International Commerce Center
http://www.shkp-icc.com/


At a soaring 118-storey height,
the International Commerce Centre (ICC) will be Hong Kong's latest distinctive landmark.
Designed by internationally acclaimed architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,
ICC stands for uncompromising design and building quality, and is backed by Hong Kong's leading developer, Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Located at a key Harbour crossing point in West Kowloon, ICC will be the only integrated,
easily accessible Grade-A commercial and retail space along the Kowloon peninsula. ICC offers exceptional transportation
convenience - with commanding views of Hong Kong's distinctive skyline.
ICC encapsulates today's paradigm of modern living - from sumptuous retail locations to luxury boutique residences and
revitalizing green spaces. ICC will be completed in phases from 2007 to 2010. When complete, ICC will comprise of
2.5 million square feet of Grade-A offices, a 1-million square feet shopping mall, luxury residences and serviced apartments -
all accessible via MTRC's new Kowloon Station.

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Tenant List(Confirmed):

Morgan Stanley (Asia Pacific Headquarter)
Credit Suisse (Asia Pacific Headquarter)
Deutsche Bank
ING Investment Management and ING Asia Pacific
ABN AMRO
China Haidian
EFG Bank
SNP Vite
Titan Resources
ICICI Bank(India’s second biggest),
Hana Bank(Korea)
GCL-Poly Energy(Hong Kong listed)
Shinhan Bank (Korea’s biggest)
CITIC Ka Wah Bank(Hong Kong)




The new Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong will be the tallest hotel in the world and there will be an infinity-edge pool on the top floor. The current record for the highest hotel pool is the infinity pool on the edge of the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, an open-air pool perched 55 stories up. Like the Marina Bay Sands, the Ritz-Carlton pool will also be an infinity pool, but it will be located indoors on the 118th floor.

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/entry_images/1010/28/Ritz-Carlton-Hong-Kong-2.jpg
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The hotel in the making will be the flagship property for the Ritz-Carlton in Asia, occupying levels 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre. At the base of the ICC tower, the Elements shopping mall offers some of the finest luxury shopping in Hong Kong with brand names and international fashion brands fighting for space in this world-class location.

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The building sits directly across Victoria Harbour and offers magnificent views of the harbor, Hong Kong Island and The New Territories. The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is set to open March of next year. Rates at the hotel will start at 4,500 HKD, or $580, a night.

http://www.ritzcarlton.com/NR/rdonlyres/3D2271F3-FCEE-4597-906E-B87B9D8230D5/0/Ritz_HongKongKowloon_00020_MainShort.jpg
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Live Webcam:
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oooh new thread!

i think i worked out lev40 = 185m.
looking huge.

great updates ! excellent work as always !

The two western towers are starting to pierce above Harbourside and the Arch to be seen from HK Island.

Again, no progress for the core...
But the floorplates are impressive.

hope they'll start with the facade soon

Impressive!!!

More core than floor... Core should become smaller soon I guess.

Surrounding buildings are very tall too..impressive.

Great! Impressive shots as usual

floor plates are progressing very well.

3rd December,2006

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42F now? or does that mean "A2"?

this is going to be a super landmark. i was wondering if there any tenants already in place for this building. so much office space.

42F now? or does that mean "A2"?

Maybe "Refuge 2"

this is going to be a super landmark. i was wondering if there any tenants already in place for this building. so much office space.

630,000 square feet of office space has been leased.:)


Thankyou fatshe for posting these great pictures.

Should be refuge2.

Level 40 should be 164m. I am not one to argue but i need to know is 484m to the top floor, or are the glas blades what give it 484m??, i worked it out at 4.102m per floor

nice updates !!! i still count 40 floors and the floor plates increased aprox. 2 more levels if we compared to nov 26th updates....

I really wanna see this building take off. Its one of my favorite designs and Im anticipating it taking more shape.

December 3, 2006

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awesome update

ICC is gonna be amazing, when should cladding start?

good progress on floor plates!!!, Thanks for the update.

The steel decks are catching up the columns. I wonder why they stopped casting.

wow !

