#163 l Manulife Plaza l HONG KONG l 240m l 52fl - Page 2

Bobdreamz · January 19th, 2003, 08:16 PM

the design is a little to busy and the signage on top just ruins the facade...the glass is nice though...6.5/10

January 20th, 2003, 02:42 AM

Its a dull design. I dont like buildings that have neon signs on them. It kills the building IMO, especially if they are big and take over the building at night.
5.

January 27th, 2003, 09:20 AM

one of many (in Hongkong)! 7/10

BMXican · February 28th, 2003, 02:08 PM

it's bloody awful (this cheap glas facade hurts!) - 4/10

The Messiah · March 7th, 2003, 09:34 PM

Nothing special.Maybe that's because i only can see 1 bloody pic of the tower.

The Messiah · March 7th, 2003, 09:34 PM

Nothing special.Maybe that's because i only can see 1 bloody pic of the tower. 6.0/10

March 15th, 2003, 03:02 PM

Quite Good Looking!

8/10

April 10th, 2003, 02:45 AM

I agree with RafflesCity 4

Jase Calvin · April 16th, 2003, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Like a tacky version of the Boston Hancock.

That's an apt description!

5.5/10

April 24th, 2003, 11:34 PM

8/10

renell · April 25th, 2003, 06:22 PM

7/10 like the blue glass but it seems a bit wide on some angles

huaiwei · May 28th, 2003, 03:32 PM

Its tall no doubt..but the facade design seems to ruin this building. It could do with more creative finishing, or it will look like a high rise hostpital. 6.5/10.

MiCH · June 29th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Magnificent! I like buildings with irregular corners. The facade and color are just perfect...If only 'Manulife' was written in another font. I absolutely love its base...it suits that street corner very well. I give it 9/10.

That 2nd pic is

!!

Wisma · August 7th, 2003, 10:44 AM

The tower looks ok to me, 7/10

james2390 · August 7th, 2003, 11:51 PM

nice shape!! 10

AtlanticaC5 · August 25th, 2003, 08:29 PM

It's an ordinary skyscraper. 7.5/10

il fenomeno · August 28th, 2003, 08:30 PM

too much sharp edges. 6/10

Patrick · September 11th, 2003, 09:37 PM

facade: glassy but those horizontales are not ok
form: nö
points: 5

baqthier · September 22nd, 2003, 09:46 AM

7/10 Looks ok

Liz L · September 22nd, 2003, 08:11 PM

6.5/10 - It has a nice, shiny blue facade that really dances with the light, and it has good, soaring height seen from the apex of the "triangle." (the shape reminds me a bit of the Flatiron building in NYC).

But it looks really chunky seen broadside on, it has a flat roof, and those horizontal whatever-they-ares don't do a thing for the height. I'm also not sure whether those curved attachments add more interest to the design, or merely clutter it up. And I really think the facade needs more vertical emphasis instead of those horizontal indentations where the spandrels would be.

You have a point, Raffles - it does look a bit like a cheap imitation of the Boston Hancock....

View Poll Results: Manulife Plaza, Hong Kong
10	13	6.31%
9.5	9	4.37%
9	24	11.65%
8.5	23	11.17%
8	37	17.96%
7.5	21	10.19%
7	25	12.14%
6.5	13	6.31%
6	11	5.34%
5.5	7	3.40%
5	8	3.88%
4.5	0	0%
4	5	2.43%
3.5	3	1.46%
3 or less	7	3.40%
Voters: 206. You may not vote on this poll

January 19th, 2003, 08:16 PM	#21
Bobdreamz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami/Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,846 Likes (Received): 3	the design is a little to busy and the signage on top just ruins the facade...the glass is nice though...6.5/10 __________________ Metro Miami...1000+ highrises completed & under construction.

March 7th, 2003, 09:34 PM	#25
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Nothing special.Maybe that's because i only can see 1 bloody pic of the tower. __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

March 7th, 2003, 09:34 PM	#26
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Nothing special.Maybe that's because i only can see 1 bloody pic of the tower. 6.0/10 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

April 25th, 2003, 06:22 PM	#31
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	7/10 like the blue glass but it seems a bit wide on some angles __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

January 20th, 2003, 02:42 AM	#22
Tony 175 Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Its a dull design. I dont like buildings that have neon signs on them. It kills the building IMO, especially if they are big and take over the building at night. 5.

January 27th, 2003, 09:20 AM	#23
Reaching Skies Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	one of many (in Hongkong)! 7/10

February 28th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#24
BMXican Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 583 Likes (Received): 0	it's bloody awful (this cheap glas facade hurts!) - 4/10

March 15th, 2003, 03:02 PM	#27
hforhenry Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Quite Good Looking! 8/10

April 10th, 2003, 02:45 AM	#28
Evergrey Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	I agree with RafflesCity 4

April 24th, 2003, 11:34 PM	#30
BGT Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	8/10

May 28th, 2003, 03:32 PM	#32
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	Its tall no doubt..but the facade design seems to ruin this building. It could do with more creative finishing, or it will look like a high rise hostpital. 6.5/10. __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

June 29th, 2003, 05:32 PM	#33
MiCH wat? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 425 Likes (Received): 0	Magnificent! I like buildings with irregular corners. The facade and color are just perfect...If only 'Manulife' was written in another font. I absolutely love its base...it suits that street corner very well. I give it 9/10. That 2nd pic is !!

August 7th, 2003, 10:44 AM	#34
Wisma Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jakarta (Tanah Tinggi) Posts: 2,889 Likes (Received): 0	The tower looks ok to me, 7/10

August 7th, 2003, 11:51 PM	#35
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	nice shape!! 10

August 25th, 2003, 08:29 PM	#36
AtlanticaC5 Right Here, Right Now Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm Posts: 2,655 Likes (Received): 0	It's an ordinary skyscraper. 7.5/10 __________________ Higher and higher, straight up we'll climb

August 28th, 2003, 08:30 PM	#37
il fenomeno postings fürs herz ♥ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: milão - mas eu sou do brasil! Posts: 4,227 Likes (Received): 3490	too much sharp edges. 6/10

September 11th, 2003, 09:37 PM	#38
Patrick DWF Alaaf! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kurtrier / Herzogtum Nassau Posts: 2,734 Likes (Received): 291	facade: glassy but those horizontales are not ok form: nö points: 5 __________________ Viquet oisch, Motz d'Öropp!

September 22nd, 2003, 09:46 AM	#39
baqthier RISING LIKE A SPIRE! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Land of The Petronas Towers Posts: 6,304 Likes (Received): 1	7/10 Looks ok __________________ Whatever lah! *7 YEARS OF THE MALAYSIAN FORUM Since 22nd Dec, 2002* - Kuala Lumpur Sky - Penang Sky

September 22nd, 2003, 08:11 PM	#40
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	6.5/10 - It has a nice, shiny blue facade that really dances with the light, and it has good, soaring height seen from the apex of the "triangle." (the shape reminds me a bit of the Flatiron building in NYC). But it looks really chunky seen broadside on, it has a flat roof, and those horizontal whatever-they-ares don't do a thing for the height. I'm also not sure whether those curved attachments add more interest to the design, or merely clutter it up. And I really think the facade needs more vertical emphasis instead of those horizontal indentations where the spandrels would be. You have a point, Raffles - it does look a bit like a cheap imitation of the Boston Hancock.... __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules! Last edited by Liz L; September 22nd, 2003 at 08:16 PM.

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