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Updates by Xavier0713:

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SURREAL

Also, this is something that just struck me.

Is HONG KONG going to be the first city in the world to host 2 skyscrapers >400m upon the completion of ICC/US7?

Also, this is something that just struck me.

Is HONG KONG going to be the first city in the world to host 2 skyscrapers >400m upon the completion of ICC/US7?
Kuala Lumpur already has the Petronas Towers, and New York had the WTC prior to 9/11.

But if you mean separate towers (non-twins), then I think you may be right.

Also, this is something that just struck me.

Is HONG KONG going to be the first city in the world to host 2 skyscrapers >400m upon the completion of ICC/US7?

NO ,NYC was the first. :)

I meant seperate towers.

I consider the Petronas to be one tower really....

Kuala Lumpur already has the Petronas Towers, and New York had the WTC prior to 9/11.

But if you mean separate towers (non-twins), then I think you may be right.

Even separate towers, it must be Shanghai. with Jin Mao 420m and SWFC 492m.

yeah, shanghai's SWFC may very well get to 400m faster than ICC, making HK the 2nd city to reach two different 400m+ scrapers. Chicago will be a close 3rd as well :D

Ah yes forgot about the Jin Mao ~ bastards.

them renders are looking awesome hey

OMG what a great Project :applause:

i love this tower, it's more than fantastic.

Perfect!!!

Ah yes forgot about the Jin Mao ~ bastards.

actually the roof height of Jin Mao is 370m .hehe.

Thanks for posting those great renders and pics Aboveday :okay:

it seems like i shud visit hong kong one day

New York had ESB + WTC from 1973 to 2001

New York had ESB + WTC from 1973 to 2001

The ESB was not over 400m though. But the twin towers were equal in height to 2IFC. Oh I miss the twins =(

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Why are they pointing at it? :(

:grouphug:

Don't worry, I think the would only show which of the 3 towers they like at most :)

Let´s hope ICC will have a bar or restaurant at the top floor which is open to public like the one in the peninsula hotel. So you can drink your cocktail further ~60 meters over the observation floor

in is called, on the top will be a 7 Star Ritz-Carlton hotel. I think there is a Hotel-Restaurant too.

Wow. Seven Starssssss Ritz Carlton hotel that would be sooo fab!

Construction Updates:

Union Square : Phase 5 & 6 & 7 (060720) (http://www.avatargroup.hk/member/24005/diy/US567_060720_02.JPG)

Union Square : Phase 7 Focus (060720) (http://www.avatargroup.hk/member/24005/diy/US7_060720_02.JPG)
Very very slow progress,
RC Core Wall by climbing formwork : Half raised to 27th while half still at 26th
Main Columns : Approx 3~5 levels aheading the main floor construction
Composite Main Floors : 2 levels completed while another two constructing simultaneously

awesome

great stuff. lev27 = approx 130m
cheers

I like that a lot,many thanks for sharing Jason :)

i just love this tower..simply amazing

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by Guia

level 27

^i dont think ive seen a larger core??
just as i thought. looking at an elevaion, there isnt 118 levels but 110 or 106 office/hotel floors. Its says lev27 now but its missing lev4,14 and 24.
so really its 24 floors high atm. you would probably seeit better if they labelled every floor. so missing will be lev4,14,24,34,44,54,64,74.84,94,104,114.
does everyone agree ? lol
count em>110?
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Well spotted. I got back to HK yesterday, and of course checked it out just before going through the western harbour tunnel. The core is absolutely massive!!!!!! It's way bigger than it looks in the photos. I can't wait for it to be finished :cheers:

good updates :)

does anyone know why the core is so enormous? it's much bigger than the shanghai world financial centre, for example. i would have thought a core this big would have quite a negative impact on office space unless it gets slimmer as the building gets taller.

any ideas?

Only 1 week for the next diagram. And not only the 4 to 6 BIG ONES :okay:

OMG!!!!! HK is incredible.

thanks for the updates !!!!!! awesome project !!!

the core would have to be the most massive ive seen. heres a floor plate. the width of ICC is basically 64m (about same as former WTC) and core measures 33m x33m.
only 14m-16m space between core and facade.those structural columns are a whopping 3mx3m.
pic by aboveday>
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5448/iccfloorplateqk4.jpg

that is a massive core!! :eek2: those are going to be some tiny offices

i m glad to see such a huge core n big fat columns ...
n they are progressing slowly ...
so that the high grade concrete can cure to its strength ...
there will soon be belt trusses / outriggers ...
icc is a piece of structural study ...
i'd feel safe eating on the top floor in a few years ...
maybe they should set up a line now for reservation ...

nice projects.

