The Habourside

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The HarbourSide 君臨天下
Location: 1 Austin Road Hong Kong
Year: 2000-2003
Use: Residential
Height: 255 meters / 738.1 feet
Architect: P & T Architects and Engineers Ltd.
Floor: 80
Architectural Style: Postmodern
Units / Rooms: 1,122 [1]


The harbourside has a beautiful Chinese name君臨天下. It means the king come to the world. The Harbourside is one of the most luxurious and expensive apartments in Hong Kong. This building is located near the Victoria Harbour, which makes it even more attractive to rich people. The Habourside has 80 floors. It is among the highest residential buildings in the world. Living in this building is a symbol of rich and luxury.

[1] http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7287

Langham Place Office Tower

Langham Place Office Tower

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Location: 8 Argyle Street, Hong Kong
Height: 255.1 meters / 838 feet
Year: 1999-2004
Floor count: 59
Floor area: 93,153 m²
Use: office

This area was originally occupied by old residential buildings. However, the Hong Kong Land Development Corporation, along with the Great Eagle Corporation , started a renewal project: Langham Place. Langham Place is a business and commercial complex located at the intersection of Mong Kok's two busiest streets -- Argyle, and Shanghai.
It is an appropriate representation of Hong Kong at the crossroads of its British past and Chinese future. The building's curves are sweeping, but its height makes up for what could have been a liability. Instead of appearing bulbous, it is sinuous, tactile, and sexy. It helps demonstrate the contrasts that typify modern day Hong Kong. [1]
This building is divided into two sides, one is for hotel and shopping mall, and the other is for offices.  People working in this superior office building can afford the hotel, food court, and shopping mall, which forms a stable consumption chain.
Langham Place Office Tower is one part of the Langham Place. It is the tallest commercial skyscraper in Kowloon, and also the seventh highest skyscraper in Hong Kong. The whole skyscraper is covered with beautiful blue shimmering glass wallcurtain and the building is  famous for its curvy shape. It gives the old Kowloon a brand new and energetic look.


[1]http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/957.php

Cheung Kong Center

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Cheung Kong Center  長江集團中心

Location: 2 Queen's Road Hong Kong Island
Architect: Hsin-Yieh Architects and Associates Ltd. Leo A. Daly Pacific Limited
Floor: 63
Height: 928.1
Use: Office
Elevator: 28
Year: 1995-1999[1]

Cheung Kong Center is located at central Kong Hong Island area, one of the most expensive land in the world. One of the most famous American architect, Leo A. Daly designed this building and gave it a square base which could make the space more efficient and the office more usable. When completed in 1999, it was the third-tallest building in the city.[1] Although often listed as having 70 stories, this building actually lacks the following floors: 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64. Thus in reality it is a 63-story building. The above floors are "missing" because 4 is an inauspicious number as it sounds much like the word for death. [3]
Numbers are very important for Chinese people. Just like Americans usually do not like number 13.  So avoiding “4” shows respect to the employees who would be working on the 4th, 14th, 24th, etc. floors.
The Cheung Kong Center is adorned by a grid of fiber optic lights that can be programmed to change color. This sprakling illumination is only enhanced by the building's black curtain wall which makes the building a silhouette in the daytime, and an inky peaceful void at night."[4]

[1] http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1346
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheung_Kong_Center
[3] http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1346
[4] http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/CN/CheungKongCentre.html

Great Hong Kong buildings

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 Bank of China Tower

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 The HSBC Headquarters Building (left) and its neighborhood at night.

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Hong Kong night view from Victoria Habour

Architecture in West Kow Loon

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 Western Habour Crossing of West Kow Loon

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The Union Square development

Hong Kong Island Central View

Central is the heart of Hong Kong. Any type of architecture can be found here. is rich in Central is extremly rich in history and heritage. Highest skyscrapers in Hong Kong are mostly located in this area.

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Victoria Habour at night

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Two International Finance Centre

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E. Queen Road

The Cullinan

The Cullinan

Location: Union Square, Hong Kong
Height: 269.9 meters (886 feet)
Year: 2002-2008
Floor: 68
Building Uses
 - mixed use
 - hotel
 - residential
 - office
Architectural Style: modern
Materials: glass



The Cullinan is the sixth phase of the Kowloon Station residential development, and the tallest residential building in Hong Kong. [1] It is like a twin towel. The two divided towers of the Cullinan complex are called The Cullinan North Tower and The Cullinan South Tower. The developer of the complex is Sun Hung Kai Properties, a major properties developer in Hong Kong and a leader in the real estate industry. The Cullinan Tower has all glass curtainwalls, which gives it the modern look. It shows an innovative and futuristic image together with all the other modern buildings on the Union Square. Also, the Cullinan Tower has a sweeping view of the Victoria Harbor, which makes it more popular among all the residential skyscrapers in Hong Kong. The Cullinan Tower is built for the richest people in Hong Kong, and it becomes the symbol of luxury. According to Time magazine, it "could well qualify as the world's most expensive apartments." [2]



[1]http://wikimapia.org/13894645/The-Cullinan
[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cullinan_Towers