When you look at the pictures of the SWFC i think its rather obviously that ICC cannot catch up.
But the well-designed US6 twin towers makes the waiting not too boring

great pics

the core says 42? = 193m

I hate those buildings arround the ICC main tower.

me too.

Arch and Sorrento are :bash:

The Arch's base looks hilarious. All those freaking colors just reduced it's price by more than half.

^^lol thats true. I saw that on simtropolis as a download for simcity. ICC looks great, i hope they start cladding soon

The Arch's base looks hilarious. All those freaking colors just reduced it's price by more than half.

that's because the arch's base has got nothing to do with the arch itself. the arch's base is the main entrance to the elements mall and that's why it'd follow the theme of the mall rather than the arch itself which is a bit of a pity really.

then again, the whole union square development is not really being well planned at all anyway....

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^^ great pic :cool:

stunning.

Simply stunning!

OMG!!!!

Amazing!!!!

Excellent work!!! :applause::applause:
Great shots, about the project.

wonderful shot

December 3, 2006

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Amazing........ ;)

9th December,2006

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the core is just monstrous

Floor slabs grow fast since a few weeks ^^

Mr. Skybean, this is the best what I have seen for a long time... :okay:

A special moment in Hong Kong history --
The first steel column of ICC being installed (30-3-2006)


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Source: 中华钢结构论坛

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damn, thats a lot of lights..:eek:

...Only in Hongkong...

I want know how tall is now???

The decoration on top of US6 is a pleasant surprise. =)

Dec 1, 2006
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i am a bit surprised that almost 3 years after the start of sales of The Harbourside, it still looks pretty empty.

A special moment in Hong Kong history --
The first steel column of ICC being installed (30-3-2006)


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Source: 中华钢结构论坛

those are huge I-beam

i am a bit surprised that almost 3 years after the start of sales of The Harbourside, it still looks pretty empty.

At the prices they're charging, they'll make plenty of money even with a few sales only. The podium area on the south side doesn't seem ready yet either.

that beam probably weighs atleast a couple hundred tons.

^^ what are you smoking, it's more like 40 ton's or more or less

Why the "M2-1" sign (and what does it mean) instead of the "number of floors count" sign that we are used to?

HUGE, I like the way this building is rising!

^^ same here

That night pic kicks some serious bum. Well done to whoever took it :)

I want know how tall is now???
i think its lev42? or 193m
they did put floor numbers but now its looks like M2=1?

^^ what are you smoking, it's more like 40 ton's or more or less

Wouldn't be so sure, it's longer then a trauck and it's made of what looks like 3 inch thick slid metal.

Wouldn't be so sure, it's longer then a trauck and it's made of what looks like 3 inch thick slid metal.

Well, I am not going to say that all of you are wrong or anything, but 100tonnes is A LOT! An M1A1 Abrams battletank weighs about 63 tonnes and they arent small, nor is the metal in them thin.... Surely its heavy though!:cheers:

In Asian real-estate market, Hong Kong has edge
Office market booms as firms seek space near Chinese cities
By Maura Webber Sadovi
13 December 2006
The Wall Street Journal Asia

Hong Kong's commercial real-estate market is booming again. Glittering modern office towers command dramatic Victoria Harbor views and among the world's richest rents. Some developers are expanding the boundaries of the area's traditional office market and adding new icons to the growing skyline.

Despite increasing competition from Shanghai, many U.S. and multinational companies and financial firms still favor locating their Asian headquarters in Hong Kong, attracted by the cosmopolitan English-speaking region that is home to some seven million people just southeast of mainland China. As investor interest in China has intensified, Hong Kong has drawn many bankers, lawyers, accountants and other businesspeople because of its proximity to China and a hospitable living environment offering amenities such as international schools.

"Hong Kong is a leaping-off point for China," says Andrew Ness, executive director of research for CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. in Asia. "It's a good place to marshal your forces."

One large project under way: Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.'s 118-story tower, to be called the International Commerce Centre, in Kowloon, across the harbor from Hong Kong's core central-business district. The tower will include both office and hotel space.

