Britam Tower | |
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Record height | |
Tallest in Kenya since 2017[I] | |
Preceded by | UAP Old Mutual Tower |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Structural Expressionism |
Location | Hospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi |
Country | Kenya |
Coordinates | 01°18′00″S 36°48′47″E / 1.30000°S 36.81306°E |
Elevation | 1,795 metres (5,889 ft) |
Current tenants | Equity group holdings |
Construction started | September 2013[2] |
Completed | September 2017[3] |
Cost | KSh. 7 billion (US$70 Million)[1] |
Client | Britam |
Owner | Britam |
Height | 200.1 metres (656 ft)[3] |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 160 by 150 metres (520 ft × 490 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 32[3] |
Floor area | 31,500 m2 (339,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Chris Kroese, GAPP Architects and Urban Designers |
Website | |
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The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by British-American Investments Company (Britam). The skyscraper, the tallest building in Kenya, rises 195 metres (640 ft) above ground, with 32 usable floors.[3] The building features a unique prismic shape, that starts as an equal four sided square footprint and ends with a two sided roof with a 60 metres (197 ft) mast, containing three helical wind turbines.[1]