International Commerce Centre
| International Commerce Centre | |
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環球貿易廣場 | |
 The International Commerce Centre and the Union Square development in August 2010 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel Commercial offices |
| Location | 1 Austin Road West West Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 2010 |
| Management | Kai Shing Management Services Limited |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 484.0 m (1,587.9 ft) |
| Tip | 484 m (1,587.9 ft) |
| Top floor | 468.8 m (1,538.1 ft) |
| Observatory | 387.8 m (1,272.3 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 118 above ground, 4 below (see details) |
| Floor area | 274,064 m2 (2,950,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 83 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design) Belt Collins & Associates (landscape) Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. |
| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | Sanfield Building Contractors Limited |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
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The International Commerce Centre (Chinese: 環球貿易廣場) (abbreviated ICC) is a 108-storey (see below), 484 m (1,588 ft) commercial skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project on top of Kowloon Station. It is the world's ninth tallest building by height, world's fourth tallest building by number of floors, as well as the tallest building in Hong Kong.
Notable amenities include The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong hotel and an observatory called Sky100.
The ICC faces the second-tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, the 2 International Finance Centre (IFC) directly across Victoria Harbour in Central, Hong Kong Island. IFC was also developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, along with another major Hong Kong developer, Henderson Land.
Development
MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's metro operator and largest property developer respectively, were responsible for the development of this skyscraper. Known in development as Union Square Phase 7, its current name was officially announced in 2005. The International Commerce Centre was completed in phases from 2007 to 2010. The tower opened in 2011, with the Ritz-Carlton opening in late March and the observatory in early April.
The height had been scaled back from earlier plans due to regulations that did not allow buildings to be taller than the surrounding mountains. The original proposal for this building was called Kowloon Station Phase 7 and it was designed to be 574 m (1,883 ft) tall with 102 floors.[7] It would have risen 162 m (531 ft) over the then-current tallest in Hong Kong, 2 International Finance Centre.
The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Branding and marketing were handled by Wordsearch.
Construction work was temporarily halted[8] on 13 September 2009 due to an elevator shaft accident which killed six workers.[9]
Floor count
The building has 108 floors above ground and 4 below ground.[1][4] Due to prevalence of tetraphobia in Hong Kong, floors that would have included the number "4" (4, 14, 24, etc.) were omitted. Therefore, it is marketed as a 118-story building.
Floor directory
In its basement is the Elements shopping mall, which opened in October 2007.
A five-star hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong occupies floors 102 to 118. The world's highest swimming pool and bar (OZONE) can be found on the top 118th floor.[10]
The building also contains an observation deck on the 100th floor called Sky100 which opened to the public in April 2011. The 101st floor is leased to a number of five-star restaurants.
The rest of the building, except the lobby, contains class-A office space.
| 102nd – 118th floor | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong |
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| 101st floor | 101 dining restaurant |
| 100th floor | Sky100 Observatory |
| 98th – 99th floor | Sky lobbies Floors |
| 51st – 97th floor | High zone office floors |
| 48th – 49th floor | Sky lobbies |
| 8th – 47th floor | Low zone office floors |
| 1st – 5th floor | Elements shopping mall |
| B4th - B1st floor | Car park |
The ICC Light and Music Show
The groundbreaking new LED light show set a new Guinness World Record for the “largest light and sound show on a single building” using a total of 50,000 square meters on two facades of the International Commerce Center.
The ICC Light and Music Show is designed by renowned lightning designer Hirohito Totsune who already designed the lighting system of the prestigious Tokyo Skytree. Similar to the daily “A Symphony of Lights Show” in Victoria Harbour, the ICC Light and Music Show creates a unique theme and storyline using light and music elements.[11]
Gallery
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A simplified map of Union Square showing the location of the International Commerce Centre. -
Office lobby -
Office lobby void -
Access from Elements shopping mall
See also
- List of buildings taller than 400 metres
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
References
- ^ a b "International Commerce Centre". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ International Commerce Centre at Emporis
- ^ International Commerce Centre at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
- ^ a b "International Commerce Centre". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ International Commerce Centre at Structurae
- ^ "International Commerce Centre". Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "International Commerce Center". Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "地盤平台墜樓6工人全死". INews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ Kyunghee Park (13 September 2009). "Elevator Shaft Accident Kills Six Workers in Hong Kong Tower". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Hotel Information". The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ http://icclightshow.com.hk/index.php?device=mobile
External links
- Official website
- Article about the International Commerce Centre in Building Journal, April 2011.
- Elements shopping mall official website
- Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd., "More than half-a-century of architectural design experience in Hong Kong", section "International Commerce Centre and The Cullinan", pp. 31–33, September 2009
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Commercial buildings completed in 2010
- Commercial buildings completed in 2011
- Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings
- MTR Corporation
- Office buildings in Hong Kong
- Skyscrapers in Hong Kong
- Skyscrapers over 350 meters
- Sun Hung Kai Properties
- Union Square (Hong Kong)
- West Kowloon
- 2010 establishments in Hong Kong