Taikoo Place ( Chinese : 太古坊 ; Jyutping : taai3 gu2 fong1 ; pinyin : Tàigǔfāng ) is a commercial building complex located in Quarry Bay , east Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . It comprises grade A office towers, car parking, clubs, office apartment, parks, and shops. It is reachable by MTR Island line (MTR) . These three complexes are all managed by Swire Properties since the beginning from Taikoo Sugar Refinery , the subsequent Taikoo Dockyard and the recent demolitions of the industrial buildings.
23-465: Since the 1980s, Taikoo Place has been redeveloped to become a unique metropolitan environment for business and entertainment. Until now, notable amenities include the Butterfield's private members club . It is recognized as a popular choice for younger workers to seek employment. Taikoo Place hosts many advertisement and information technology firms. The PCCW Tower, the tower just next to Dorset House
46-505: A catalyst in speeding up the movement of the working class. Drop off areas is available in the entrance of One Island East , Devon House, Oxford House and Tong Chong Street. Island Eastern Corridor and Eastern Harbour Crossing also connects Taikoo Place with East Kowloon , Central, Hong Kong and Hong Kong International Airport . MTR, tram, bus, and minibus are also available on particular time slots. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited ( HSH )
69-513: A gross floor area of 1 million sq ft. Designed by Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd, the tower features 3-metre-wide curtain wall window panels, with each floor designed to provide an abundance of natural light and offer panoramic views of Victoria Harbour. The office tower has been built to the highest sustainability standards by Arup, achieving Pre-certified Platinum for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Version 2009, and Provisional Platinum for BEAM Plus New Buildings Version 1.2 green building standards. The Building
92-598: Is a grade-A office which consists of 36-storey office AND EACH TALL HALL IS 2.57 METER HILL. Major tenants include Oxford University Press, Turner Broadcasting Company, Bulgari , Dell , Interpublic Group , JCDecaux , KPMG , LVMH , QBE , and KPMG . Taikoo Place Apartments is located at 23 Tong Chong Street and opened at mid-2015. Together the 111 served residences occupied the 30 floors. Four choices are available, such as studio (~480 sq ft.), single bedroom (~650sq ft.), double bedroom (~1220sq ft.), and penthouses (either 1220 or 1610 sq ft.) The bar Mr. and Ms. Fox are on
115-514: Is also recognized as the first AI & Data-driven Building in Hong Kong by implementing Arup Neuron Digital Platform to optimize all the operation data inside the building. Kang and Mansion and the domain building composed of 2B site, will be reconstructed into a 42-storey 3-storey library of commercial buildings, called Taikoo Square two Two Taikoo Place, as well as a 69,000 square foot garden square, Taikoo Square and Taikoo Garden. The gross floor of
138-742: Is an American landscape architect . Her work includes the Gardens of the Imagination in Terrasson , France; a city square in Évry , France; and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London . She has won awards and prizes including the Millennium Garden Design Competition. She is known for her ability to create sculptural forms, using earth, grass, stone and water. Gustafson
161-544: Is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It provides 610,000 square feet (57,000 square meter). It also houses Butterfield's, a private members club managed by the Peninsula Group that offers gourmet dining, private function space, extensive meeting and banqueting facilities, and fitness and health facilities. Headroom is approximately 2.7m and 34 floors in total. Major tenants include McDonald's, LVMH, AC Nielsen, Jones Lang LaSalle, Wang Ouyang (Hong Kong) and
184-401: Is sited at 979 King's Road, Taikoo Place. 21 floors in total, 1,000 square metres (10,800 sq ft) and 2.6 meter for headroom. PCCW Tower (1994) is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It consists of 36-storey office. Major tenants include BNP, IBM, WPP and PCCW. Oxford House, (formerly Toppan Building), is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It
207-527: Is the holding company of a hotel group. It is engaged in the ownership, development and management of The Peninsula Hotels ; commercial and residential properties in Asia, the United States and Europe; and the provision of tourism and leisure, club management and other services. Michael Kadoorie owns 47% of the shares of HSH. The company was incorporated in 1866 as The Hongkong Hotel Company Limited, owner of
230-545: Is where the headquarters of PCCW are located, a Hong Kong -based telecommunication company. The local headquarters of IBM and JWT is also situated there, occupying the first 15 storeys. Ironically, more IT firms choose to have their Hong Kong base in Taikoo Place rather than in Cyberport , which was specifically built for this purpose. The neighbourhood of Taikoo Place used to be residential and industrial. Once Taikoo Place
253-906: The Fashion Institute of Technology . After graduating from the Fashion Institute, Gustafson moved to Paris to be a fashion designer . Gustafson turned to landscape design. She was educated at the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Paysage in Versailles , where she graduated in 1979. Gustafson’s work is predominantly civic, institutional, and corporate, including parks, gardens and community spaces. Her award-winning projects include Westergasfabriek Culture Park in Amsterdam , Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London, Bay East and Gardens by