For now at least, the strength of Hong Kong's real-estate market appears to put to rest a long-simmering question -- whether Hong Kong will be overshadowed by other cities in Asia. Many analysts say the region's legacy, as a former British colony that became a special administrative region of China in 1997, still gives Hong Kong an edge as a center of commerce.

The good times come just three years after the region's economy was in the doldrums after being battered by the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, the tech bust and the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003, according to Moody's Economy.com. Since 2004, employment levels have been on the rise and insatiable investor interest in Asia has helped the Hong Kong region's economy come roaring back, sending the Hang Seng Index to records in November.

New office supply is expected to provide some relief to tenants who have seen stiff increases recently in prime rents. After dropping out of the list of the 10 most expensive office-space markets from mid-2002 to mid-2005, as ranked by CB Richard Ellis, Hong Kong was the fifth most-expensive out of 176 markets in major cities world-wide, according to a survey released in November. London's West End and Tokyo's Inner Central area were the first and second priciest, respectively. The estimated cost to occupy prime space in Hong Kong was US$116.25 per square foot annually, a figure that includes rent, local taxes and service charges.

Still, the region's high prices put off some investors. Hong Kong was ranked 15 out of 19 Asian-Pacific cities in terms of prospects for commercial real-estate development and investment, based on a survey conducted between June and August of 175 real-estate experts including lenders, investors and developers by the Urban Land Institute and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. While Hong Kong is a favorite target for first-time investors in Asian-Pacific real estate, the ranking could reflect concern that the market is overpriced, says Stephen Blank, a senior resident at the Urban Land Institute.

Indeed, Hong Kong's share of the growing direct commercial investments flowing into the Asian-Pacific region shrank to 10% in the first half of 2006 from 17% in the year-earlier period, according to a recent study by real-estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.

Still, Guy Hollis, international director in the Asian-Pacific region with Jones Lang LaSalle's International Capital Group, believes Hong Kong will continue to be a go-to city in Asia, just as the U.S. boasts gateway cities such as Chicago and New York. Mr. Hollis says investor demand for property there will remain strong, though Hong Kong's transaction levels are constrained because many of its building owners are long-term holders of property. "If I had a couple buildings to sell in Hong Kong," he says, "I could sell them."

^^ what are you smoking, it's more like 40 ton's or more or less

some good shit lol

Some photos of the complex today...

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/P1010811_vAEhH2CWSKPV.jpg

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The facade is coming...
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Thanks a lot Itarilde!



Visual mockup of the cladding for the main tower:
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Source:www.cladding.com

That cladding looks very good. Not the new standard transparent glass that's being used for most towers these days and no mirror either. Looks like good quality to me. :)

wow, floorplates are very fast!!!

I heard the cladding is designed to reflect sunlight,creating a shining visual effect during sunny day.

16th Dec,2006

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Thanks Itarilde, Aboveday and Fatshe for magnificent updates! Facade looks great, very modern and stylish.

absolutely. brilliant photos guys.

what's the purple structure going up in Itarilde's pictures of ICC? is it a new crane?

absolutely. brilliant photos guys.

what's the purple structure going up in Itarilde's pictures of ICC? is it a new crane?

It looks like a elevator.

i feel this clad is not proportional with the tower height

O yeah!
These are some kick ass photos!

damn, thats a lot of lights..:eek:

GREAT JOB :lol:

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^^ nice night pic

^^^Great shot at night, thanks

beautiful

The complex looks glorious at night!

beautiful pic

GREAT JOB :lol:

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Nobody home? Or are many apartment empty?

I don't think they have sold everything in Harbourside yet. Considering the price, it'll take some time.

still 40 floors? 175m?

This sure is coming along nicely. Slowly but surely. The way they're constructing the building makes it look very strong.

hmmm another 450+m Chinese supertall. :lol:
I find a new one under construction every day!

^^ which tower is that

hmmm another 450+m Chinese supertall. :lol:
I find a new one under construction every day!

"The Gateway III"??? link: http://www.emporis.com/ge/wm/cx/?id=harbourcity-hongkong

Wonderful, I can see the floors, before it only was the core what I saw. By the way I like the night shot.

