Conclusion

    As one of the greatest world financial centers, Hong Kong has an unique modern architecture impression of its own. Some famous buildings, such as Two International Financial Centre, Cheung Kong Center, Exchange Square, HSBC Main Building and Central Plaza etc. in Hong Kong are of the greatest architecture during the past decade, which also made Hong Kong a center of great modern architecture.

    Due to the lack of land and highly developed business there, space is badly needed in Hong Kong. Therefore Hong Kong government cleared the old city during the 20th century and built these famous skyscrapers in order to solve the space problem. That is just why there are so many amazingly tall office buildings there today.

    Hong Kong architecture reflects the trend of architecture in the world. There are postmodern commercial buildings, such as the Two International Finance Centre, Central Tower, HSBC Tower, and modern buildings such as Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong. Traditional architecture can be seen almost anywhere in Hong Kong Island. This blend of traditional Chinese and Europian architecture, outstanding western modern and postmodern architecture in Hong Kong is a unique architectural sene in the world.

The Sorrento

The Sorrento

Location: Union Square, Hong Kong
Building use: Residential
Architectural Style: modern
Structural Types: - highrise
Year: 2003

The Sorrento complex contains five buildings.

 

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The number “4” is omitted because the pronunciation of 4 is similar with the word “death”, which is considered unlucky. The Sorrento 1 is the tallest residential-only building in Asia, and also the fifth tallest residential-only building in the world. All these five skyscrapers are next to each other, but there is a gap between the Sorrento 2 and the Sorrento 3. The is a foot bridge connecting the Sorrento complex with the Kowloon Station and the Elements Mall. Driving no more than 5 minutes, people can fine banks, restaurants, schools, hospitals, and cafeterias around.

The Sorrento complex is designed by Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd, achieving the goals of being both modern and practical. It has all metal construction, which makes it has the advantages of environmental protection and high accuracy. On the aspect of building structure, the developer of the Sorrento complex separate the main wall to all floors of the building by using high-tech computer programming, which aims to improve the utility of the building, especially the lower floors.

Sorrento Clubhouse facilities included indoor garden, outdoor playground, billiard room, tennis court, gymnasium, squash court, outdoor swimming pool, library, 3 multi - function hall, table tennis room etc. [2]

The luxury of the Sorrento complex is provided for the rich people in the superior market. According to the consumers’ demand, the Sorrento tries to create the atmosphere of Sanya Resort and the concept of “palace”.


[1][2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrento,_Hong_Kong

Kow Loong Peninsula View

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The Tallest Building in the panoroma is the International Commerce Center which is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong.