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jose_kwan · #**841** Posted **Oct 6, 2005, 7:24 PM**

^^^ what r u talking about ??

changing that design is not gonna make the development cheaper ... height, materials are still the same ... what is changing is the increasing labor cost over time ... and more changes in design result in more hours for the architects n engineers n ... we are talking about a whole new set of drawings and calculations ... which also costs a lot of money ...

AND how do a private development in HK relate to "china running of money" ???

Fabb · #**842** Posted **Oct 7, 2005, 6:10 AM**

I guess that it makes good sense to step up the construction of US6 before US7.

vincent · #**843** Posted **Oct 11, 2005, 7:24 AM**

not much has changed, but it is a good pic

magik bus · #**844** Posted **Oct 16, 2005, 5:18 PM**

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actually I think US7 looks better than SWFC

That might be taking it a tad far...

It's just from the side to see SWFC, it's kinda weird...plus I heard rumor saying they will not build the top hole which bothers me 2

you're right they changed the design so that instead of a hole at the top they put a giant rectangle/trapezoid thing at the top, very dissapointing imo

Aboveday · #**845** Posted **Oct 18, 2005, 3:30 PM**

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taken today by fatshe on skyscrapers.cn

Fabb · #**846** Posted **Oct 18, 2005, 4:26 PM**

US7 is definitely rising.
Good news !

JACKinBeantown · #**847** Posted **Oct 18, 2005, 7:25 PM**

I see that in the taller of US6 the floor count goes five floors then four, then five then four and so on. What superstitious number are they skipping? And does effect the actual floor count?

Jaroslaw · #**848** Posted **Oct 19, 2005, 10:28 PM**

Every building with a 4 in it. It's common in Chinese Asia (even saw it in Vietnam).

Fabb · #**849** Posted **Oct 20, 2005, 2:22 PM**

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And does effect the actual floor count?

Yes it does.
If they announce 70 floors, then it's probably just 59 or 60.

In the case of 2IFC, the absence of the floors ending with "4" is compensated. But it's an exception.

JACKinBeantown · #**850** Posted **Oct 20, 2005, 9:21 PM**

Thanks for the clarification.

philip · #**851** Posted **Oct 21, 2005, 4:14 AM**

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Every building with a 4 in it. It's common in Chinese Asia (even saw it in Vietnam).

The practice of skipping the number 4's in floor numbers is not common in Taiwan though.

In Taiwan, the ONLY type of buildings that would skip the number 4 is Hospital because no patients wants to stay on a floor that pronounces "Death" in Chinese. However, even in the hospitals, only the 4th floors is skipped, they don't skip 14 or 24.

And all the other types of buildings such as residential towers, comercial towers, government offices, schools, etc DO NOT skip any number at all. I used to live in a 14 story condo in Taiwan, and the people living on the 4th floor and the 14th floor had no problem with their floor numbers.

I am not sure if the buildings in mainland China skip the numebr 4. I visited China when I was only 11 years old, and I didn't pay attention to floor numbers.

However, do you know that the most extreme case of skipping floor number is actually found in the USA? The Wynn Casino Resort in Las Vegas wants to cater to Chinese gamblers, and the hotel skips not only 4, 14, 24, 34, but 40-49 and 54 all together. I remembered when I was staying at the Hotel and taking the elevator up to my room, it was really funny that you can go from floor 39 to floor 50 in one second. It was kind of like making a space jump, another Las Vegas illusion I'd say.

I stayed on the 52nd floor, or DID I ????

vincent · #**852** Posted **Oct 21, 2005, 7:25 PM**

hehe, they should do it like this 3, 8, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 81,82,83,85,86, 87, 88, 88a, 88b, 88c, 88d, 88e, 88f, 89, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 188a, 188b, 188c, 188d, 880 ,881, 882, 883, 885..........

Beyond 1000 · #**853** Posted **Oct 22, 2005, 2:29 AM**

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hehe, they should do it like this 3, 8, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 81,82,83,85,86, 87, 88, 88a, 88b, 88c, 88d, 88e, 88f, 89, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 188a, 188b, 188c, 188d, 880 ,881, 882, 883, 885..........

Vincent you win with your post.

I feel sorry for the clone on the 50th floor in Wynn Las Vegas thinking he is on floor 53 when the sucker is on 39 or something like that.

That is a joke taken too far by the thieves of Vegas and Wynn is one of the best in that city.