24th December,2006

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great pics fatshe!! again no progress?

progress is in the floorplates. another 2 floors since last week.

great pics fatshe!! again no progress?

Now is "M2-2"
before 2 days ago is "M2-1"

other angle

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haha. yeah, i love the arch too. it looks like they ran a competition between seven architects and then decided to use all the proposals at the same time.

great pictures fatshe. where did you take them from?

haha. yeah, i love the arch too. it looks like they ran a competition between seven architects and then decided to use all the proposals at the same time.

great pictures fatshe. where did you take them from?

Take it in The Peak Tower and http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/030_86Us8qceMyTi.jpg

I love Hongkong...:okay:

very nice updates, and..... 7US grew up two more floors i think .......

Now is "M2-2"
before 2 days ago is "M2-1"

does that mean it's rising again?

wow, amazing high and design

very exclusive updates, thanks

Great updates!

wonderfull update, this building will be great!

25th December,2006

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good progress

On the right track!

It's cooler than the new ones in shanghai, ny and chicago.

It's cooler than the new ones in shanghai, ny and chicago.

To say the truth, the ICC is my favourite supertall PRoject in the world! Can`t wait to see this tower completed!

I took some pictures on the 23rd, but looks like Fatshe beat me to updating. The weather has been SPLENDID here. I'm truly shocked and amazed at the blue skies.

please post you pics!! :)

:eek2::eek2: Awsome pictures, the building looks taller.

Please there are some on who put a Diagram of the tolest buildings
???

whoaa.. now dats a huge core .!!

Please there are some on who put a Diagram of the tolest buildings
???

there is a own thread for them :)

wt's the meaning of M2-2?

I think it could be understood as "Mezzanine 2 floor x" or something like that, refering to a kind of skylobby or so (with mechanical levels).

So Mezzanine 1 would be street level lobby, m2 first skylobby and so on. Floor 40 or so is plausible as 1st skylobby for such a building, it's maybe the reason why the core construction stopped such a long time at this level.

To say the truth, the ICC is my favourite supertall PRoject in the world! Can`t wait to see this tower completed!
Same here~

Older shot - Dec 23, 2006
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very crowded towers

very crowded towers

Actually in terms of Hong Kong, it's quite spaced out...

What does it look like in the centre of all those towers? Hopefully some sort of courtyard...

I know that there's a large underground station in the middle with an impressive glass entrance at ground level, however I don't know what else is there as there were construction site hoardings everywhere when I went last summer.

30th December,2006

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Looking great.

Cool high quality photos, thanks fatshe :okay:

v. cool -is it 200m yet?

great update!

It's growing fast.

Thanks for the updates :okay:

v. cool -is it 200m yet?

very close!:)

31st,December,2006

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^^ Again, thanks for the updates!! Happy new year!

The decks have almost reached the level of the columns..

And don't forget columns are growing altogether... :)

So it will be slowing down when reaching the core height - 2 or 3.

ive scale measured adjacent 255m unit block from photos and current height of ICC= 192m. not sure about number of floors.
cheers

nice update. happy new year :cheers2:

4th January,2007
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^^48???

I don't understand how they count the floors... but great progress.

Thanks for the updates, Fatshe.

This project is really coming along nicely!!! I can't wait to see the end result, some time off, but can't wait!!!

love this building, i have a weird feeling that it's going to be taller then 484m.

you feeling is indeed very weird

^^ up :lol:

excellent fatshe, as always :okay:

Wonderful pictures, amazing, these words are not enough to describe it.

that huge blue glass building is horrible!!!!!!!!! It ruins the whole view.

great, the core is rising again :)

7th January,2007
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Thanks Fatshe.

I see US6 south nearly - or already? - topped out...

has cladding started yet?

that huge blue glass building is horrible!!!!!!!!! It ruins the whole view.

I've always thought so myself. They should've put that on the side and the twin towers in front.

Great Shots Fatshe...;)

nice progress!!

nice progress. It's exciting to think that this building will surpass Harbourside in almost 250 metres!

