Interior Design

HSBC Building, HongKong

안젤라Angella 2008. 10. 25. 11:39

Hongkong&Sanghai Bank Corporation, HongKong

 

                                

 

 Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank - HSBC Building

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd,

1 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong
Foster & Partners
1979-85

 

At 179m high the HSBC Bank seems tiny now elative to recent Hong Kong skyscrapers but at the time became world -famous for its strong concept and clean ｅxpression of technology and structure. Norman Foster combines some ideas from Lloyds building in London with local requirements to creat a simple but striking tower. The space underneath is amazing, a public space the size of a cathedral nave in the heart of the city: visit on a Sunday for the throb of Filipino's gathered below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

         

저작자표시 비영리 변경금지 (새창열림)