HSBC Headquarters BuildingQuick Facts: Location: Statue Hong Kong 1 Queen’s Road Central, Square, Central, Architect: Foster and Partners Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners Height to Roof: Floor Count: basements 178.8m 47 storeys + 4 Building Foot Print: A Gross Floor Area: 99,000m2 Number of Lifts: 28 Concept: Pre-fabricated, Modular, and Highly Adaptable Highrise Inspirations/Precedents: Bridge and Aircraft Architecture Suncorp Place - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia the structural framing. . Feng-shui was influential in the design of the building. The design brief seeks to achieve three objectives – (1) flexible office spaces in excess of 93000m2. ergo relatively quick construction after the demolition of the previous building on site. (2) meet a strict deadline. It was designed by Foster & Associates. the lobby and escalator configurations.” The concept focused on pre-fabricated typologies in order to achieve flexibility and ease of construction.8m. and the famous two lions at the lobby to invite good luck and the two “concrete cannons” at the roof to negate bad Feng-shui caused by the nearby Bank of China building. It boasts a roof height of 178. Hong Kong. responsible for the façade orientation.Introduction The subject of this case study is the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Headquarters Building in Central District. Foster & Partner’s concept to achieve this was of a “High-tech Structural Expressionist Building. It is forty-seven (47) storeys tall with four (4) basement levels. and (3) “the best bank building in the world” – a statement of confidence of the bank’s commitment to Hong Kong even after its eventual hand-over to China at the end of its lease to the UK. The need to build downwards and upwards simultaneously resulted in a suspension structure giving the building an appearance more similar to a bridge than an office building. . A central building core was also ignored in favor of services relegated to the floor’s periphery. The structural system used eliminated the use of interior columns creating a huge uninterrupted floor space.Planning and Shape of Plan The plan is an irregular rectangular shape with an atrium at the center. This allowed the architect to achieve the desired floor area while also providing great flexibility for planning interior spaces and building services. 2nd to 29th Floor Floor Plans: Ground Floor 37th to 44th Floor Notable Elements: Column Free Floor Area Clear & Unobstructed Circulation Modular Services in the Periphery Dark Green: Plant Rooms Violet: Blue: WC Escalator Light Blue: Lifts 30th to 36th Floor . Light Green: Fire Stairs Feng-shui Influences Awkwardly Angled Escalators thought to Bring good fortune in the building . the stepped profile .3D Form Three elements make up the prominent form of the HSBC Headquarters Building.West Profile showing stepped profile more prominently plan. First.North Profile Figure 2 .three-tower configuration of the building as a result of the modular floor Figure 1 . . Second. This serves as the main structural system of the building.This stepped profile was the result of the building zone layout designed by the architect. Last. the prominent Exoskeleton Truss Frame or the Chevron design consisting of the vierendreel mast and the inverted chevrons. . the extensive glass curtain wall with sun-shading systems that intend to increase transparency in the building and reduce reliance on artificial lighting. The influences that led to the adoption of these features are as follows: Modular design which was a result of the hectic delivery schedule High-tech Style of the Architect The desire for flexibility Building Skin . the completed form results in complex 3D relationships that increase the difficulty of cladding.Although the design of the building is simple in terms of the concept. Cladding System Mock-up Cladding System Diagram Close Up View of Facade Curtain Wall Detail . plan. and section. The solution for this are highly detailed mix of glass. and steel cladding. aluminium composite. Building Services Vertical Circulation The main mode of vertical circulation employed in the building is the escalator having 62 of them in the whole building. They are positioned near the center of the building. Elevators play a supporting role in vertical circulation. They are located in the east side of the building as part of the split core type employed in the design. Elevator Configuration Circulation Configuration Vertical . 1Service Modules are in dark green+violet . This is an example of plug-in architecture. service modules containing mechanical equipment as well as the auxiliary spaces required by the building such as bathrooms have been employed.Service Modules As part of the modular design. They are found on the east and west sides of the building as part of the split core. hsbc.com.hk/hsbc-in-hong-kong http://www.about.com/seasia/see-do/culture-heritage/modern-architecture/hsbc-mainbuilding.discoverhongkong.Sources: http://www.com/projects/hongkong-and-shanghai-bank-headquarters/ http://www.fosterandpartners.jsp . arch.detail-online.pdf .edu/media/cms_page_media/4433/hongkongBank.html http://www.n/docs/norman_foster-_hong_kong_bank http://faculty.blogspot.com/buildings/Hongkong_and_Shanghai_Ban.com/ell.tamu.greatbuildings.http://www.com/ http://issuu.com/article/hongkong-and-shanghai-bank-ndash-10-questions-to-lord-normanfoster-14368/ http://architecturecasestudy.
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