Great progress!

those pics really took long to show. but it was worth it

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Taken by Ricky Nelson & 久地遊覽

US 6 South Tower Topped Out At 269.9m!

Great shots, thanks.

The whole building basis takes shape.

The floor plates really indicate the shape of ICC even at this early stage.

Thanks for the updates.

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070107-UnionSquarePhase56-01-600.jpg

Taken by Ricky Nelson & 久地遊覽

US 6 South Tower Topped Out At 269.9m!

Those Twin Towers have a really poor facade. It's not that they're bad, but they're not sleek, and I get dizzy and my eyes screw up jus tlooking at it

great pics, ICC takes shape :)

Those Twin Towers have a really poor facade. It's not that they're bad, but they're not sleek, and I get dizzy and my eyes screw up jus tlooking at it

Well you don't get dizzy when yous ee it in real life.

Aboveday: Thanks for posting these very great updates for us!!!

Well you don't get dizzy when yous ee it in real life.


Yea it's the camera thing, just like the 2-IFC; if you use a poor quality, amateur digital camera to take a pic of 2-IFC during day time, it looks a bit shit.

I'm right?? 48 floors?? That's great!! :banana: :banana:

Well you don't get dizzy when yous ee it in real life.

Aboveday: Thanks for posting these very great updates for us!!!

you're welcome ;)

More Informations for you guys from Schindler.com:


ICC, Hong Kong
Office building & Hotel – height: 490 m

Passenger elevators hotel section:
Group of 4 double-deck shuttle elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1800 kg,
travel 395 m

Passenger elevators observation:
Group of 4 double-deck elevators,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1600 kg,
travel 375 m

Single elevators:
1 service elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 5 m/s, load 1600 kg,
travel 403 m

3 fire fighting service elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 1250 kg - 1800 kg,
travel 415 m - 474 m

2 VIP elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 7 m/s, load 1000 kg,
travel 406 m

1 freight elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 4 m/s, load 4500 kg,
travel 415 m

Status: to be completed in 2009

http://www.schindler.com/group_pass_high_s7000_double-deck_179.jpg
double-deck shuttle elevators -Schindler 7000

Wow, I'd like to try all the elevators if I have the chance.

490 meters high????????? if its true, thats AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!

it is true ^^

im pretty sure the 490m height is its height above SEA LEVEL? thus grd floor=6m above harbour.= 484m above grd. im sure we worked this out last year? can someone confirm this?
this confusion with heights happens regualry with tall bldgs.

That might be the case, here in Birmingham, England we have a height above sea level of 120m (I think, I haven't been in Birmingham long), we're currenty the highest city in Britain too, the height limit for tall buildings was 242m max above sea level but that rules been broken.

^^ only 242m

Yep, that's right. The City's quite near the airport too which doesn't help and one our tallest proposed buildings at the time had to be shelved and reduced in height after 9/11, our planners are backward thinking politicians

allright:ohno: , which one is right? 490 or 292?

allright , which one is right? 490 or 292?

Perhaps you should READ next time?

The 292 was a Birmingham figure, which at last look was about 7000 miles from Hong Kong.

Pretty good process!
Thanks for the updates!

Perhaps you should READ next time?

The 292 was a Birmingham figure, which at last look was about 7000 miles from Hong Kong.

:lol:

Sea Level Height / Actual Height comparison:

ICC, Hong Kong
Office building & Hotel – height: +490 mPD
(484 metres above street level)

Passenger elevators hotel section:
Group of 4 double-deck shuttle elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1800 kg,
travel 395 mPD(389m)

Passenger elevators observation:
Group of 4 double-deck elevators,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1600 kg,
travel 375 mPD(369m)

Single elevators:
1 service elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 5 m/s, load 1600 kg,
travel 403 mPD(397m)

3 fire fighting service elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 1250 kg - 1800 kg,
travel 415 mPD(409m) - 474 mPD(468m)

2 VIP elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 7 m/s, load 1000 kg,
travel 406 mPD(400m)

1 freight elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 4 m/s, load 4500 kg,
travel 415 mPD(409m)

Status: to be completed in 2009

http://www.schindler.com/group_pass_high_s7000_double-deck_179.jpg
double-deck shuttle elevators -Schindler 7000
Link:http://www.schindler.com/group_index/group_pass_entry/group_pass_high/group_pass_high_s7000_doubledeck.htm

thanks aboveday, so 484m it is.
current height looks like lev48 or 205m?

cheers

12th January,2007

ALL photos are taken by Xavier0713

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Great update. The floorplates are catching up the the concrete settings. But it's pretty slow. Less than 10 concrete floor settings in 4 months.

amazing, still 69 Floors to go!