What a clean and beautifully designed building. So open and sleekly beautiful. I can't wait until the finished product is available to everyone!

Just wondering if anybody knows what happened to that yellow tower crane they had attached to the core.

Ah the ICC/US7. The building that is taking way too long to get above the ground.

Ah the ICC/US7. The building that is taking way too long to get above the ground.

It is 27 floors above ground. :scouserd:

I'll say progress is slow but at least I can see the tip of it from my flat now. If only I have a nice camera with me!

July 26, 2006

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That looks f*cking great that does ~ especially in clear weather during dusk/night!!!

Wonder who's house that is ...

awsome pool view!!!!

That's the outdoor pool of Four Seasons Hotel :)

very exclusive view!!

Great view!!

i love that shot....that is an amazing place for a pool

pool party!!! :D

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They have to put a "Caution: Wet" sign near a swimming pool. Next, they will put a sign at the beach.

[img]They have to put a "Caution: Wet" sign near a swimming pool. Next, they will put a sign at the beach.

Caution: Sandy Beach!! :lol: :lol:

Interesting pic of the complex in the background in the last pic post.

BTW philip. It's a cautionary sign about slipping on the tiles due to being wet...you can see the stick figure slipping down.

They have to put a "Caution: Wet" sign near a swimming pool. Next, they will put a sign at the beach.

Huh!? You do know the "wet" refers to the ground, not the water in the pool rite? Since when is sand @ a beach slippery? what kinda logic is that? :)

Besides, it's all about preventing lawsuits anyways.. you think they care if u PK? :)

^^ Stupid laws... In HK it all started with the toilet at Victoria Park.

Don't worry, the US is much worse in terms of ridiculous lawsuits and warnings.

The function of this warning sign is to prevent the owner of the property undertakes any legal liability when someone getting hurt from slipping ....so they are not completely useless. LOL.

Where's that pool?

Anyway, anyone noticed that there seems to have a lot similar designs, skinlike glass panes, under construction? Is the ICC the first with this "peeling-a-banana" design?

Where's that pool?

Anyway, anyone noticed that there seems to have a lot similar designs, skinlike glass panes, under construction? Is the ICC the first with this "peeling-a-banana" design?

it'd be in the four seasons hotel.

Where's that pool?

Anyway, anyone noticed that there seems to have a lot similar designs, skinlike glass panes, under construction? Is the ICC the first with this "peeling-a-banana" design?

ICC itself will have a pool at the top of the building...I can't wait to swim there.

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THanks for the updates!

It looks to me that ICC isn't very broad.

great update, thank you

It looks to me that ICC isn't very broad.

I thought the complete opposite. ICC if I remember correctly is still over 50m wide, and also, don't forget it's next to one of the widest buildings in the world.

In what floor??

lev30?

Does anybody have anymore renderings of this tower? :)

Too slow

Too slow
Yes, it is :bash:

Life core is well progressing but other parts are lacking behind.

I thought the complete opposite. ICC if I remember correctly is still over 50m wide, and also, don't forget it's next to one of the widest buildings in the world.

Well... Try to feel its breadth and then imagine what it's like when it's about twice as tall as Harbourside?

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taken by Xavier0713

Great Shots, Thank you.
When they were made?

Nice updates, Thanks.

ICC will be 63m wide or about same as what WTC were.
need to zoom a bit in to see floor number.
great shots.

heres a 1;1000 scale model i whipped up for the display at council. Its the 500m Solar tower which is going to be built in Outback Australia.cant believe its taller then ICC and SWFC right in middle of sheep paddock.lol
still quite an impressive structure!
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7383/image003yw0.jpg

Can't wait till its done!

Life core is well progressing but other parts are lacking behind.

It's slow,
free-standing construction of the core structure is limited when the whole building is designed structurally as a whole,
if the main column and associated main floor deck still being constructed slowly,
the core structure has no way but to stop & wait.

