 10

hmmm....4/10

It's impressive to see that kind of massive building in between two other buildings, nothing beneath it. Masterwork on engineering and architecture there.

10, for same reason as above.

8/10

refreshing design, 9

5/10

8/10

6 / 10

mostly for its unusual form. don't like it that much.

it's a theatrical building indeed. i like it.......the cladding and the windows very soo much over the whole building......neat...8

10/10 :) romanpaucin

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8752/98888708xy3.jpg

Tuntex Sky Tower

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3489/0022vr2.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2853/0032pz1.jpg

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9593/0042fc9.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4318/0062zp8.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/536/0082bc6.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4710/21aph8.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2572/22kx3.jpg

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8333/1244952263dab733e62oij1.jpg

5 / 10

A very amateurish design in my opinion. I wanted to give it a 6 at first but a closer look at the base section changed my mind.

5 / 10

A very amateurish design in my opinion. I wanted to give it a 6 at first but a closer look at the base section changed my mind.

and the facade looks very messy.

4 / 10

really, 1 of the world most ugliest building, 3/10

4 / 10

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/2189/682tuntex1em9.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1845/tuntexcttower8vj0.jpg
roman :) paucin

i love this building :)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9904/110114158483ac80356bvp3.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4808/61208448sr002030we2.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9489/7006790571737e58f7bbt3.jpg

This building is cool looking! 9/10

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2952/00d549338gigm9.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/223/kao2jo8.jpg :kiss:

8.5 for this baby :)

Its innovative and refreshing, but not my cup of tea. 7/10, 5 for the innovation, 2 for the looks.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/2778/20fp5.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9466/51136010bc5.jpg

great new pics, thank you

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: tuntex sky tower:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow::bow::bow::bow:

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2702/550192162005111475f009cc6.jpg

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Do you have any information about the structure itself? I mean technical information like type of structure, some drawings material etc... thanks

Do you have any information about the structure itself? I mean technical information like type of structure, some drawings material etc... thanks

- sorry I have got only a lot of pictures, I don´t have any drawings materials of that building :)

Awsome building! a 9

too colossal 6/10

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1626/94900375px1.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8348/96780624412d55aafdbjg2.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6376/194988337be156f8c15owg1.jpg

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/6007/ww9mu5.jpg

6/10

If I starring this building 4 over 5 minutes,I live less 4 five yers