Arte S
Tower A (right) and Tower B (left) of Arte S
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General information
TypeCondominium
Architectural styleNeo-futurism
AddressJalan Bukit Gambir, 11700 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Town or cityGeorge Town, Penang
CountryMalaysia
CompletedMay 2018
OwnerArte Corp (formerly Nusmetro) [3]
Height
RoofA: 125.1 m (410 ft) [2]
B: 186.0 m (610.2 ft) [1]
Top floorA: 114.10 m (374.3 ft) [2]
B: 172.40 m (565.6 ft) [1]
Technical details
Floor countA: 35 [2]
B: 51 [1]
(3 floors below ground)
Floor area780,384 sq ft (72,500.0 m2) [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)SPARK[1]
DeveloperArte Corp
Structural engineerPassage Projects; Perunding YAA [2]
East Design Architect [1]
Aerial view of Arte S under construction in 2017

Arte S is a residential complex within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the neighbourhood of Bukit Gambir, the complex consists of two residential towers, Tower A and Tower B.

Height

View from the south showing the podium

Tower A, with 35 stories, has a height of 121.4 m (398 ft). On the other hand, with 51 stories and a height of 186 m (610 ft),[1] Tower B of the complex is the tallest skyscraper within Gelugor, as well as one of the tallest in George Town.[4][5]

Usage of units and facilities

Both towers contain a total of 480 residential units, with areas ranging from 584 to 5,560 sq ft (54.3 to 516.5 m2). A notable sight are two pod-like structures named "PODs", each 4-stories tall in height. They occupy the sky-garden of the 35th to the 39th floor of Tower B. Meant for recreational and entertainment purposes, it could accommodate up to 60 people at once.[6] The building has a gross-floor-area of 780,384 sq ft (72,500.0 m2), with 3 underground floors.

Development

Development started in 2013 by Nusmetro (later named as Arte Corp), a Malaysian property and development firm. The design of the structure was undertaken by SPARK, an architectural firm based in London, Shanghai and Singapore.[4] Construction started in 2015, with a scheduled completion date of October 2017.[7] The structure later topped-out in 2017, before full completion in May 2018.[1][2]

Reception of design

The building has been notable for its unusual look among locals, with "rotating-fin-geometries", creating unique observation angles on each floor.[7] The design was inspired by the geography of Penang Island, with the towers sitting between the island's undulating hills and the Penang Strait nearby. The design was praised as being innovative among critics, in which Nusmetro won the "Best Apartment of the Year" award in the 13th Kinpan Awards for this project.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Arte S Tower 1 – The Skyscraper Center". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Arte S Tower 2 – The Skyscraper Center". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "About Us – Arte Corp". Arte Corp. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Nusmetro – Arte S, Penang". www.nusmetro.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ^ "49 Storey Residential Arte S by SPARK". AAs Architecture. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "SPARK completes a pair of sinuous condominium towers in malaysia". Sparkboom. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Arte S – PenangProperties". PenangProperties. Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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