CTBUH Gold Member

Beca

About

Member Since: 2010

Member Offices: Auckland, Bangkok, Singapore

Website: http://www.beca.com/

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. In 1920, Beca was established in New Zealand with only three employees. Today, the firm has 4,300 employees in 25 offices across the world.

Beca delivers a variety of consultancy services across the Buildings, Government, Industrial, Power, Transport, Water and Digital Services market segments. It operates from three main ‘hubs’ – Australia, New Zealand and Asia – offering everything from engineering, architecture and planning services, to project and cost management, software technology and valuation services.

Beca has been the structural and MEP designer for iconic buildings including Exchange 106, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, CapitaSpring, and a wide range of seismic design and advisory work around the world that leverages Beca’s position as a market leader in earthquake engineering since the 1960s.

Fields of Expertise

Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Signature Tower Jakarta
638 m / 2,093  ft
2 The Exchange 106
445.5 m / 1,462  ft
3 Autograph Tower
382.9 m / 1,256  ft
4 Macau Tower
338 m / 1,109  ft
5 Sky Tower
328 m / 1,076  ft
6 MahaNakhon
314 m / 1,030  ft
7 Luminary Tower
301.2 m / 988  ft
8 City of Lights C1 Tower
282.1 m / 926  ft
9 CapitaSpring
276 m / 906  ft
10 Raffles Hotel
253.3 m / 831  ft

Awards

Pan Pacific Orchard

Winner: Pan Pacific Orchard

Best Tall Building Worldwide 2024

Ctbuh Leaders

Stephen Perkins

Stephen Perkins

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Singapore

Kam Weng Yuen

Kam Weng Yuen

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2023 – Present

Singapore

Arun Mankavu-Puthanpurayil

Arun Mankavu-Puthanpurayil

CTBUH Awards Structure Jury, 2025

Auckland

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

31 May 2018

Where Biodiversity and High Density Harmonize

Marina One, a high-density, mixed-use building complex in the heart of Singapore’s new Marina Bay financial district, complements the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) vision of...

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Research

16 October 2023

Nature-Positive Vertical Urbanism

Located on Singapore’s famed Orchard Road, Pan Pacific Orchard encapsulates WOHA’s pursuit of nature-positive vertical urbanism by rethinking the tropical urban hotel. It shows the...

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Global News

11 October 2024

CTBUH Names 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide

On 25 September, CTBUH announced the winner of its annual award for the 2024 best tall building worldwide as Pan Pacific Orchard, in Singapore. Winners...

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Associated companies

Warnes Associates Company Limited (2015)

Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (SE Asia) Pte. Ltd.

Beca Warnes (2015)

Beca (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (2015)

