Beom Dae Tower
| Beom Dae Tower | |
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 Beom Dae Tower, circa 2030 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type |
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| Architectural style | Beomist Architecture |
| Classification | Mixed-Use Governmental |
| Location | Omiskan, Neo-Korea |
| Address | 1 Shijidai Hiroba, Chūōsen District |
| Current tenants |
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| Named for | Beom Dae |
| Construction started | 18 January, 1996 |
| Completed | 20 May, 2016 |
| Opened | 24 May, 2016 |
| Inaugurated | 26 May, 2016 |
| Renovated | 18 June, 2026 |
| Cost | N/A |
| Owner | Central Governing Council |
| Landlord | N/A |
| Height | 250m (820.21ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count |
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| Floor area | 260,212 m2 (2,800,898.66sqft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 48 (provided by SuKo. Ltd) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Morishige Nobuko |
| Architecture firm | Ministry of Architecture |
| Developer | Ministry of Architecture |
The Beom Dae Tower, officially known as the Tower of the Paramount Leader, is a 60-story skyscraper located in Omiskan, Neo-Korea. Beginning construction shortly after his ascension to the role of Paramount Leader, acting as both a symbol of the political shift and as a means for him to move certain officials outside of the traditional buildings associated with power. It is the tallest building in Omiskan as of 2034, and at one point housed the world's fastest elevators (600m/m, or 2,000ft/min) until they were surpassed by a building in Meridon. It currently sits as the 26th tallest building in the world, and is the 12th tallest clocktower in the world.
The Tower was built in the Beomist Architectural style created by the namesake of the tower, although it eschewed the neon elements the style would later become famous for, to some degree acting as a middle point between Beomism and more traditional Hikaru-period style architecture. It acts as the most major inspiration for other large structures of the style despite the inherent compromise in its design, and has gotten genuine architectural praise from major designers abroad.
The Tower houses the Paramount Leader, the Ministry of Architecture, and spaces for inhabitation by ambassadorial figures or foreign leadership, although both of these aspects have been used seldomly. The bottom 5 floors are available for public utilization, and can be used as both meal or discussion spaces, with the Paramount Leader rarely engaging in certain meals on key days or holiday-type events. Public recreation facilities exist on all floor groupings of the structure, although they are minor and generally not utilized except for those living within the facility. Numerous public eating areas exist throughout the building, to encourage active communication between members of the staff - this is accomplished through a separate elevator system for food and other cuisine related matters, allowing them to rapidly transit materials from the bottom floor kitchen to other sections of the building.
Name
The building is technically known as the Tower of the Paramount Leader, although both unofficial and, in certain cases, official state communications have used the term "Beom Dae Tower", owing to the notable association between his specific actions, especially in relation to the Invasion of Jungg'o occurring during the same timeframe, and the construction of the tower. It is occasionally also referred to as the "Chūsha-ki" (Syringe), or "Beom's Dick", owing to the placement of the broadcast tower upon the topmost part of the building in the case of the former and the shaping of the structure in the case of the latter.
History
Construction
The Tower would begin construction shortly after Beom Dae's appointment as Paramount Leader, with construction and groundbreaking starting on the 18th of January in 1996, multiple months after it was supposed to have occurred. The original groundbreaking date of the 15th of October, 1995, was likely pushed back due to the declaration of the Invasion of Jungg'o which occurred shortly before the announcement. The building crew would relatively swiftly finish the outer structure, with the shell of the building being fully constructed by 2000 despite repeated protests related to the Invasion. The internals would face constant issues which repeatedly delayed the project from the hoped completion date of 2005, with multiple Iminchebol being unable to contribute to the extent they had promised before the war and some level of scope creep emerging in the designs themselves.
A specific example of the latter would be the attempted effort to create an apiary on one of the topmost floors, which was almost agreed upon until intercession from Beom Dae ceased such from occurring. After the replacement of the Director of Construction (Sumida Rokuro) with Hirabayashi Hideo, the construction would speed up, being in a position that was generally satisfactory by 2013. Opening would be postponed until the end of the Jungg'o War was officially declared in 2015, after which it would be opened for the usage it had originally been intended for. The structure is patterned after several other proposed Beomist designs, such as Harbyin Tower (now known as the Sentātsurī Hotel) or the Fuzan Memorial (never constructed).
Immediately after its construction, it would be the tallest building in Omiskan, the 20th tallest building in the world, and the third tallest clocktower. It has retained the former title, but has fallen behind in both other metrics owing to more modern constructions. It has the third fastest elevators in the world, owing to innovative designs made by SuKo. Ltd.
2026 Renovation
The Tower would be retrofitted to provide better service and infrastructure to individuals within it in 2026, causing the building to be vacated for four months. During this time, Beom Dae and his staff would be moved to the Omiskan Central Hotel, a fact which would later be used in international marketing by the owing Iminchebol of the structure. The Ministry of Architecture would not be moved to the hotel, but instead commandeered a structure nearby to the Tower, where it would stay for an additional month owing to issues which had occurred in the renovation relating to their floor.
Role in Radio Broadcasting
With the Tower's height, it would have a broadcast antenna for both analog television and longwave radio communications (sent to radio masts outside of the city), and would additionally have the capability to engage in FM broadcasting within the city. The Tower continues to distribute multiple television channels in a digital format, although its analog capabilities were removed in the 2026 Renovation owing to the lack of necessity for such. It can also be used for military broadcasts in the event of emergencies. The Sekarajio State Broadcasting Company uses a studio within the structure for the purposes of recording certain media events.
Fauna
The 43rd floor of the Tower is used as a roosting place for the Kāichrén Falcon, with an approximate 18 falcons being present at any one time. A live recording of the falcons is streamed on the ReelIn streaming platform by the state. Around 20 cats live in the immediate surroundings of the tower, and have occasionally been recorded entering and leaving the structure, with an automatic feeder and a camera attached to such being set up in 2032 to record them. Certain cats have gained a viral reputation, owing to abnormal expressions or traits noticed by individuals watching the cats. These images are often shared in an memetic context.