Can't wait till its done!

nobody can wait :)

ICC will be 63m wide or about same as what WTC were.
need to zoom a bit in to see floor number.
great shots.


Wow, the World Trade Center was pretty wide. Only in this case ICC will be significantly taller.

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-UnionSquarePhase56-600.jpg

US6 North Tower topped out at 269.9m. :cheer: :cheer:

^^

Cool. The tower isn't supposed to be green is it?

Hopefully when both US6 finished ICC would rise even faster :)

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:D

SURREAL !!!!!!!

Excellent render. I thought you might be adding ICC to that picture :). Kowloon is going to build up a great deal in the near future!

Awesome!!! But...... I know ICC is much further away. But there's no way Hanoi road project can be taller. ICC is 484m.... Hanoi road is like 275m... yet it appears taller. Even with the distance factor.

Although I guess you made the ICC render twice as high as the harbourside, and overlayed the Hanoi Road render on top of the existing structure in place - so the proportions should be fine.

But anyway... great render!

Kawloon has it own skyline, really amazing!!!

thx for the comments buddies :)

the render has been revised and the proportion should be accurate now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/ENDOPHINS/US/fcc.jpg

nice! When will the cladding come off Hanoi Rd.?

And.....

What will it be renamed to?

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:D

Wow, that looks so cool. :cheers:

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-UnionSquarePhase56-600.jpg

US6 North Tower topped out at 269.9m. :cheer: :cheer:

Thanks for posting this update!

^^^It looks quite nice actually.

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WTC : ICC

6-8-2006

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excellent shots.
lev29=140m

Update shot today (sorry for the not-so-high quality!)

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Not bad, floor 29http://smiliestation.de/smileys/Party/22.gif (http://smiliestation.de) http://smiliestation.de/smileys/Party/19.gif (http://smiliestation.de) http://smiliestation.de/smileys/Party/20.gif (http://smiliestation.de)

Very stunning updates, thanks

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WTC : ICC


Thanks for the comparison Aboveday. I like tall skyscrapers with an ample amout of "girth."

thx for the comments buddies :)

the render has been revised and the proportion should be accurate now

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cool!!

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by Xavier0713

This one is soooo slooow.......

^^ yeh very slow

not really so slow. just normal speed. they jumped by two levels in the core since 24 july and by one since 2 august.

not really so slow. just normal speed. they jumped by two levels in the core since 24 july and by one since 2 august.

The core is growing OK but what about the floors? Could not be slower.

Think about it, that whole complex you see right now was created in the space of 4 years.

May be, because, SWFC is growing a lot faster, that's why they think this one is slow.

How fast was Taipe 101 Growing??

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thank you for the great shot :)

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I never knew there were that many buildings going up in same place, its going to look so great once all the buildings are completed. What a skyline in the making.

I am strained when the first glass will come

Great pics!

Does anybody know why the 2 Southern columns are actually not vertical if you look carefully?

Great pics!

Does anybody know why the 2 Southern columns are actually not vertical if you look carefully?

oh ... i guess coz its the way the bottom of the building shapes ...
its slanted toward the center at first ...
check out those renderings ...

Thank you Aboveday for the photograph post. :)

Hong Kong is awesome one of my fav cities :)

13th August,2006
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Nice progress ;)

not really fast.

Level 30 now, wow!!! it's acceptable.

Thanks fatshe for the update pictures!

Quality takes it's time!

Thanks for the updates.

Thanks again for your nice updates.

While ICC is on the right track now, US6 North Tower topped out at 269.9m and is now the tallest building in Kowloon!

i really like US 6 ...
twin towers... yet not exactly identical ...
clean and geometric ... yet not too boxy ...
too bad they r gonna be hidden behind US 7 ...

^^ It is not bad, but I still prefer the old design with triangular tops. :(
Anyway, the design is quite nice IMO except when viewed from Austin Road, where the US6 looks a little bit awkward (since the angle hides the sense of dimension)

Great updates!

15/8
skyscrapers.cn

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US6
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Cheers!!

looks great! Is US6 topped out?

so the yellow crane has switched to the perimeter of the building.

US6 north tower has topped out at 269.9m.

