Pickering Operations Complex

Pickering Operations Complex
Pickering Operations Complex
必麒麟运作大厦
Alternative names	City Telecoms Centre, Pickering Operation Centre, Singapore Telecom, SingTel
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Raffles Place, Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′07″N 103°50′54″E / 1.285201°N 103.848266°E
Owner	Singtel
Height
Roof	177 m (581 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	43 ; 2 basements
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Kenzo Tange Associates
References

The Pickering Operations Complex is a 177 m (581 ft) skyscraper at 20 Pickering Street, in Raffles Place in the central business district of Singapore. The tower is situated adjacent to OCBC Centre and One George Street.^[5]

History

Pickering Operations Complex was designed by Kenzo Tange Associates, and was completed in 1986. Other companies involved in the development of Pickering Operations Complex included Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, and Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited.

Architecture

Pickering Operations Complex is mainly made out of reinforced concrete. The architecture of the building bears much similarity to OCBC Centre, which was completed one decade earlier. In fact, the OCBC centre is situated just next to Pickering Operations Complex.

Facilities and equipment

Designed as a Telecom hotel or co-location facility, Pickering Operations Complex naturally has many technical equipment that cater to telecommunications. There are two "technical floors" in the building, the 5th and the 29th floor. The tower is one of many buildings and trunk exchange centres that belong to Singtel. However, it is Singtel's only building that is in the central business district, Raffles Place.

The building uses the SAUTER EY3600 building management system, which is equipped with the SAUTER novaPro Open management level. The automation stations of the nova family, monitors and controls the mechanical ventilation for the air conditioning system and the lighting. The fire-alarm system, the lifts, the lowvoltage system, the emergency power system and the sanitary facilities are also monitored and controlled by the SAUTER EY3600.^[6]