Haeundae LCT The Sharp
Haeundae LCT The Sharp (Korean: 해운대 엘시티 더샵) is a major urban development project in Jung-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea. Located in front of Haeundae Beach, it consists of a 411.6 m (1,350 ft), 101-floor supertall landmark tower and two 85-floor residential skyscrapers. It has an urban entertainment complex at the base housing a shopping mall, a hot spring spa and a water park. The landmark tower houses luxury and residential hotels with a convention center and an observatory.
Haeundae LCT The Sharp | |
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해운대 엘시티 더샵 | |
![]() The tower and Haeundae Beach in 2020 | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | 1 hotel/residential tower and 2 residential towers |
Location | Jung-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea |
Address | 1058-2 Jung-1(il)dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan |
Coordinates | 35°09′35.59″N 129°09′23.24″E |
Construction started | October 28, 2013 |
Completed | November 30, 2019 |
Owner | ![]() |
Height | |
Architectural | |
Observatory | BUSAN X the SKY |
Technical details | |
Floor count | |
Floor area | 660,077 m2 (7,105,010 sq ft) (Development) |
Lifts/elevators | 43 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Samoo Architects & Engineers |
Structural engineer | ![]() |
References | |
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As of July 8, 2018, the 101-storey tower had more than 90 floors completed and the twin 85-storey residential towers already had more than 80 stories built. These towers are Busan's 2nd-4th supertall skyscrapers after Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith, 301 m (988 ft) tall. LCT tower is the second-tallest tower in South Korea after the 555 m (1,821 ft) Lotte World Tower in Seoul and is one of the world's top 10 most expensive skyscrapers.[5]
Construction was planned for 2007 and groundbreaking was held on October 28, 2013 and completion was scheduled for 2019. It was voted to have the second nicest toilet in South Korea.
Haeundae LCT The Sharp was completed and opened on November 30, 2019.[6] In 2022, Haeundae LCT The Sharp hosted an exhibition for Proof, the anthology album of the South Korean group BTS, documenting the act's nine-year career. The exhibition was planned by the band's entertainment agency, HYBE which invited fans to immerse themselves in a visual trail of BTS' history.[7]
Gallery
- July 2017
- February 2018
- November 2019
See also
References
- "LCT the Sharp Landmark Tower - the Skyscraper Center".
- "LCT the Sharp Residential Tower A - the Skyscraper Center".
- "LCT the Sharp Residential Tower B - the Skyscraper Center".
- "LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "The world's most expensive skyscrapers". Design Build Network. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- 마이다스아이티. "Bay Life, Bay City LCT". en.lct.kr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- Ji-won, Choi (5 October 2022). "'BTS Exhibition: Proof' chronicles group's 9-year career". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2022.