Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza

Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza (KCB Plaza) is a building in Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.[2][3] Construction began in December 2010 and the building was completed in 2015.[1]

Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza
General information
TypeCommercial
LocationUpper Hill
Nairobi
Kenya
Construction started2010
Completed2015[1]
Height
Top floor99 m (325 ft)
Technical details
Floor count21
Floor area228,330 sq ft (21,213 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectPlanning Systems Services[1]

Location

The skyscraper is located in Upper Hill, approximately 2.5 kilometres (2 mi), by road, south-west of the central business district of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.[4] The coordinates of the building are: 1° 18' 0.00"S, 36° 48' 48.00"E (Latitude:-1.300000; Longitude:36.813333).[5]

Overview

KCB Plaza has twenty-one storeys consisting of approximately 171,800 square feet (15,961 m2) of rentable office space and enough parking for about four hundred and fifty automobiles. Construction began in December 2010,[6] and was originally expected to last two years. However, multiple delays put the building's construction behind of schedule until its completion in July 2015, approximately 30 months behind schedule.[1]

Construction costs

The building is owned by the Kenya Commercial Bank Employee Pension Fund, who are footing the US$26 million (KES:2.1 billion) construction bill. In April 2012, Kenyan press reports indicated that the rentable space inside the building had been increased to 228,330 square feet (21,213 m2). KCB Plaza was expected to be one of the tallest skyscrapers in Nairobi at the time of its completion.[7]

The main contractor was China Wu Yi Company Limited. ARUP was the environmental design engineers. Kenya Commercial Bank Group is the main tenant. The building is fitted with solar panels to supplement the power from the national grid. It also has the ability to harvest and treat rain water for use in the building. It is also fitted with water recycling capability, thereby reducing the cost of running the skyscraper.[6][8]

See also

Photos and diagrams

References
  1. Skyrise Cities (23 July 2015). "Skyrise Cities: KCB Plaza, Nairobi, Kenya". Skyrisecities.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Mwende, Judy (21 June 2014). "KCB Plaza Finally Nears Completion". Nairobi: Constructionkenya.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. Administrator (31 January 2013). "KCB Headquarters in Upper Hill". Nairobi: Build Design Kenya.
  4. Globefeed.com (27 January 2018). "Distance between Post office GPO Branch, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya and Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. Google (27 January 2018). "Location of KCB Plaza, Upper Hill, Nairobi" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. Kingatmo (14 March 2015). "New Kenya Commercial Bank Headquarters, the KCB Plaza in Upper Hill almost Complete". Nairobi: Kenyanews.co.ke. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. 98.4 Capital FM (18 April 2012). "KCB Chairman foretells happy times". Nairobi: 98.4 Capital FM. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. Gaaki, Mercy (21 October 2017). "Green energy technology starts to re-shape Upper Hill's skyline". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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