Slowest construction ever :sleepy:

don't forget Trump Tower!

and Diamond Of Istanbul :bash:

Don't forget quality constrution takes time! I think HK wants this building to stand longer then 50 years, the time after many towers in Dubai may be demolishes.

also the towers in dubai can stand over 100 or even 200 years

Don't forget quality constrution takes time! I think HK wants this building to stand longer then 50 years, the time after many towers in Dubai may be demolishes.

What?

Don't forget quality constrution takes time! I think HK wants this building to stand longer then 50 years, the time after many towers in Dubai may be demolishes.


What a load of nonsense on both counts.:lol:

16-1-2007

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its 15 resi floors below harbour towers roof,thus 15x 3m=45m -255m= 210m. which is approx height at lev49.
thanks
current height of BIG 3
BURJD= LEV105/389M
SWFC=LEV78/336M
ICC=LEV49/210M
CHEERS

i would say the BIG 4:

B.DUBAI
SWFC
HK ICC
and CH TRUMP TOWER: current level 21 ? // current height 80 m?
Cheers!

trumps towers only a shorty. 350m? dubai has a dozen this height uc.lol
the next big ones worth mentioning are over 400m to roof- freedom tower 417m, 432m west pearl,china.kuwait tower-412m, doha towers-400m,busan tower,494m?,al abait towers 400m+?,

I think ch trump tower will be 415, but with the spire. So you are right, it's not over 400 to the roof. I don't want to open the eternal debate about the heights to the roof or with the spire.
Anyway, I think chicago trump tower it's worth mentioning only for it's beautiful design and the impact to ch skyline.

its 15 resi floors below harbour towers roof,thus 15x 3m=45m -255m= 210m. which is approx height at lev49.

CHEERS


43% if its final height reached! :applause:

fantastic

What a load of nonsense on both counts.:lol:

all of these buildings will stand much longer than 50 years, even in Dubai..

Think of all the structures from hundreds and hundreds of years ago that are standing and usable.. The leaning tower of Pisa (while not useable) may be solid, but its not built anywhere near as strong (and the quality of materials doest even compare) as these new massive towers that are popping up all over the place. That leaning tower has been standing all this time, and while leaning as well, which should be putting much much more stress on the foundation and the bottom portion of that tower that normal. I cant figure out why Im hearing about such a short life span on all these towers as well.. The ESB is well over 50 years old, should that be torn down? the structure on the ESB will remain solid for probably hundreds more years if nothing happens to it.. probably would be renovated a half dozen times before tearing it down and Im sure the same fact stands for most of the buildings elsewhere (in Dubai as well). Shit, a common wooden frame house will last over 200 years if built right... :cheers:

Gets high

all of these buildings will stand much longer than 50 years, even in Dubai..

Think of all the structures from hundreds and hundreds of years ago that are standing and usable.. The leaning tower of Pisa (while not useable) may be solid, but its not built anywhere near as strong (and the quality of materials doest even compare) as these new massive towers that are popping up all over the place. That leaning tower has been standing all this time, and while leaning as well, which should be putting much much more stress on the foundation and the bottom portion of that tower that normal. I cant figure out why Im hearing about such a short life span on all these towers as well.. The ESB is well over 50 years old, should that be torn down? the structure on the ESB will remain solid for probably hundreds more years if nothing happens to it.. probably would be renovated a half dozen times before tearing it down and Im sure the same fact stands for most of the buildings elsewhere (in Dubai as well). Shit, a common wooden frame house will last over 200 years if built right... :cheers:

I think when they talk about the lifetime of the building, they take the worst case scenario and thats also not considering the maintenance of a structure, which would increase the life of a building by many years, assuming it isn't intentionally demolished.

