Nina Tower
Nina Tower | |
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General information | |
Type | Office, hotel and retail |
Location | Hong Kong |
Construction started | 2000 |
Completed | 2007 |
Height | |
Architectural | 320.4 m (1,051 ft)[1] |
Roof | 319.8 m (1,049 ft) |
Top floor | 301.1 m (988 ft)[1] |
Observatory | 151.7 m (498 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 80[1] |
Lifts/elevators | 60 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Arthur CS Kwok; Casa Design International; Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. (DLN) |
Developer | Chinachem |
Structural engineer | Arup |
References | |
[1] |
Nina Tower (Chinese: 如心廣場) is a twin tower of 80-storey and 42-storey high-rise buildings in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. The tower was designed to be the tallest tower in the world at 518 m (1,699 ft).[2] However, due to its location near Chek Lap Kok Airport, the height was restricted to the current 319.8 m (1,049 ft).
The owner of Chinachem Group later changed her plan and broke it into two towers. The lower is known as Nina Tower, symbolising the late Nina Wang or Kung Yu Sum natively, the owner of Chinachem Group; the higher is Teddy Tower, symbolising her husband Teddy Wang, who was kidnapped and has since disappeared. Despite the different tower names, the whole development is called Nina Tower.
The top 40 floors house an 800-room five-star hotel, L'hotel Nina et Convention Centre (如心海景酒店暨會議中心), while the 10th to 39th floors contain office space. Floors 1 to 5 contain shopping mall while floors 6 to 9 contain convention center. The 41st floor is a sky lobby which visitors can visit for free by accessing the elevators in the hotel's ground floor lobby. The skylobby provides wraparound views of Tsuen Wan and its harbour, Hong Kong's highest peak Tai Mo Shan, the island of Tsing Yi, and the Ting Kau Bridge connecting Tsing Yi with Ting Kau and Sham Tseng.
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The sky lobby located on 41/F
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The skybridge located on 41/F
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The Shopping Arcade of Nina Tower
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The hotel lobby of Nina Tower
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Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan, December 2007
Transportation
West Rail Line Tsuen Wan West Station
Buses
Cross Harbour buses | ||||
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Route | Departure | Direction | Destination | Service Format |
930A | Tsuen Wan West Station Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park) |
→ ← |
Wan Chai Ferry Pier | weekdays peak hour only |
Lantau & Airport buses | ||||
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Route | Departure | Direction | Destination | Service Format |
A31 | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | ↔ | Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) | |
R42 | Tai Wai Station | ↔ | Disneyland | To Disneyland: Sundays and public holidays only To Tai Wai Station: Operate about 20 mins after Hong Kong Disneyland fireworks display finishes |
Minibuses
New Territories minibuses | ||||
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Route | Departure | Direction | Destination | Service Format |
83A | Tsuen Wan (Chuen Lung Street) | ↺ | On Yam Estate (On Chit Street) | |
86 | MTR Tsuen Wan West Station (Nina Tower) | ↔ | Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) | |
87K | MTR Tsuen Wan West Station (Nina Tower) | ↔ | MTR Kwai Fong Station (Metroplaza) | |
89B | Tsuen Wan Town Hall | ↺ | Kwai Shing (Kwai Hau Street) | |
94S | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | ↔ | Shing Mun Reservoir | Sundays and public holidays only |
95 | Tsuen Wan Centre | ↺ | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | |
95K | Tsuen Wan West Station | ↔ | Tsuen Wan Station | |
96 | Tsing Lung Tau | ↔ | Tsuen Wan (Hoi Pa Street) | |
96P | Tsuen Wan West Station | ↺ | Belvedere Garden | peak hour only |
99 | Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) | ↔ | Riviera Gardens | |
301M | Tsuen Wan West Station | ↺ | Belvedere Garden | peak hour only |
409K | Cheung Hang (Hang Mei Street) | ↺ | Tsuen Wan West Station |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nina Tower – The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ^ Original version
External links
- Official website
- Nina Tower on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
- Emporis