HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
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 |