ICC is moving along "at its own pace" (zzzzzzz). Is it just me or did it go from 21 straight to 25?! 24 is expected to be absent, but what happened to 22 and 23?

so the yellow crane has switched to the perimeter of the building.

It's a different yellow crane to the other one that was bolted to the side of the core for a few days.

That was a FAVELLE like the two red core climbers... would like to know why it was there for such a short period... could have had a big lift.?

This new one looks like a Liebherr... no it's a Potain......electric luffer.. different tower sections... climbing frame sits halfway down tower as opposed to the top with the FAVS which are now owned by a Malaysian firm...

The BURJ has three of them on top and they're every where in Australia where some of them are made in Sydney.

The FAVELLE yellow one was a diesel run crane....

That job in SHANGHAI also has three on top...
.

I thought ICC was going to be square. Why does it look to be going up as an octagon?

^^ It's an octagon at the bottom slowly changing shape into a square and then back to an octagon at the top.

Looks like construction of ICC is starting to pick up after a several month long hiatus.

yes, lev31 = approx 150m high!

In the end it is not about speed!!
Still, very excited about it.

Wow, 150m!! Really Tall.

Uups, Duplicate :)

amazing. Phase 5 and 6 are just 'by towers', little kids of the big one, but if you look at the pics forgetting about that, they are pretty huge themselves, taller then anything in Tokyo for example.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthijsgall/

"The Fortress of Kowloon"

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One day these two giants will echo to each other across the Victoria harbour

http://static.flickr.com/72/216487880_c8c32f679a_b.jpg

^^OMG! thats beatifull!!

FUUUUUK IT'S AMAZING!!

Really, thanks a million for that!

:eek2: STUNNING PICS

Great pictures!

Nice Updates. can't wait to see the 3rd pic with the completed ICC! :)

wow those pics are great ,that cluster is going to be ridiculous ,
do they even have houses in HK or only skyscrapers that are at least 100 m high

wow those pics are great ,that cluster is going to be ridiculous ,
do they even have houses in HK or only skyscrapers that are at least 100 m high

Houses do exist in HK but they are usually mansions along the mountain peak, Repulse Bay, or houses in relatively remote or not as built up areas in the New Territories or on Lantau Island. Land is expensive in HK because there is only a limited amount of flat land that is buildable. So the only feasible option with such a high population living in such a dense and small amount of land is to build up.

oh my god if i see that with my own eyes i would die happy!!!

:eek2:

Once this building is completed it would make a great impact on the Hong Kong skyline.

last shot is phenomenal~~

you can see Stonecutter's too! :D

It's good to see this project moving along, I can't wait to see this building completed.

WOW thats what i call a view!! Really incredible pics u got in here

Wow!!!! That's simply splendid!!! :eek2:

Impressive pictures!! :eek2:

http://static.flickr.com/72/216487880_c8c32f679a_b.jpg


This will be a really big gate!!!!!!!!!!

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

BTW 150 meters is the core. When will the other structure start??

Worst. Photoshop. Ever.


But still :D. I couldn't be bothered to find a better render (at the correct angle), so just pasted that one on the ICC construction site. Gives an idea of what it looks like anyway.


http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5784/untitled3sf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I've fill in a render from ICC:

http://i8.tinypic.com/24v7b54.jpg

the view from the top of ICC on Hong Kong's skyline will be absolutely breathtaking. Can't wait till it's finished.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthijsgall/

"The Fortress of Kowloon"

http://static.flickr.com/65/216490643_ffb5ef6614_b.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/71/216488351_854bccb5cf_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/83/216493002_9c0fe3e0ab_b.jpg
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One day these two giants will echo to each other across the Victoria harbour

http://static.flickr.com/72/216487880_c8c32f679a_b.jpg

Wow what an breathtaking view it would be once its completed.

Here's a pano showing Kowloon's skyline at its best and angle. ICC and Union Square (far left) and Hanoi Rd Redevelopment should do wonders for the Kowloon skyline.

http://static.flickr.com/22/32167001_13d47e0e5c_b.jpg

is this the Nina Tower in the middle of the pic?

^^That's Langham Place.

Nina Tower would probably be barely visable even if you extend the pic way to the left since Tsuen Wan is considered to be in the New territories.

Thank you for the Info :)

nina is visible in the pano ;)
a small concrete thing sticking out on the right of the harbourside

When was the official groundbreaking ceremony? About how long ago was the foundation work completed?

