Taishin International Bank Tower

Taishin International Bank Tower
台新金控大樓
Taishin International Bank Tower; 台新金控大樓
General information
Type	Office
Location	No. 118, Section 4, Renai Road, Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′14.6″N 121°32′59.2″E / 25.037389°N 121.549778°ECoordinates: 25°02′14.6″N 121°32′59.2″E / 25.037389°N 121.549778°E
Construction started	2002
Completed	2004
Height
Architectural	123 m (404 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Design and construction
Architect	Pei Cobb Freed & Partners + Haigo Shen & Associates

The Taishin International Bank Tower (Chinese: 台新金控大樓) is a skyscraper office building in Daan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of building is 123 m (404 ft), and it comprises 25 floors above ground, as well as six basement levels. It is the corporate headquarters of Taishin Financial Holdings.^[1]^[2] ^[3]

Design[]

The tower was completed in 2004 and was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Haigo Shen & Associates. Inspired by the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, it was primarily designed by the same architectural firm. The overall shape of the building represents a water droplet as the principle design concepts. The exterior walls of the building use low-reflective light-blue glass façade, and the selection of building materials is based on environmental protection concepts. ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]