#224 l Cosco Tower l HONG KONG l 228m l 53fl

D-Mac · January 16th, 2003, 03:36 AM

Cosco Tower
Hong Kong, China

HEIGHT: 228m/748 feet
FLOORS: 53 floors
COMPLETION: 1998
ARCHITECT: Hsin Yieh Architects & Associates

RafflesCity · January 16th, 2003, 07:28 PM

8/10

Quite a smart looking one, but its seems to fade into the background and could be a bit slimmer. I love the base.

D-Mac · January 17th, 2003, 12:44 AM

I really like the view looking up from the street. Too bad it's most often seen in the HK skyline just poking up above the sea of 30 story buildings. Still, it has a nice façade and an original crown. I give it 8/10

SteelCity32 · January 17th, 2003, 01:23 AM

wow, it's pretty neat. And still pretty tall.

7.5/10

Bobdreamz · January 17th, 2003, 02:19 AM

not bad except for that garish sign up top!....a very nice looking glass tower..the base is great at street level and the roof reminds of 1 Liberty Place in Philadelphia...it could use a spire though....8/10.

January 17th, 2003, 07:23 PM

It is a very good looking building, except for the top, it ruins the whole building. I give it a 7.5.

Pablo · January 18th, 2003, 08:16 AM

8/10 pretty nice

De Snor · January 23rd, 2003, 11:52 PM

what an elegant building with a superb base ! an 9

***SeeMacau*** · January 24th, 2003, 03:02 AM

Very nice facade
8/10

Wu-Gambino · January 24th, 2003, 04:51 AM

7.5/10

It has a nice facade and base, but that top looks so awkward. It needs to cover the whole roof.

Muse · January 24th, 2003, 05:27 AM

Possibly looks better in real life.

The base is quite s-s-stunning. the tower looks better from street level and looks blockier on the skyline. Lots of glass, but yeah, what's with the signage and pinnacle

7.5

1+2=3 · February 17th, 2003, 10:44 PM

Not that bad...

6.5/10

Ashram · February 19th, 2003, 06:27 PM

8/10 Very nice except for the Cosco lettering on top, which is kind of out of place IMO.

Lars · February 20th, 2003, 09:14 PM

The base is in fact not that bad, but the signs on top are really ugly! 7/10

renell · February 21st, 2003, 09:41 PM

i dont like the top part and the "Cosco" sign.. but i like it being blue 7

Liz L · February 22nd, 2003, 12:19 AM

8/10 - The sleek facade really dances with the light, and I like its color and the contrast the lighter, horizontal strips provide. The set backs toward the top are well done, more graceful than any flat box. The base also seems attractive.

However, the tower is a bit chunky - it could also use some horizontal set backs, I think. And while the rest of the tower flows together well, I'm afraid the spire or crown or whatever damages the unity and proportion - the shape isn't so bad, but since it's white and beige, it sticks out like a sore thumb. It also needs to be better connected to the rest of the tower - as it is, it looks like it was just slapped on the roof as an afterthought.

Oaronuviss · February 22nd, 2003, 09:07 PM

For some reason, I don't really like that tower. It kinda looks cheap or something. It's not ugly...it just bothers me.

I'll give her a 5.

BMXican · February 28th, 2003, 02:50 PM

the base is nice, the rest looks like the skyscrapers you see in donald duck cartoons - 6.5/10

The Messiah · March 7th, 2003, 10:40 PM

The base!
The facade!
The top!
WTF!

9.0/10

Monkey · March 24th, 2003, 09:07 AM

Somehow I can't get very excited about this building. The Greek temple top really gets to me. What's it doing up there? Sorry. A 4.

View Poll Results: Cosco Tower
10	8	4.15%
9.5	2	1.04%
9	10	5.18%
8.5	13	6.74%
8	40	20.73%
7.5	30	15.54%
7	26	13.47%
6.5	13	6.74%
6	13	6.74%
5.5	7	3.63%
5	5	2.59%
4.5	2	1.04%
4	8	4.15%
3.5	5	2.59%
3 or less	11	5.70%
Voters: 193. You may not vote on this poll

January 16th, 2003, 03:36 AM	#1
D-Mac Old School Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 144 Likes (Received): 0	#224 l Cosco Tower l HONG KONG l 228m l 53fl Cosco Tower Hong Kong, China HEIGHT: 228m/748 feet FLOORS: 53 floors COMPLETION: 1998 ARCHITECT: Hsin Yieh Architects & Associates Last edited by ZZ-II; July 10th, 2008 at 10:53 PM.

