Wisma 46 is a 261.9-meter tall (architectural height) skyscraper located in the BNI City complex at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 46-floor office tower features a 10 m (33 ft) antenna spire, and was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership (Zeidler Partnership Architects) and DP Architects Private Ltd.[4]
The tower is located on a 15 hectares lot in the city centre. It has a floor area of 140,028 m2 (1,507,250 sq ft). The tower has 46 floors above ground which consist of offices only. There are 2 underground floors used for car parking. The tower contains 23 elevators which can reach speeds of 360 mpm[clarification needed] in the super high speed models.[3]
Wisma 46 is the 358th tallest extant building in the world.[5] When measured up to the roof, the tower is 261.9 m (859 ft) tall and when measured up to the lower roof, it is only 202.9 m (666 ft) tall.[3]
Design
This building has a modern design and also a unique appearance, which is curved shaped like a pen and fully covered by square patterned glass facade. On either side of the tower, the glass facade is covered by a hollow concrete wall that is also square shaped.[6] Because of its uniqueness, this skyscraper is one of the icons of Jakarta after Monas.[7]