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#1732875700623276-716: The Hong Kong Hotel (opened in 1868). The company owned by the Kadoorie family in the 1890s, it merged with the Shanghai Hotel in 1922 and used the current name of Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotel in the following year. It was one of the first companies in Hong Kong to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong . In 2007, the Hong Kong Heritage Project was set up to archive historical materials from HSH, CLP Holdings and
299-758: The Bay in Singapore . Recent projects include Valencia Parque Central, the Novartis Campus in Basel and Marina One in Singapore. She has become known for her creations of sculptural forms. Her work has been compared with the designs of landscape architect Isamu Noguchi . Gustafson is slated to recreate the area around the Eiffel Tower for the Olympic games in 2024. The total cost of
322-681: The British Telecom and other rental Mars Foods Incorporate Hong Kong Limited Cambridge House (formerly Po Yuan House) is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It consists of 36-storey office. Major tenants include Guerlain, TBWA and Campbell Soup. Kjeldsens Lincoln House (1998): formerly known as the South China Morning Post , is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It consists of 36-storey office. Major tenants include Wyeth Nutrition, The Coca-Cola Company , Lenovo, Benoy and Gucci . Lincoln House
345-709: The Ground floor Formerly 23, Tong Chong Street, Quarry Bay, 28 floors above. (Formerly known as the Daxingxing Commercial Center and Car Service Center) (1998): It is a grade A office with 25 floors, providing 381,000 square feet (or 35,400 square meters). One Taikoo Place was completed in September 2018. It is the first of two new Grade-A office towers in the Taikoo Place redevelopment project. One Taikoo Place has 48 storeys, including 41 floors of triple Grade-A office space. It has an average floor size of 21,000 sq ft and
368-568: The Kadoorie family. The publicly accessible archive provides audio, visual and documentary evidence of HSH's activities through the 19th and 20th centuries. The major shareholders in HSH are members of the Kadoorie family . The Kadoorie family have been chairmen since 1937, when Elly Kadoorie was first appointed to the post. List of chairmen: Asia North America Europe Kathryn Gustafson Kathryn Gustafson FRIBA RDI (born 1951)
391-475: The commercial building is about 983,000 square feet and is expected to be completed in 2021. Swire Properties announced HKD$ 15 billion will be spent on redeveloping the Taikoo Park (i.e. Via Fiori), Taikoo Place Phase 1 (completed in September 2018) and Phase 2 (Complete in 2021). Architects and design firms including Gustafson Porter and Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Hugh Sutton Associates will be in charge of
414-400: The company, including NGOs such as Hong Kong Blind Union, Chung Ying Theatre, and Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation will also attend those 100 briefing on feedbacks from their staff. The Taikoo Place is next to Cityplaza , a grade A shopping mall with ice skating rink , cinema and five-star hotel EAST, Hong Kong. The theme of the complex is to "Live Happy". Mass Transit Railway is seen as
437-474: The greenhouse effect within the office complex. The rooftop is planted so that 75% of demolition waste is then diverted from landfills. Cornwall House provides 10,000 square feet of area for business events. Topics includes Gender equality and GPS navigation software . A forum called "blueprint Labs" for start-up is introduced in 2016. External charters and membership provide awards that encourage designers to present their artwork. About 300 personnel outside
460-421: The new elevated walkway system. Taikoo Place is next to Taikoo Park and Quarry Bay Park . An extra 69,000 square feet of open landscaped gardens will be provided in the coming years. Besides, biodiesel tri-generation and adsorption chiller energy was adopted in order to save up to 2% of building energy, methods include increasing both the efficiency of electricity and space cooling by chilled water. This reduces
483-557: Was born and grew up in Yakima, Washington in 1951, her father was a general surgeon. The basis of her designs comes from her memories of past settings. The region around Yakima is a desert-like plateau surrounded by mountains. At the age of 18, Gustafson attended the University of Washington in Seattle , where she studied applied arts for about a year. She then moved to New York City to attend
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#1732875700623506-446: Was built, the neighbourhood has been undergoing constant development and gentrification. Concerned about the urban development, Swire Properties has begun construction of serviced apartments north of Devon House, due for completion in 2015. Gammon Construction has been one of the major construction company involved. One Island East is a grade-A office. It is 69-storey. It is located at 18 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . It
529-428: Was completed in year 2008. Hong Kong Island East Center tenants come from finance, insurance, accounting, real estate, trade, shipping to retailing. Devon House (1993) is located at 979 King's Road , Quarry Bay , Hong Kong . Devon House is a grade A office with 29 floors. Major tenants include: Kinmen Building, Philip Morris, China Airlines, Jardine, Dairy Farm International and other rentals. Dorset House (1994)
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