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

RANK
Name
Height
1 Signature Tower Jakarta

638 m / 2,093 ft
2 The Exchange 106

445 m / 1,462 ft
3 Autograph Tower

383 m / 1,256 ft
4 Macau Tower

338 m / 1,109 ft
5 Thamrin Nine Tower 1

334 m / 1,094 ft
6 Sky Tower

328 m / 1,076 ft
7 MahaNakhon

314 m / 1,030 ft
8 Luminary Tower

301 m / 988 ft
9 City of Lights C1 Tower

282 m / 926 ft
10 CapitaSpring

276 m / 906 ft
11 Raffles Hotel

253 m / 831 ft
12 Conrad Dubai

251 m / 824 ft
13 Skysuites @ Anson Enggor Street

250 m / 820 ft
14 Trinity Tower

246 m / 807 ft
15 Marina One

225 m / 740 ft
16 Keraton at the Plaza

225 m / 738 ft
17 Capital Place Office Tower

215 m / 706 ft
18 Ritz-Carlton Jakarta

212 m / 696 ft
19 One Raffles Place Tower 2

210 m / 688 ft
20 World Trade Centre 3

209 m / 686 ft
21 Ciputra World Residential Tower

207 m / 679 ft
22 Sequis Tower

206 m / 677 ft
23 The Plaza Office Tower

200 m / 656 ft
24 DBS Bank Tower

194 m / 636 ft
25 One Pacific Place

190 m / 623 ft
26 Zire Wongamat Tower A

188 m / 617 ft
27 DUO Residences

186 m / 610 ft
28 Sathorn Square Office Tower

181 m / 595 ft
29 Pacific Place Apartments 1

180 m / 591 ft
29 Pacific Place Apartments 2

180 m / 591 ft
31 DUO Tower

179 m / 589 ft
32 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 1A

174 m / 571 ft
32 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 2B

174 m / 571 ft
32 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 3B

174 m / 571 ft
35 The Hansar

173 m / 567 ft
36 5-15 Albert Street

167 m / 548 ft
37 Skyline @ Orchard Boulevard

162 m / 531 ft
38 The Riviera South Tower

151 m / 495 ft
39 The Riviera Jomtien

149 m / 489 ft
40 SkyVille @ Dawson

148 m / 485 ft
41 Wisma Mulia 2

145 m / 476 ft
42 Marina One Residences Garden Tower

141 m / 462 ft
42 Marina One Residences Park Tower

141 m / 462 ft
44 Pan Pacific Orchard

140 m / 461 ft
45 The Riviera North Tower

140 m / 459 ft
46 d'Leedon 05

137 m / 451 ft
46 d'Leedon 09

137 m / 451 ft
46 d'Leedon 15

137 m / 451 ft
49 d'Leedon 03

137 m / 449 ft
50 d'Leedon 07

135 m / 442 ft
51 Zire Wongamat Tower B

126 m

413 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 37 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,502 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
52 d'Leedon 11

126 m / 412 ft
53 Lumley Centre

125 m / 410 ft
54 d'Leedon 13

124 m / 406 ft
55 Boulevard Vue

116 m

381 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 34 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,502 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
56 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 1B

116 m / 380 ft
56 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 2A

116 m / 380 ft
56 Reflections at Keppel Bay Tower 3A

116 m / 380 ft
59 Gramercy Park I

98 m / 322 ft
59 Gramercy Park II

98 m / 322 ft
61 Helios Residences

94 m / 309 ft
62 Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta

91 m / 299 ft
63 PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering

89 m / 292 ft
64 PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering Office Building

89 m / 292 ft
65 NUS University Town Graduate Residences North Tower

85 m

279 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,502 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
66 The CAB at Civic Quarter

74 m / 241 ft
67 Punggol Waterway Terraces 1

62 m

203 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,502 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
67 Punggol Waterway Terraces 2

62 m

203 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,502 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
69 Trinity Tower Annex Building

52 m / 171 ft
70 8 Willis Street

45 m / 149 ft
71 B201

41 m / 136 ft
72 Tower of Tables

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73 Shaw Tower Redevelopment

- m

- ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 35 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,182 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.

Statistics

Average Building Age*

12 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (33%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (79%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 33 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 33 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Stephen Perkins

Technical Director (Building Services), Beca
Singapore, United Kingdom

Kam Weng Yuen

Business Director, Beca
Singapore, Singapore

Jared Keen

Technical Director – Seismic and Structural Engineering, Beca
Auckland, New Zealand

Ctbuh Leaders At Beca

CTBUH South East Asia (SEA) Chapter, 2023 – Present

Stephen Perkins

Technical Director (Building Services), Beca
Singapore, United Kingdom

CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee, 2023 – Present

Kam Weng Yuen

Business Director, Beca
Singapore, Singapore

CTBUH Awards Structure Jury, 2025

Arun Mankavu-Puthanpurayil

Technical Director - Structural Dynamics, Beca
Auckland, New Zealand

Videos

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31 May 2018

Where Biodiversity and High Density Harmonize

Marina One, a high-density, mixed-use building complex in the heart of Singapore’s new Marina Bay financial district, complements the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) vision of...

03 November 2016

Shaping Singapore: Planning, Design and Technology Innovation

Dr. Cheong Koon Hean is an architect and urban planner who has been credited with shaping much of Singapore’s urban landscape. Throughout her career, she...

17 October 2016

Garden City, Megacity: Rethinking Cities for the Age of Global Warming

This presentation proposes an alternative to the continuing implementation of unsustainable 20th century urban planning models. By using WOHA’s mini-city projects and proposals as prototypes...

17 October 2016

Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower

When the developer and architect behind MahaNakhon Tower set out to design and build the tallest building in Bangkok, they were determined to construct a...

17 October 2016

MahaNakhon Observatory: Developing a Tourism Destination for Thailand's Tallest Building

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kipsan Beck of PACE, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4b: Bangkok and the MahaNakhon Tower. As Thailand’s...

17 October 2016

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...

17 October 2016

The Sustainability of Density & Vertical Urbanism Q & A

Monday, October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. long Xiu, Chairman, Architectural Society of China; Mun Summ Wong, Woha; Antony Wood, Executive Director, CTBUH answer questions at...