^^ Are you talking about the US6 or ICC?

19th August,2006

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^^^Life core is progressing very well but other parts need to speed up though.

I've been to the site, these buildings are massive already.

Once it is completed, these two supertalls will become a gateway into Victoria harbour :)

Thanks for the updates....the core is so huge...

great updates, i know why i love this tower.

Hey i cant see any pics.

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^^ Shot today! Sorry for the bad ... weather? :P

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^^ US6, shot today!

Growing fast!!! :)

nice shots, great cameraangel

great pictures. very nice buildings and a great location

i am surprised that people found that last picture amazing. Hehe, i guess i have seen too many excellent HK pics already.

Pics from HK are typically always stunned me.

great pics..loving them

29/8 update
skyscrapers.cn

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thank you for the update, so slowly it looks really tall!! How tall is it currently?

That core is PHAT!

Great update! That second pic is sick! :)

It's around 140 meters tall I guess...

King Kong rising~~~ :D

the core would have to be the most massive ive seen. heres a floor plate. the width of ICC is basically 64m (about same as former WTC) and core measures 33m x33m.
only 14m-16m space between core and facade.those structural columns are a whopping 3mx3m.
pic by aboveday>
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5448/iccfloorplateqk4.jpg
That's a big ass core.thats not a good idea to me because what if a airplane were to crash into it.it would be just like the WTC???.so 1 event can take the hole elevator and stairs down.so the people in the upper floor's are screwed????????????????????????????????

The core is the all-important central structure of the building. If my memory serves me correctly, one reason that WTC failed was because too much of its support relied on the outer shell, which was thoroughly demolished when the planes crashed into it.

There were many other reasons why the WTC structure failed, but let's hope that our superscrapers don't get put to such tests again. Our buildings are designed to house people, not to withstand airliner impacts.

Also, I'm surprised that the building is asymmetric with respect to the core. Is this normal in most supertalls and other skyscrapers?

The core is the all-important central structure of the building. If my memory serves me correctly, one reason that WTC failed was because too much of its support relied on the outer shell, which was thoroughly demolished when the planes crashed into it.

There were many other reasons why the WTC structure failed, but let's hope that our superscrapers don't get put to such tests again. Our buildings are designed to house people, not to withstand airliner impacts.

Also, I'm surprised that the building is asymmetric with respect to the core. Is this normal in most supertalls and other skyscrapers?

from what ive heard the exterior skeleton of the actually helped the towers stand longer. I mean it was built to withstand a 707 crashl

yeah i think its just under 150m. looking huge.

A poured concrete core like in this building is much better/stronger than the sheetrock clad core that the World Trade Center had. The sheetrock core of the World Trade Center was heavily damaged by the airplane impact, wiping out all of the stairways down out of the building.

^ the core was effectively melted by extreme heat caused by airplane fuel.
the wtc was constructed like pack of cards. the impact was actually a perfect way of dropping the structures. terrible.

i havent seen the construction for a week
it raised so many floors!

DEVINE!!!!

My understanding is that the World Trade Center core wasn't destroyed by high heat but was shredded and made unusable by the chunks of the airplane flying through the building. So people could not get out of the building and then the high heat eventually melted the light weight framing between the core and the outer columns leading to the collapse.

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20060826/IMG_1794.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20060826/IMG_1796.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20060826/IMG_1802.jpg

^^^OMG!!!! it's growing up very high now.

the building doesn't seem to be too efficient... the core is massive.

Close up from SSP:

http://derives.1.free.fr/35.jpg

35F. Not highrise yet, but quickrise :)

I think any building designed purely for efficiency will not surpass 150-180m. That seems to be the upper limit on cheap boxes.

Something this tall is usually built to show off, and I'm not too surprised that the core takes up so much floor space.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Rachmaninov/ICC.jpg

^^ Shot on 28th August. Quite old though.

great shot :okay:

Ready for Sept construction diagram update :cheers:

hkskyline, i didn't know you are in hk now.


