General Information

Official Name:	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters
Name of Complex:	HSBC Main Building
Structure Type:	Building
Status:	Completed
Country:	China
City:	Hong Kong
Street Address & Map:	1 Queens Road, Central
Height:	To Top: 178.8m
	Architectural: 178.8m
Tower GFA:	99,171 m^2
Floors Above Ground:	43
Floors Below Ground:	4
No. of Elevators:	28
Building Function:	Office
Structural Material:	Steel
Beginnng of Construction:	1983
Completion:	Nov 18, 1985

 

Design and Construction

Developer:	HSBC
Architect:	Foster Associates
Structural Engineer:	Ove Arup & Partners
	Cleveland Bridg
MEP Engineer:	J. Roger Preston
Quantity Surveyor:	Rider Levett Bucknall WT Partnership
Project Manager:	Sun Chung Building Management
	http://rlb.com/en/projects/hsbc-headquarters-building-hong-kong/
Contractors:	Wimpey International

 

Construction Information

Steel Tonnage:	30,000 tonnes
Steel Materials Specifications:
Steel Materials Suppliers:	Scott Lithgow Shipbuilders
	Buildtrade 標建 - Steel Sheeting
	http://www.buildtrade.com.hk/structural-c.html
Steelwork Designers:
Steelwork Fabricators:	Scott Lithgow Shipbuilders
Steelwork Subcontractors:
Aluminium Tonnage:	4,500 tonnes

 

Internet Resources

Official Website:	http://www.shkp-icc.com/website/Main.do
Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Building_(Hong_Kong)
Arup:	https://www.arup.com/projects/hsbc-headquarters-1-queens-road-central?query=hsbc
CTBUH:	http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/hong-kong-and-shanghai-bank/2408
CTBUH Techincal Papers:
An Overview of Structural & Aesthetic Developments in Tall Buildings Using Exterior Bracing & Diagrid Systems	http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/3079-an-overview-of-structural-aesthetic-developments-in-tall-buildings-using-exterior-bracing-diagrid-systems.pdf
Video Clips:
Tour of the HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdaWXfT5ckY
Hongkong Shangai Bank HQ, Hong Kong	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtd7RsW0QdI
HSBC Exhibition Animation	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwpGFa8alsE
HSBC Structure Analysis	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCZFxE07iZs