17 October 2016

Other Asia Case Studies Q&A

Monday, October 18, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Kipsan Beck of MahaNakhon, PACE and Karl Fender, of Fender Katsalidis Architects, answer questions at the end of 2016...

17 March 2016

Monthly Video: WOHA Architects

Mun Summ Wong & Richard Hassell, WOHA Architects, discuss vertical greenery and PARKROYAL on Pickering, the 2015 CTBUH Urban Habitat Award Winner. View the extended...

12 November 2015

2015 Awards - Session 2 Q&A

Nicholas E. Billotti, Chairman, Turner International, Michael George, Regional Director, JLL, Alberto Alarcon, Chief Executive Officer, HOLEDECK, Maria Ramirez, Managing Director, HOLEDECK, and Mun Summ...

Research

16 October 2023

Nature-Positive Vertical Urbanism

Mun Summ Wong & Hong Wei Phua

Located on Singapore’s famed Orchard Road, Pan Pacific Orchard encapsulates WOHA’s pursuit of nature-positive vertical urbanism by rethinking the tropical urban hotel. It shows the...

16 October 2023

Humanizing High Density

CTBUH Research

The theme “Humanizing High Density—People, Nature & the Urban Realm” for the CTBUH 2023 International Conference comes at a pertinent moment: Today intersecting are a...

16 October 2023

CTBUH 2023 Conference Special

Liam Wee Sin, Patrick Bellew, Sir Peter Cook, Carol Willis

In this special extended edition of Talking Tall, CTBUH Editor Daniel Safarik talks to four people with significant relevance to the conference theme, “Humanizing High...

16 May 2023

World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

CTBUH Staff

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

20 March 2020

Tall + Urban Innovation 2020: Dominant Trends

CTBUH Research

Providing a global overview of tall building development, design and construction, the CTBUH Awards Program and related Tall + Urban Innovation Conference annually survey projects,...

20 March 2020

Interactive Study on The Tallest 20 in 2020: Then and Now

CTBUH Research

This research paper undertakes a review of the 2012 report by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the...

30 January 2020

Tall Building Predictions for 2020

CTBUH Research

The combined brains of the CTBUH editorial and database staff boldly predict what might happen across the global skyscraper industry in 2020. Check out our...

28 October 2019

After Machine-À-Habiter

Paolo Zilli, Zaha Hadid Architects

The technological component in architecture has dramatically increased during the last 50 years. Buildings react automatically to various inputs and the machine-à-habiter—a main concept of...

25 April 2019

Best Tall Buildings 2019: Dominant Trends

CTBUH

This year, CTBUH has vastly expanded its Awards program to consider the Best Tall Building category through several classes of height, rather than geographic regions,...

Global News

11 October 2024

CTBUH Names 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide

On 25 September, CTBUH announced the winner of its annual award for the 2024 best tall building worldwide as Pan Pacific Orchard, in Singapore. Winners...

31 May 2022

Construction Begins on Mixed-Use Project in Singapore

Construction has commenced on the new Shaw Tower, which will be redeveloped into a 200-meter future-grade mixed-use tower central to the ongoing rejuvenation of the...

06 December 2021

"Stacked Pavilion" Office Tower Proposed in Singapore

Tower of Tables' stacked pavilion concept groups four to six-story workspace communities with surrounding landscape terraces and facilitates the collaborative nature of contemporary office-based work....

31 March 2021

Tower Tops Out in Jakarta Mixed-Use Complex

Autograph Tower, a 383-meter-tall, skyline-defining building in Jakarta, recently topped out, marking the latest milestone in the construction of the Thamrin Nine mixed-use development. Along...

23 October 2019

New Kuala Lumpur Skyscraper Set to Open After Government Scrutiny

Malaysia’s next supertall building will be ready to take in tenants in December 2019, its developer said on October 23, 2019, as backers look to...

23 August 2019

Tower M, a 145-Story Skyscraper, is Planned for Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers, may lose its title as Malaysia’s tallest building(s), when The Exchange 106 and Menara PNB 118 are completed in Kuala Lumpur....

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Beca Group

CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop Talks Industry Developments

29 October 2017

During the CTBUH 2017 Conference, the CTBUH Seismic Working Group Workshop welcomed a handful of industry experts to discuss the latest advances in performance-based seismic design.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

New Country Representatives

01 January 2011

As 2011 begins, the Council is pleased to announce the extension of its global network with the addition of three new Country Representatives.