HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong

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headquarters building high-tech architecture building office building skyscraper

The HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong is a landmark high-tech skyscraper and former tallest building in the city, renowned for its innovative modular design and open atrium by architect Norman Foster.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
HSBC Main Building 2
HSBC Main Building Hong Kong 2
HSBC Headquarters Building 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headquarters building ⓘ
high-tech architecture building ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
surface form: HSBC Headquarters Building

HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
surface form: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building
architect Foster + Partners ⓘ
surface form: Foster and Partners

Norman Foster ⓘ
architecturalStyle High-tech architecture ⓘ
buildingType commercial office ⓘ
completionDate 1985 ⓘ
constructionCost approximately HK$5.2 billion ⓘ
constructionMethod prefabricated modular components ⓘ
constructionStart 1983 ⓘ
coordinates 22.281°N 114.158°E ⓘ
country China ⓘ
developer Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ⓘ
surface form: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
elevatorCount 62 ⓘ
engineer Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
surface form: Arup
floorArea approximately 99,000 m² ⓘ
floorCount 47 ⓘ
formerTallestBuildingIn Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong
function bank headquarters ⓘ
height 180 m ⓘ
heightToRoof 180 m ⓘ
locatedIn Central, Hong Kong ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong
locatedNear Statue Square ⓘ
locatedOn Hong Kong Island ⓘ
Queen’s Road Central ⓘ
surface form: Queen's Road Central
materialsUsed glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
notableFeature absence of internal supporting columns in main office floors ⓘ
externalized service cores ⓘ
large open atrium ⓘ
modular design ⓘ
natural daylight penetration via mirrors and atrium ⓘ
suspended steel structure ⓘ
occupant Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ⓘ
surface form: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
officialName HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HSBC Main Building
openingDate 1985 ⓘ
owner Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ⓘ
surface form: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
precededByOnSite third HSBC headquarters building on the same site ⓘ
publicAccess ground-floor atrium open to the public ⓘ
replacedByAsTallest Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong ⓘ
startDate 1979 ⓘ
structuralEngineer Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ
symbolism major landmark of Hong Kong's Central business district ⓘ
yearBecameTallest 1985 ⓘ
yearLostTallestStatus 1989 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong → alsoKnownAs → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: HSBC Headquarters Building
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong → alsoKnownAs → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building
Norman Foster → designed → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
Central District → hasLandmark → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: HSBC Main Building
Foster + Partners → notableWork → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: HSBC Main Building Hong Kong
Foster Associates → notableWork → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters, Hong Kong
Norman Foster → notableWork → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
Ove Arup & Partners → notableWork → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong ⓘ
this entity surface form: HSBC Main Building Hong Kong
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong → officialName → HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: HSBC Main Building