Well by way of comparison I can tell you that Q1 was designed to stand for 500 years, by contrast the facade needs replacing every 50 years.

My intuition tells me that the old steel framed, brick facade buildings and skyscrapers, like the one's you see in New York seem destined to last longer, only because from the outside brick seems stronger than glass. But i know i'm wrong since the buildings today use stronger and more advanced materials, than the skyscrapers they built in the 1930s.

49 floors, that's nice.

all of these buildings will stand much longer than 50 years, even in Dubai.. :cheers:

Oh for goodness sake...I was questioning the idiocy of the comment in relation to ICC about "quality construction takes time" and the general comment about "buildings in Dubai being demolished after 50 years." The poster seemed to assume that because ICC is taking an age to build it must seemingly be of a better standard of construction....which is ludicrous when you consider the empire state building was built in less than a year and the advances in construction that would make it possible to build a structure like ICC far quicker than it's current rate. It's lagging well behind Burj Dubai and SWFC, I doubt these buildings will fall down in the next 500 let alone 50 years.

Well by way of comparison I can tell you that Q1 was designed to stand for 500 years, by contrast the facade needs replacing every 50 years.

Amen to that...the facade being replaced that is.

great !!! Now i can see so much progress, especially the floor plates !!!! nice updates!

Oh for goodness sake...I was questioning the idiocy of the comment in relation to ICC about "quality construction takes time" and the general comment about "buildings in Dubai being demolished after 50 years." The poster seemed to assume that because ICC is taking an age to build it must seemingly be of a better standard of construction....which is ludicrous when you consider the empire state building was built in less than a year and the advances in construction that would make it possible to build a structure like ICC far quicker than it's current rate. It's lagging well behind Burj Dubai and SWFC, I doubt these buildings will fall down in the next 500 let alone 50 years.

The reason it is taking so long, as I have mentioned several times on this thread, is because they're building the WHOLE COMPLEX, not just ICC as a seperate building.

The Island East building is rising fucking rapidly, and that's because it's an isolated site and just one building, not about 20 buildings with 200m+ heights.

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070113-UnionSquare01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070113-UnionSquarePhase7ICC01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070113-UnionSquarePhase7ICC02-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070113-UnionSquarePhase56-01-600.jpg

brought to you by 久地遊覽

great pics, are they taken today?

great pics, are they taken today?

Taken by 久地遊覽 on 13-1-2006

please go to this link for more photos:
http://www.hk-place.com/vp.php?board=1&id=2298-10

Thanks for update :)

21st January,2007

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The core is 50/F now

cool...

nice

slow but it grows :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/ENDOPHINS/iccobdeck.jpg

World's Tallest Building? Who isn't claiming this title these days? Sigh.

lev= 215m- current height
showing the lev99 only a few floors from top, they mustnt be counting the 5 levels below the concourse level?
lev 99 observation= 455m.

If the data is correct,the observation deck on ICC will be :

1.6m lower than the "Skypod"(lev147) on CN Tower
17m higher than the new observation deck on the Peak Tower(HK) ,
33m higher than the observation deck on Sears Tower,
as high as the lower skybridge on SWFC.

what's the link to that picture? The Elements's website page

good renders.. i love the design

九龍站商場已租逾90% (明報) 01月 22日 星期一 05:05AM

【明報專訊】一直強調以全新感覺示人，地鐵（0066）及新地（0016）合作發展的九龍站旗艦商場Elements已租出逾90%商舖面積，現尚剩餘不足10個舖位待租，商場將於今年第四季正式開幕。

廣 告

地鐵公司總零售拓展經理梁羨靈表示，當商場於3、4年前訂下定位及大方向後，地鐵公司旋即到海外進行宣傳工作，招攬多間國際知名品牌進駐；由於商場設計概念新穎，故獲得多間國際名牌店青睞，並決定進軍香港市場，如Pringle、Karen Millen等均是首次進軍香港市場。

