The Exchange 106, Mulia Tower
The Exchange 106 (formerly TRX Signature Tower) is a supertall skyscraper being developed by Mulia Group within the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) area, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 106-floor building is topped with a 65-meter, 12-storey high illuminated crown making it 451.9 m (1,483 ft) tall. The tower will have a net lettable area of 2.6 million square feet (240,000 square metres) and is benchmarked against similar buildings in large international financial centers, such as London’s Canary Wharf and The Shard, New York’s Freedom Tower, and Shanghai IFC.The building will become the tallest building in Malaysia by roof height. The Exchange 106 was recently awarded its Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) for the lower half of the building.
“Exchange” is taken from the name of the place where the tower is built in–“Tun Razak Exchange”, as its name suggests, the place is being primed as Malaysia’s financial and banking district. The words “Tun Razak” is originated from the name of Current Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s father Tun Abdul Razak, The Exchange 106 will form the centerpiece of this new district. And 106 refers to the floors count of the tower. The tower was formerly known as TRX Signature Tower, other names of the tower include Menara Platinum, Platinum Tower and Signature Tower.
The tower will have 92 column-free office floors that are designed for flexible layouts, each averaging 34,000 square feet, for column-free floor spaces this floor plate is the largest in Malaysia. The Exchange 106 has 106 floors above the ground, the gross floor area of the tower is 53,835 square meters (4,885,000 square feet), the lettable floor area is 2650,000 square feet. The tower will be topped off with a LED-illuminated glass crown at its peak, the crown itself is 48 meters and contains 12 stories.
Exchange 106 offers seamless access to major highways such as MEX and SMART through a network of tunnels in TRX. The building has a total of 6 floors for parking. For tenants that take public transport, there will be a direct link to the Tun Razak Exchange MRT station which is also an interchange for both Sungai Buloh – Kajang line and the upcoming Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line.
