International Commerce Centre
環球貿易廣場
General information
TypeHotel, observation, office, dining, shopping, parking
Location1 Austin Road West,
West Kowloon,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Construction started24 July 2002 (2002-07-24)
Completed3 May 2010 (2010-05-03)
Opening2011 (2011)
ManagementKai Shing Management Services Limited
Height
Architectural484 m (1,588 ft)
Tip484 m (1,588 ft)
Roof484 m (1,588 ft)
Top floor468 m (1,535 ft)
Observatory393 m (1,289 ft), Sky100
Technical details
Floor count108
Floor area274,064 m2 (2,950,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators84[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design)
Belt Collins & Associates (landscape)
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
DeveloperSun Hung Kai Properties
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorSanfield Building Contractors Limited

The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, 484 m (1,588 ft) supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, resting atop the Elements mall and near Kowloon Station. It is the world's 13th tallest by height, 10th tallest by number of floors, and Hong Kong's tallest, as well as the only building in the city with over 100 storeys. The official height is 484 m (1,588 ft), which includes the 6 m (20 ft) tall parapets on the roof.[2][3] It was the world's 4th tallest building and 3rd in Asia when completed in 2010.

International Commerce Centre compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

The south side of the building faces Victoria Harbour, and directly opposite Hong Kong's second tallest building, the International Finance Centre.[4]

History

MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's metro operator and largest property developer respectively, were responsible for the development of this skyscraper. Known in development as Union Square Phase 7, its current name was officially announced in 2005. The International Commerce Centre was completed in phases from 2007 to 2010. The tower opened in 2011, with the Ritz-Carlton opening in late March and the observatory in early April.

The height had been scaled back from earlier plans due to regulations that did not allow buildings to be taller than the surrounding mountains. The original proposal for this building was called Kowloon Station Phase 7 and it was designed to be 574 m (1,883 ft) tall with 102 floors.[5] It would have risen 162 m (531 ft) over the then-current tallest in Hong Kong, 2 International Finance Centre.

The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang. It was built by Sanfield, the construction subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai.[6]

Construction work was temporarily halted[7] on 13 September 2009, due to an lift shaft accident that killed six workers.[8]

Floor count

The top floor is numbered 118. The number "4" is skipped as it sounds like the word "death" when spoken in Cantonese, and is therefore considered an unlucky number, while floor 13 is skipped due to tetraphobia. Except for level 3, 103 and 113, levels with "3" in the last digit were also skipped, and levels 5, 6, 7, 26, 28, 29 & 105 were skipped as well for unknown reasons. They are currently replaced by levels with letter "M" and "R", which stand for "Mechanical" and "Refuge". Although the levels are missing, they are still shown on the elevator's screen of Sky100 and Skydining 101 while going up and down.

28 floors were skipped: 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 43, 44, 53, 54, 63, 64, 73, 74, 83, 84, 93, 94, 104, 105, 114. 18 floors were added: UG, M1-1, M1-2, M1-3, M1-5, R1, R2, M2-1, M2-2, R3, M3-1, M3-2, R4, M4-1, M4-2, M4-3, M5, M6

Floor number Physical storey Type
118 108 The Ritz-Carlton (Ozone bar, swimming pool & fitness center)
M6 107 Mechanical
117 106 The Ritz-Carlton (presidential suite)
116 105 The Ritz-Carlton (spa & club lounge)
115 104 The Ritz-Carlton (guest rooms)
113 103
112 102
111 101
110 100
109 99
108 98
107 97
106 96
M5 95 Mechanical
103 94 The Ritz-Carlton (reception lobby & Café 103)
102 93 The Ritz-Carlton (dining)
M4-3 92 The Ritz-Carlton (for employees) / Mechanical
M4-2 91 Mechanical
M4-1 90
R4 89 Refuge
101 88 Skydining 101
100 87 Sky100, Café 100
99 86 Credit Suisse
98 85
97 84
96 83 Office
95 82 Credit Suisse
92 81
91 80
90 79
89 78
88 77
87 76
86 75 IWG plc
85 74
82 73
81 72 Office
80 71
79 70
78 69
M3-2 68 Mechanical
M3-1 67
R3 66 Refuge
77 65 Office
76 64
75 63
72 62
71 61
70 60
69 59
68 58
67 57
66 56
65 55
62 54
61 53 Deutsche Bank
60 52
59 51
58 50
57 49
56 48
55 47
52 46
51 45
50 44 Office
49 43 Sky lobby
48 42
M2-2 41 Mechanical
M2-1 40
R2 39 Refuge
47 38 Morgan Stanley
46 37
45 36
42 35
41 34
40 33
39 32
38 31
37 30
36 29
35 28
32 27
31 26
30 25
27 24 Office
25 23
22 22
21 21
20 20 SPACE (fitness center)
19 19 Office
18 18
17 17
16 16
15 15
12 14
R1 13 Refuge
M1-5 12 Mechanical
M1-3 11
M1-2 10
M1-1 9
11 8 Office
10 7
9 6 The Ritz-Carlton (entrance), office lobby
8 5
3 4 The Ritz-Carlton (ballroom), lobbies (office & Skydining 101)
2 3 Sky100 (entrance), Elements, skyway to WKCD
1 2 Sky100 (tickets), pick up & drop-off
UG 1 Transfer lobby
G G Entrance (Nga Cheung Road), loading dock, parking
B1 B1 Parking
B2 B2
B3 B3
B4 B4

Floor directory

It takes 68 seconds to reach the world's 14th highest observation deck, Sky100 from the lobby on level 2 with a special lift, along with Elements, and the skyway (behind the main entrance of Sky100) to West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD).[9] The 5 restaurants of Skydining 101, which include Inakaya, Odyssée, Perla, The Sky Boss and The Kitin, sit on level 101 at 399 m above sea level.

The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong occupies level 3, 8, 9 and the top 17 floors (M4-3 to 118), offering 312 rooms as well as the world's highest bar, fitness center and swimming pool set on the top floor. The office floors are located on level 10 to 99, including a mechanical floor and refuge level; in which, the sky lobbies set on level 48 and 49, and the fitness center "SPACE" on level 20.[10] Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank have become anchor tenants of ICC's offices since 2008.

The ICC Light and Music Show

The LED light show set a new Guinness World Records for the “largest light and sound show on a single building” using a total of 50,000 m2 on two facades of the ICC.[11] The Show is designed by the lighting design supervisor, Hirohito Totsune,[12] who already designed the lighting system of the Tokyo Skytree.[13] It creates a theme and story line by using lights and music elements, similar to "A Symphony of Lights" in Victoria Harbour.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Commerce Centre".
  2. ↑ "International Commerce Centre – the Skyscraper Center".
  3. ↑ https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=12
  4. ↑ "One & Two ifc | International Finance Centre, Hong Kong".
  5. ↑ "International Commerce Center". Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Stephens, Suzanne (16 May 2012). "International Commerce Centre". Architectural Record.
  7. ↑ "地盤平台墜樓6工人全死". INews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  8. ↑ Kyunghee Park (13 September 2009). "Elevator Shaft Accident Kills Six Workers in Hong Kong Tower". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Hong Kong Tourist Attractions | sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck".
  10. ↑ "Icc Space".
  11. ↑ "ICC Light and Music Show (Hong Kong) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go".
  12. ↑ "Hirohito Totsune lights up the ICC". 19 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "TOKYO SKYTREE® (Japan) | Case Study | lighting | Electric Works | Business | Panasonic Global".
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