HSBC Building (Hong Kong)

HSBC Building
HSBC Building
Traditional Chinese	香港滙豐銀行大廈
Simplified Chinese	香港汇丰银行大厦
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Huìfēng Yínháng Dàshà
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Héung góng wuih fúng ngán hàhn daaìh hàh
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 wui6 fung1 ngan2 han4 daai6 haa6
IPA	[hœ́ŋkɔ̌ːi.wùːifʊ́ŋ.ŋɐ̌nhɐ̏n.tɐ̀ihàː]

HSBC Main Building
HSBC Main Building
香港上海滙豐銀行總行大廈
	HSBC Main Building in June 2008
	Location within Hong Kong
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Structural Expressionism
Location	1 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′48″N 114°9′34″E / 22.28000°N 114.15944°E
Construction started	1981
Completed	18 November 1985
Cost	HK$5.2 billion
Height
Roof	178.8 m (586.6 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	44
Floor area	99,000 m2 (1,065,627 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	28
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Foster and Partners
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners; Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company;
Quantity surveyor	Levett & Bailey / Northcroft, Neighbour & Nicholson
Main contractor	John Lok / Wimpey Joint Venture
References

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).

^ "HSBC Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
^ "Emporis building ID 121011". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "HSBC Building". SkyscraperPage.
^ HSBC Building at Structurae
^ "Foster + Partners – Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2008.

[1] "HSBC Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.

[2] "Emporis building ID 121011". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[skyscraperpage-3] "HSBC Building". SkyscraperPage.

[4] HSBC Building at Structurae

[fosters-5] "Foster + Partners – Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2008.

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