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