此外，商場2樓部分將設有一條「名店街」，提供8間由2000至7000餘呎的舖位，當中包括一些1樓及2樓相通的複式時裝舖位。「名店街」的舖位面積足以讓名牌店設旗艦店，如 Mulberry、Loewe等皆首次於本港設旗艦店。

梁羨靈表示，目前商場已租出逾90%的面積，當中約30%商戶均是首次來港開店的國際知名品牌，現商場尚餘不足10個舖位，當中包括部分複式舖位。

商場以「自然」為主題，故以「金、木、水、火、土」五種組成大自然的元素劃分商場各部分，故以「Elements」替商場命名。此外商場設有逾4萬呎的天窗，為商場引入大量自然光，營造舒適自然的效果；而商場天台部分則設有70萬呎的露天公園，讓都市人暫時忘卻煩憂，遠離都市繁囂。

每年租金收入料達億元

九龍站旗艦商場Elements樓高2層，每層樓面面積逾45萬呎，提供逾200多間舖位。商場其中一個賣點是其複式舖位，包括8間1樓及2樓相通的複式零售店舖，以及13間複式食肆，部分可由2樓通往3樓之露天公園。梁羨靈估計，若商場舖位全部租出，每年租金收入可以億元計。

撰文：王寶儀

"由於商場設計概念新穎，故獲得多間國際名牌店青睞"

... ng hai ar wa?

http://elements.union-square.com.hk/en/index.php

This building will add some new concept to HK's skyline, hope it gets built soon!

Brought to you by EDDYC @ ssp.com


"Here are some that are about a week old that I took when I went to the Pearl of the Orient (Hong Kong). These buildings are going up in a fairly isolated/deserted area of Kowloon. "

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/EDDYC/100_1516.jpg

THX Aboveday!!!! :master:

great pics

Grows intensive

ICC will be such an amazing skyscraper once it's finished, and it looks like things are progressing swiftly! Simplicity like that is underrated. It's a timeless design for sure. :)

Very nice how tall will it be again?

It's actually in the topic title: 484m :)

Amazing!!! Thanks Aboveday!!

Im starting to like this one more and more.

I want see photos far if possible???

28th January,2007

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thank you fatshe :)

still on Lvl. 50 :ohno:

Nice new pictures... keep on growing.

How I wish to have projects like these in my country.

still on level 50 but floor plates increased i think...

yes lev50= 215m with floors at approx lev40/150m high.
im just updating diagrams and since dec1 (2months) icc core has gone up 30m in height, compared to Burj dubais 70m. quiet slow

3-2-2007

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1 floor / month

1 floor / month

no...just 2 weeks:lol:

The first drive-In theater in Hong Kong :

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q144/aboveday2006/DSC00163Small.jpg

http://www.drivein.com.hk/images/kanye/stage%20full%20shot.JPG

http://www.drivein.com.hk/images/big%20screen.jpg


NOW OPEN
official site:
http://www.drivein.com.hk/index.html

cool

It's a really nice place!! Thanks for the pics Aboveday!!

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Beautiful picture Aboveday! You're very talented, coz even the arch ( :toilet: ) looks good in it!

^yeah that is actually the most flattering picture of the arch I have seen.

Some great pics taken by 久地遊覽@HK-Place.com !

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePhase7ICC(Pano)01-800.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePhase7ICC01-600.jpg
Cladding!!

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePhase7ICC02-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePlatform01-600.jpg
The podium above the podium....

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePlatform02-600.jpg
skylight for the shopping mall

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePlatform03-600.jpg
This is the square...The Union Square!

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePhase5-01-600.jpg
North Tower-a 270m residential tower

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070129-UnionSquarePhase6-01-600.jpg
South Tower-The W Hotel Hong Kong

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One Kowloon at Kowloon Bay (150m)

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2007/20070126-OneKowloon(Pano)01-600.jpg

Damn!! Thats fast!

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Buildings that don't get posted often (HK) Part I (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=211362) Part II (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=212436) Part III (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316338) Part IV (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=9007041)
Artistic decorations inside and outside of the buildings (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=319077)

Cladding :banana:

which floor are we now?