Angkasa Raya mixed-use tower is set to spice up KL’s skyline

The 65-storey Angkasa Raya tower is the newest mixed-use development to break Kuala Lumpur’s skyline, comprising hotel rooms, offices and apartments.

Designed by Ole Scheeren, the famed architect behind such landmarks as the CCTV headquarters in Bejing, envisaged the building to be constructed out of three interconnected slabs which wist into spirals, in hopes that the design will alter the perception of what a skyscraper can be.

The design is uniquely crafted to challenge the Petronas Twin towers and such in the vicinity, adding to the dramatic skyline of the city.

Angkasa Raya will feature 280 residential units including studios, one to three bedroom apartments and duplexes, along with penthouses, and amenities such as landscaped gardens.

The Agkasa Raya tower is due to be finished by 2016.