HSBC Building (Hong Kong)

HSBC Main Building
香港上海滙豐銀行總行大廈
HSBC Main Building in June 2008
HSBC Building (Hong Kong) is located in Hong Kong
HSBC Building (Hong Kong)
Location within Hong Kong
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleStructural Expressionism
Location1 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′48″N 114°9′34″E / 22.28000°N 114.15944°E / 22.28000; 114.15944
Construction started1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Completed18 November 1985; 38 years ago (1985-11-18)
CostHK$5.2 billion
Height
Roof178.8 m (586.6 ft)
Technical details
Floor count44
Floor area99,000 m2 (1,065,627 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators28
Design and construction
Architect(s)Foster and Partners
Structural engineer
Quantity surveyorLevett & Bailey / Northcroft, Neighbour & Nicholson
Main contractorJohn Lok / Wimpey Joint Venture
References
[1][2][3][4][5]
HSBC Building
Traditional Chinese香港滙豐銀行大廈
Simplified Chinese香港汇丰银行大厦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Huìfēng Yínháng Dàshà
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHéung góng wuih fúng ngán hàhn daaìh hàh
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 wui6 fung1 ngan2 han4 daai6 haa6
IPA[hœ́ŋkɔ̌ːi.wùːifʊ́ŋ.ŋɐ̌nhɐ̏n.tɐ̀ihàː]

HSBC Main Building is a headquarters building of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings. It is located on the southern side of Statue Square near the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built in 1869, demolished in 1933). The previous HSBC building was built in 1935 and pulled down to make way for the current building. The address remains as 1 Queen's Road Central (the north facing side of the building was served by Des Voeux Road Central, which was the seashore, making Queen's Road the main entrance, in contrast to the current primary access coming from Des Voeux Road).

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  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 121011". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "HSBC Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ HSBC Building at Structurae
  5. ^ "Foster + Partners – Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2008.