The HSBC Main Building is the Hong Kong headquarters of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, designed by the British architect Norman Foster and completed in 1985 on Statue Square in Central Hong Kong. Rising 178.8 metres over 47 stories, it was built using a steel suspension structure with no internal supporting columns, assembled from five massive prefabricated modules manufactured in Britain and shipped to the site, and its construction cost of roughly 5.2 billion Hong Kong dollars made it the most expensive building in the world at the time. The design channels natural light deep into the building through a mirror system at the top of its atrium and uses seawater rather than fresh water for cooling, both intended to conserve energy. The building's two bronze lion statues, cast in 1935 for an earlier headquarters on the same site, were moved aside during construction in 1981 and returned once the new building was finished.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own account1 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong 1 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Designed By
Designed by Norman Foster.
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In Style
A landmark High-Tech architecture tower.
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Wikimedia Foundationlead section, site description
It is located on the southern side of Statue Square near the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong
lead section, first sentence
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.
history section, construction date
completed on 18 November 1985
lead section, dimensions
The building is 178.8 metres high with 47 storeys and four basement levels.
- infobox building_type/type field: Commercial offices
Environmental Features
There is a mirror system at the top of the atrium, which reflects natural sunlight into the building. Through the use of natural sunlight, this design helps to conserve energy and reduces energy consumption.The sun shades are provided on the external facades to block direct sunlight going into the building and to reduce heat gain.The building's cooling system relies on seawater rather than fresh water, a solution that minimizes environmental impact in the coastal city of Hong Kong.
Uses Element: Steel, Article text
It consists of eight groups of four aluminium-clad steel columns which ascend from the foundations up through the core structure, and five levels of triangular suspension trusses which are locked into these masts.
Uses Element: Aluminum, Article text
It consists of eight groups of four aluminium-clad steel columns which ascend from the foundations up through the core structure, and five levels of triangular suspension trusses which are locked into these masts.
In Group: Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes, Lead paragraph
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.
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