US7 has super high strength and really thick concrete wall for the core. Something like a lot of Asian skyscraper had been adopting for a long time. Skyscraper construction in America didn't use this method until after September 11th, and only a major landmark building though.
Those concrete core are extremely strong. I bet they need at least 10 A380 crashing into it just to make a small hole.

the building doesn't seem to be too efficient... the core is massive.
i think a lot of people had similar reaction when 2ifc first started construction. 2ifc turned out to be fine.
vvil, you know that too. How can hk developer possibly design a skyscraper with low efficiency? they would try their best just to get extra few sq ft here and there. Low efficient skyscraper won't happen in hk. hehe...i am sure that's the best they can do for US7.

US7 has super high strength and really thick concrete wall for the core. Something like a lot of Asian skyscraper had been adopting for a long time. Skyscraper construction in America didn't use this method until after September 11th, and only a major landmark building though.
Those concrete core are extremely strong. I bet they need at least 10 A380 crashing into it just to make a small hole.[/QUOTE]

Need I remind you of the Library Tower in downtown Los Angeles.. Some in Seattle are built like that as well, remember earthquake prone regions..
the concrete core in that building is ridiculously strong, reinforced in multiple directions... It supposed to be able to withstand up to an 8.5 quake (richter scale) which is well over 9+on the mecali scale.. lots of the other towers in LA have concrete cores as well..

before Taipei 101, the library tower was the tallest bulding ever constructed that was built that strrong. Even then, Taipei 101 was built to withstand quakes in the high 7 point range; not the 8+ range like the library tower, so its still safe to say its the tallest (310 meters) most re-inforced building on the planet..

Also Miami has very strict codes so most of their high rises are made of concrete, with very thick concrete cores as well.. If I remember correctly, the glass in the high rises must withstand up to around 150mph!! you would be able to go right up to your window in a storm like that and watch whats happening below in relative saftey... with that thought in my head, I still cant begin to imagine how many people in New Orleans took refuge in the high-rises downtown...
:runaway: :runaway:

oops, i meant to say east coast, like NYC, Chicago etc.

hkskyline, i didn't know you are in hk now.


US7 has super high strength and really thick concrete wall for the core. Something like a lot of Asian skyscraper had been adopting for a long time. Skyscraper construction in America didn't use this method until after September 11th, and only a major landmark building though.
Those concrete core are extremely strong. I bet they need at least 10 A380 crashing into it just to make a small hole.

He's back in NY now... but don't worry he'll be in HK in the near future ;)

Wow..I cannot wait for this building to start making an impact on the HK skyline which is already dominant.. Great pics btw!! keep them coming!! :D

150 m. tall now, wow!!!

i think a lot of people had similar reaction when 2ifc first started construction. 2ifc turned out to be fine.
vvil, you know that too. How can hk developer possibly design a skyscraper with low efficiency? they would try their best just to get extra few sq ft here and there. Low efficient skyscraper won't happen in hk. hehe...i am sure that's the best they can do for US7.

yes i know they've tried their best - it'd make sense to have such a massive core for any skyscrapers of that height. the doubt i have are the real economic benefits of building a supertall skyscraper when so much of the floor space is given to supporting the building itself.

gonna look realy dense when finished next to arch and harbourside

Why only the core comes up?? :hm:

More updates of US6:

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquarePhase5-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquarePhase6-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquarePhase7ICC02-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquarePhase5,6(Pano)01-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquarePhase7(Pano)01-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquare01-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquare(Pano)01-600.jpg
http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060822-UnionSquare02-600.jpg


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Wow, the best updates ever.

OMG!!!!! What a very great and exclusive update it is!!!!, really impressive.

Wow, the best updates ever.

regarding the Quality...Yes :)

yes i know they've tried their best - it'd make sense to have such a massive core for any skyscrapers of that height. the doubt i have are the real economic benefits of building a supertall skyscraper when so much of the floor space is given to supporting the building itself.

I guess SHK values quality above economy at this moment. If they are willing to spend more on a landmark, I'd think they know what they're paying for and they wanted it that way.

7US is starting to look somewhat tall near its brothers...

By Kartoff from paris-skyscrapers.com:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/401/unionsquarehn7.jpg

And a lot of HK wonderful pictures in the thread:

http://www.paris-skyscrapers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=59735#p59735

Hong Kong is big city and I wonder for what the chinise people can do in planning their cities with this amazing projects, that are making China a great country.

