wyliepoon
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Third photo thread of my recent trip to Hong Kong
One Island East (308m, built 2008) is one of Hong Kong's newest supertall skyscrapers. At 1,010 ft, it is a borderline supertall.
Located in Taikoo Place in eastern Hong Kong Island, it is located in a strange location (part of a recent trend in Hong Kong of building large office buildings away from traditional CBDs). On one side of the building there are old tenement buildings, on another side there are industrial buildings, and another side faces TaiKoo Shing, one of the city's largest privately-owned residential complexes.
The base of the tower is quite nicely designed, suiting western tastes, probably reflecting the developer's western rather than Chinese background (the developer is Swire, also owner of Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways). The streets around it have been paved with red bricks, while on the side that faces residential buildings there is a nicely-designed public garden.
One Island East (308m, built 2008) is one of Hong Kong's newest supertall skyscrapers. At 1,010 ft, it is a borderline supertall.
Located in Taikoo Place in eastern Hong Kong Island, it is located in a strange location (part of a recent trend in Hong Kong of building large office buildings away from traditional CBDs). On one side of the building there are old tenement buildings, on another side there are industrial buildings, and another side faces TaiKoo Shing, one of the city's largest privately-owned residential complexes.
The base of the tower is quite nicely designed, suiting western tastes, probably reflecting the developer's western rather than Chinese background (the developer is Swire, also owner of Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways). The streets around it have been paved with red bricks, while on the side that faces residential buildings there is a nicely-designed public garden.
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