January 17th, 2003, 01:23 AM	#4
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	wow, it's pretty neat. And still pretty tall. 7.5/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

January 17th, 2003, 02:19 AM	#5
Bobdreamz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami/Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,846 Likes (Received): 3	not bad except for that garish sign up top!....a very nice looking glass tower..the base is great at street level and the roof reminds of 1 Liberty Place in Philadelphia...it could use a spire though....8/10. __________________ Metro Miami...1000+ highrises completed & under construction.

January 18th, 2003, 08:16 AM	#7
Pablo Jian Fa Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: George Town, JB Posts: 3,310 Likes (Received): 0	8/10 pretty nice __________________ Malaysia Truly ASIA

January 16th, 2003, 07:28 PM	#2
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	8/10 Quite a smart looking one, but its seems to fade into the background and could be a bit slimmer. I love the base.

January 17th, 2003, 12:44 AM	#3
D-Mac Old School Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 144 Likes (Received): 0	I really like the view looking up from the street. Too bad it's most often seen in the HK skyline just poking up above the sea of 30 story buildings. Still, it has a nice façade and an original crown. I give it 8/10

January 17th, 2003, 07:23 PM	#6
Fernando Avila Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	It is a very good looking building, except for the top, it ruins the whole building. I give it a 7.5.

January 23rd, 2003, 11:52 PM	#8
De Snor Forever Travelling Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,353 Likes (Received): 15	what an elegant building with a superb base ! an 9

January 24th, 2003, 03:02 AM	#9
*SeeMacau* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,898 Likes (Received): 41	Very nice facade 8/10

January 24th, 2003, 04:51 AM	#10
Wu-Gambino Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,679 Likes (Received): 2	7.5/10 It has a nice facade and base, but that top looks so awkward. It needs to cover the whole roof. Last edited by Wu-Gambino; May 11th, 2004 at 04:43 AM.

January 24th, 2003, 05:27 AM	#11
Muse Supernature Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 8,630 Likes (Received): 7	Possibly looks better in real life. The base is quite s-s-stunning. the tower looks better from street level and looks blockier on the skyline. Lots of glass, but yeah, what's with the signage and pinnacle 7.5

February 17th, 2003, 10:44 PM	#12
1+2=3 humppahumpa Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,080 Likes (Received): 20	Not that bad... 6.5/10

February 19th, 2003, 06:27 PM	#13
Ashram Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 140 Likes (Received): 0	8/10 Very nice except for the Cosco lettering on top, which is kind of out of place IMO.

February 20th, 2003, 09:14 PM	#14
Lars Ei-Ei-Eisenach! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 33 Likes (Received): 0	The base is in fact not that bad, but the signs on top are really ugly! 7/10 __________________ Das neue Deutsche Architektur Forum! --> KLICK HIER

February 21st, 2003, 09:41 PM	#15
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	i dont like the top part and the "Cosco" sign.. but i like it being blue 7 __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

February 22nd, 2003, 12:19 AM	#16
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	8/10 - The sleek facade really dances with the light, and I like its color and the contrast the lighter, horizontal strips provide. The set backs toward the top are well done, more graceful than any flat box. The base also seems attractive. However, the tower is a bit chunky - it could also use some horizontal set backs, I think. And while the rest of the tower flows together well, I'm afraid the spire or crown or whatever damages the unity and proportion - the shape isn't so bad, but since it's white and beige, it sticks out like a sore thumb. It also needs to be better connected to the rest of the tower - as it is, it looks like it was just slapped on the roof as an afterthought. __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

February 22nd, 2003, 09:07 PM	#17
Oaronuviss The Mighty. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windsor Canada (the biggest one) Posts: 2,617 Likes (Received): 215	For some reason, I don't really like that tower. It kinda looks cheap or something. It's not ugly...it just bothers me. I'll give her a 5. __________________ I'm timeless like a broken watch, and make money like Fred Astaire...

February 28th, 2003, 02:50 PM	#18
BMXican Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 583 Likes (Received): 0	the base is nice, the rest looks like the skyscrapers you see in donald duck cartoons - 6.5/10

March 7th, 2003, 10:40 PM	#19
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	The base! The facade! The top! WTF! 9.0/10 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

March 24th, 2003, 09:07 AM	#20
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,616 Likes (Received): 1	Somehow I can't get very excited about this building. The Greek temple top really gets to me. What's it doing up there? Sorry. A 4.

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