Bank of China Tower Hong Kong 2014
Bank of China Tower (
Hong Kong)
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Not to be confused with
Bank of China Building (Hong Kong).
Bank of China Tower
中銀大廈
HK Bank of China Tower
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The Bank of China Tower by day
General information
Status Complete
Type Commercial offices
Location 1
Garden Road,
Central
Central, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°16′45″N 114°09′41″ECoordinates: 22°16′45″N 114°09′41″E
Construction started 18
April 1985
Completed
1990
Opening 17 May 1990
Height
Architectural 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft)
Roof 315.0 m (1,
033.5 ft)
Top floor 288.3 m (945.9 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 72
4 below ground
Floor area 135,
000 m2 (1,450,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 49
Design and construction
Architect I. M. Pei &
Partners
Sherman Kung &
Associates Architects Ltd. Thomas Boada S.L.
Structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP
Main contractor HKC (Holdings)
Limited
Kumagai HK
References
The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated
BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in
Admiralty, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in
Central and Western District on
Hong Kong Island.[5]
Designed by I. M. Pei and L.C Pei of
I.M Pei and Partners, the building is 315.0 m (1,033.5 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high.[5] It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and
Asia from
1989 to
1992, and it was the first building outside the
United States to break the
305 m (1,000 ft) mark. It is now the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after
International Commerce Centre,
Two International Finance Centre and
Central Plaza.
Hung Chen, then the deputy manager of Bank of China (Hong Kong branch) negotiated with
Hayden Cave for the land plot, which was not auctioned in the open market; and invited I. M. Pei to design the tower. Pei's father was a former manager of
Bank of China; this personal connection was one of the reasons that Pei accepted the project, given the much restricted budget then available for the tower, which—he understood—would inevitably be compared with the
HSBC building designed by
Foster.
The 6,700 m2 (72,000 sq ft) site on which the building is constructed was formerly the location of
Murray House. After its brick-by-brick relocation to
Stanley, the site was sold by the
Government for "only HK$1 billion" in
August 1982 amidst growing concern over the future of Hong Kong in the run-up to the transfer of sovereignty.
Once developed, gross floor area was expected to be
100,000 m².[6] The original project was intended for completion on the auspicious date of 8
August 1988. However, owing to project delays, groundbreaking took place in
March 1985, almost two years late. It was topped out in 1989, and occupied on 15 June 1990.
The building was initially built by the
Hong Kong Branch of the Bank of China; its Garden Road entrance continues to display the name "Bank of China", rather than
BOCHK. The top four and the bottom 19 stories are used by the
Bank, while the other floors are leased out. Ownership has since been transferred to BOCHK, although the Bank of China has leased back several floors for use by its own operations in Hong Kong.
Favouritism controversy
Bank of China Tower
Simplified Chinese 中银大厦
Traditional Chinese 中銀大廈
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The Government had apparently given preferential treatment to
Chinese companies, and was again criticised for the apparent preferential treatment to the BOCHK.
The price paid was half the amount of the 6,250 m²
Admiralty II plot, for which the
MTR Corporation paid HK$1
.82 billion in cash. The
BOC would make initial payment of $60 million, with the rest payable over 13 years at 6% interest. The announcement of the sale was also poorly handled, and a dive in business confidence ensued. The
Hang Seng Index fell 80 points, and the HK$ lost 1.5% of its value the next day.
Design and feng shui
Designed by
Pritzker Prize-winning architect I. M. Pei, the building is 315.0 m (1,033.5 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high. The 72-storey building is located near
Central MTR station. This was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992, the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark, and the first composite space frame high-rise building. That also means it was the tallest outside the United States from its completion year, 1990. It is now the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza
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