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With its sweeping angular lines , the building ’ s form is sculpted at four major transition points : office to residential , residential to hotel , hotel to crown , and crown to sky . One of the most interesting features of the 530.4 metre-tall tower is the amount of terracotta used in its construction which , in practical terms , makes a lot of sense – terracotta has a lower level of embodied energy than aluminium , steel or glass , is self-cleaning , corrosion resistant and readily produced throughout China . The building is currently owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and is divided into office space , 355 apart- ments and 251 hotel rooms across its 111 floors ( plus an additional five below ground ). constructionglobal . com