HONG KONG | International Commerce Centre | 1,608 FT / 490 M | 118 FLOORS | T/O

[JACKinBeantown]

Nice. Is that 48 actual floors, or do they skip some in their numbering due to superstitions?

[Jaroslaw]

Originally Posted by JACKinNYC

Nice. Is that 48 actual floors, or do they skip some in their numbering due to superstitions?

This question has been addressed again and again here. You yourself asked it recently in post #987 in this very thread--and it was answered in the next post.

[Aboveday]

Taken by Ricky Nelson & 久地遊覽

US 6 South Tower Topped Out At 269.9m!

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by Jaroslaw

This question has been addressed again and again here. You yourself asked it recently in post #987 in this very thread--and it was answered in the next post.

OK, Mr. Smarty-guy. So which floor are they actually on? 43?

[Fabb]

Originally Posted by JACKinNYC

OK, Mr. Smarty-guy. So which floor are they actually on? 43?

You're not supposed to ask, but I really don't know if the core stopped growing up after the floor #42, or if the following floors were numbered in a weird way (using letters ?).

[Rise To The Top]

wow this could be as slow as Freedom tower....... when is it expected to be up at the rate taht its going at?

[Lecom]

Is that building going to be cost-efficient? Looks like the core, at least on the lower third, takes up most of the floor space.

[Fabb]

To quote Aboveday @SSC, ICC will be 490 m high (up from 484 m)

Originally Posted by Aboveday

More Informations for you guys from Schindler.com:


ICC, Hong Kong
Office building & Hotel – height: 490 m

Passenger elevators hotel section:
Group of 4 double-deck shuttle elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1800 kg,
travel 395 m

Passenger elevators observation:
Group of 4 double-deck elevators,
speed 9 m/s, load 2x1600 kg,
travel 375 m

Single elevators:
1 service elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 5 m/s, load 1600 kg,
travel 403 m

3 fire fighting service elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 9 m/s, load 1250 kg - 1800 kg,
travel 415 m - 474 m

2 VIP elevators Schindler 7000,
speed 7 m/s, load 1000 kg,
travel 406 m

1 freight elevator Schindler 7000,
speed 4 m/s, load 4500 kg,
travel 415 m

Status: to be completed in 2009

[BINARY SYSTEM]

Silly shots...... Kohn Pedersen Fox (out of NY) did a master job on this one... don't really like the surrounding buildings crowding it though. The ICC and the IFC reminds me of The Pillars of Hercules which was the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.>>>

[Aboveday]

Repost :

The "Harbour Gateway":

[Fabb]

Jan 16

[BINARY SYSTEM]

Revised Some Silly Ass Shots In My Above Post>>>

[Trojan in NYC]

Hong Kong is definitely on my list of places to go especially after this building is done.

[MattSal]

Those are some great renderings. We can only hope that the building will be as good as or better than them after its done (in like 20 years).

[Surrealplaces]

Man, Hong kong truly amazing. I've gotta go back there again someday.

[mrjohnnynofear]

Originally Posted by Aboveday

Repost :

The "Harbour Gateway":

My first post, but I am a long time reader....That is a nice shot, but why do I think that IFC and US7 are looking like they are ready to throw down?

[Patrick]

^haha it dose look like it!

But really, this thing is so SLOW! I remember when the MTR Tower was in its planning stages way back in the 90's.

[ZZ-II]

a few new pics:

Originally Posted by Aboveday

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[Fabb]

I'm anxious to see the curtain wall.

[Bergenser]

Fantastic skyline!