Lippo Centre (Hong Kong)

Lippo Centre
力寶中心
Twin towers of the Lippo Centre in August 2011
Map
Alternative namesBond Centre
Peregrine Tower
Lippo Tower I and II
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernist
Location89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′45″N 114°09′48″E / 22.2793°N 114.1634°E / 22.2793; 114.1634
Construction started1986; 38 years ago (1986) (construction)
1984; 40 years ago (1984) (design)
Completed1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Ownervarious owner, such as Lippo Limited (partial)[2]
Height
RoofTower I: 186 m (610.2 ft)
Tower II: 186 m (610.2 ft)
Top floorTower I: 172 m (564.3 ft)
Tower 2: 180 m (590.6 ft)
Technical details
Floor countTower I: 46
Tower II: 42
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paul Rudolph[1]
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
DeveloperKwee Liong Tek[citation needed]
Alan Bond[citation needed]
Main contractorHip Hing Construction
References
[3][4][5][6][7]

Lippo Centre (traditional Chinese: 力寶中心; simplified Chinese: 力宝中心; Jyutping: lik6 bou2 zung1 sam1; pinyin: Lìbǎo Zhōngxīn), previously known as the Bond Centre (traditional Chinese: 奔達中心; simplified Chinese: 奔达中心; Jyutping: ban1 daat6 zung1 sam1), is a twin tower skyscraper complex completed in 1988 at 89 Queensway, in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong near Admiralty station. Tower I is 186 m (610.2 ft) with 46 storeys, and Tower II is 172 m (564.3 ft) with 42 storeys.[8]

  1. ^ 1984.06 The Bond (Lippo) Centre - Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation
  2. ^ http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2015/0309/LTN20150309261.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Lippo Centre I". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  4. ^ "Lippo Centre II". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  5. ^ "Lippo Centre". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Lippo Centre". SkyscraperPage.
  7. ^ Lippo Centre at Structurae
  8. ^ Rohan, Timothy M. (2014). The Architecture of Paul Rudolph. London: Yale University Press. pp. 232–238. ISBN 9780300149395.