Hong Kong is big city and I wonder for what the chinise people can do in planning their cities with this amazing projects, that are making China a great country.

well ... pretty much most of hk is planned / developed during the british era ...
n like whatever being planned hk has nothing to do with china ... haa haa ...

coz in beijing ...
they can demolish the homes of hundreds of thousands of ppl ...
just to build those olympic stadiums ...
thats how china plan their city ...

Nice shot, thank, this cluster looks really impressive.

^^ The cluster looks impressive from the other side too!

5/9 updates
From skyscrapers.cn

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http://i5.tinypic.com/2qvzcba.jpg
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great!

Interesting podium of The Arch...

Great updates! Too bad ICC only progressed one storey since last update. Meanwhile, phase 6 North Tower was more than satisfactory.

well ... pretty much most of hk is planned / developed during the british era ...
n like whatever being planned hk has nothing to do with china ... haa haa ...

coz in beijing ...
they can demolish the homes of hundreds of thousands of ppl ...
just to build those olympic stadiums ...
thats how china plan their city ...

Yo Blair! Wazzup? It's kewl to live in da Bay Area. You get bamboozled by CNN and Fox and gangsta rap, but who cares?
Take a look at this diagram and you'll see what was built when.
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c7
Yo!

well ... pretty much most of hk is planned / developed during the british era ...
n like whatever being planned hk has nothing to do with china ... haa haa ...

coz in beijing ...
they can demolish the homes of hundreds of thousands of ppl ...
just to build those olympic stadiums ...
thats how china plan their city ...
I am totally a agree with...u
China is alway plan to do a lot of "facial project"

nice updates

Yo Blair! Wazzup? It's kewl to live in da Bay Area. You get bamboozled by CNN and Fox and gangsta rap, but who cares?
Take a look at this diagram and you'll see what was built when.
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c7
Yo!

when someone brought up "planning" .. i thought they refer to the planning of the city ... like infrastructure n zoning n stuff ...
not projects built by private developers ...

of coz there are lots new crazy projects going on in HK ...

but nimbys in hk now r always rejecting for everyting ...
making everything so damn political ...

Great updates! :okay:

The one million Sq.ft shopping mall "Elements" under ICC will be divided into five area with special decoration base on the five elements( wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) in Asian philosophy.

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433336201157451214253.jpg
Metal(to the entrance of ICC)

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433332931157451216518.jpg
Wood(notice the lady is eating banana)

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433338171157451215421.jpg
Water

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433336061157451216009.jpg
Fire

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433334951157451214711.jpg
Earth

Good to see the podium coming. I found that Union Square was to much out of the way when you're walking through Kowloon. You do not go there as a tourist.

If the podium brings enough interesting stuff maybe it can become a tourist thing.

The Podium looks so colorful and glassy, I like it.

Yes the podium looks great, this part is now becoming a real part of the city, 2 years ago when I was there it was a bit death, but soon it will come alive!

The one million Sq.ft shopping mall "Elements" under ICC will be divided into five area with special decoration base on the five elements( wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) in Asian philosophy.

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433336201157451214253.jpg
Metal(to the entrance of ICC)

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433332931157451216518.jpg
Wood(notice the lady is eating banana)

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433338171157451215421.jpg
Water

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433336061157451216009.jpg
Fire

http://netalbum.netvigator.com/photos/2006/09/05/c3331151433334951157451214711.jpg
Earth


Thanks aboveday for posting the interior renderings.

Unfortunately, 1 million sq. ft is nothing very appealing...

i think it makes more sense if u switch earth and wood ...
think so ?

its very nice to see 7US growing up as the other supertalls do !!!

sorry but i think the mall looks a bit tacky for what it's being marketed to be (like similar tier as ifc) - and the facade doesn't really go with the arch as well ... like a total clash...

Renderings from SHKP suck huge stinky ass......as always.

I took these during my stay in Hong Kong from August 30th to September 5th:

Let's start with two photos of the entire Union Square project:
http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/union01.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/union02.JPG

US 6
http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/us6_01.JPG

US 7/ICC
http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/us7_01.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/us7_02.JPG

seriously ...
the core of US 7 is as big as a tower of US 6 ...

This tower is going up very very very very fast.

I can see the site from my workplace everyday but unfortunately the weather and visibility condition these days didn't allow me to shoot acceptable updates...

great shots