International Commerce Centre

The International Commerce Centre (abbreviated ICC) is a 108-storey (top floor 118), 484 m (1,588 ft) commercial skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project on top of Kowloon station. It was the 4th tallest building in the world (third in Asia) when its construction was completed in late 2010.

International Commerce Centre
環球貿易廣場
International Commerce Centre in August 2014
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Commercial offices
Location1 Austin Road West
West Kowloon
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′12.21″N 114°9′36.61″E
Construction started24 July 2002 (2002-07-24)
Completed3 May 2010 (2010-05-03)
Opening2011 (2011)
ManagementKai Shing Management Services Limited
Height
Architectural484 m (1,588 ft)
Tip484 m (1,588 ft)
Top floor118
ObservatorySky100
393 m (1,289 ft)
Technical details
Floor count108 above ground, 4 below (see details)
Floor area274,064 m2 (2,950,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators83
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design)
Belt Collins & Associates (landscape)
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
DeveloperSun Hung Kai Properties
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorSanfield Building Contractors Limited
References
[1][2][3][4][5][6]
International Commerce Centre
Traditional Chinese環球貿易廣場
Simplified Chinese环球贸易广场
Cantonese YaleWàahnkàuh Mauhyihk Gwóngchèuhng

As of 2022, it is the world's 13th tallest building by height, world's 10th tallest building by number of floors, as well as the tallest building in Hong Kong.

International Commerce Centre compared with other tallest buildings in Asia.

Notable amenities include the world's 3rd highest hotel ( The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong), Skydining 101, and Sky100.

"ICC" faces the 2nd tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, the 2 International Finance Centre (2 IFC) directly across Victoria Harbour in Central, Hong Kong Island. "2 IFC" was also developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, along with another major Hong Kong developer, Henderson Land.

Development

MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's metro operator and largest property developer, were responsible for development of this skyscraper. Known in development as Union Square Phase 7, its current name was officially announced in 2005. The International Commerce Centre was completed in phases from 2007 to 2010. The tower opened in 2011, with the Ritz-Carlton opening in late March and the observatory in early April.

The height had been scaled back from the earlier plans due to regulations that did not allow buildings to be taller than the surrounding mountains. The original proposal for this building was called Kowloon Station Phase 7, and it was designed to be 574 m (1,883 ft) tall with 102 floors.[7] It would have risen 162 m (531 ft) over the then-current tallest in Hong Kong, 2 International Finance Centre.

The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang.

Construction work was temporarily halted[8] on 13 September 2009, due to a lift shaft accident that killed six workers.[9]

Floor count

The building has 108 above grounds and 4 below grounds.[1][4] Due to prevalence of tetraphobia in Hong Kong, floors that would have included the number "4" and “13” (4, 13, 14, 24, 34, 44 etc…) were omitted. Therefore, it is marketed as "118-storey".

28 floors were skipped : 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 43, 44, 53, 54, 63, 64, 73, 74, 83, 84, 93, 94, 104, 105, 114

18 floors were added : UG, M1-1, M1-2, M1-3, M1-5, R1, R2, M2-1, M2-2, R3, M3-1, M3-2, R4, M4-1, M4-2, M4-3, M5, M6

Level Real level Type
118 108 Ozone bar, Swimming pool, Fitness centre
M6 107 Mechanical floor
117 106 The Ritz-Carlton (Suite)
116 105 Spa, Club Lounge
115 104 The Ritz-Carlton (Guest rooms)
113 103
112 102
111 101
110 100
109 99
108 98
107 97
106 96
M5 95 Mechanical floor
103 94 The Ritz-Carlton (Lobby, Café 103)
102 93 The Ritz-Carlton (Dining)
M4-3 92 The Ritz-Carlton / Mechanical floor
M4-2 91 Mechanical floor
M4-1 90
R4 89 Refuge level
101 88 Skydining 101
100 87 Sky100 , Café 100, SmarTone 5G LAB
99 86 Credit Suisse
98 85
97 84
96 83 Ares Asia Limited
95 82 Credit Suisse
92 81
91 80
90 79
89 78
88 77
87 76
86 75 Regus
85 74
82 73
81 72 High zone office(s)
80 71
79 70
78 69
M3-2 68 Mechanical floor
M3-1 67
R3 66 Refuge level
77 65 High zone office(s)
76 64
75 63
72 62
71 61
70 60
69 59
68 58
67 57
66 56
65 55
62 54
61 53 Deutsche Bank
60 52
59 51
58 50
57 49
56 48
55 47
52 46 Deutsche Bank, Clover Aviation Capital
51 45 Deutsche Bank
50 44 High zone office(s)
49 43 Sky lobby
48 42
M2-2 41 Mechanical floor
M2-1 40
R2 39 Refuge level
47 38 Morgan Stanley
46 37
45 36
42 35
41 34
40 33
39 32
38 31
37 30
36 29
35 28
32 27
31 26
30 25
27 24 Low zone office(s)
25 23
22 22
21 21
20 20 SPACE (Fitness centre)
19 19 Low zone office(s)
18 18
17 17
16 16
15 15
12 14
R1 13 Refuge level
M1-5 12 Mechanical floor
M1-3 11
M1-2 10
M1-1 9
11 8 Low zone office(s)
10 7
9 6 The Ritz-Carlton , Office lobby
8 5
3 4 The Ritz-Carlton , Office / Skydining 101 lobby
2 3 Sky100 entrance, Elements shopping mall
1 2 Sky100 ticketing, Pick up & Drop-off
UG 1
G G Entrance (Nga Cheung Road), Car park, Loading dock
B1 B1 Car park
B2 B2
B3 B3
B4 B4


Floor directory

A large shopping mall Elements located on the 2nd floor, which opened in October 2007.

A five-star hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong occupies 20 floors (3 to 9, M4-3 to 118). The world's highest swimming pool and bar (Ozone) can be found on the top floor 118 at 476m above sea level. (It is the 3rd highest hotel in the world, currently surpassed by Rosewood Guangzhou located on the top floors of the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, and Heavenly Jin of J Hotel Shanghai Tower on the 120th floor at 556m above ground).[10]

Sky100 observation deck on the 100th floor at 393m above sea level, which opened in April 2011. Guests may take a high-speed elevator from the Sky100 lobby on the 2nd floor to the observation deck in 1 minute 10 seconds.

The 101st floor is leased to 5 luxury restaurants at 399m above sea level.

The ICC Light and Music Show

The LED light show set a new Guinness World Record for the “largest light and sound show on a single building” using a total of 50,000 square metres on two facades of the International Commerce Centre.

The ICC Light and Music Show is designed by lighting designer Hirohito Totsune who already designed the lighting system of the Tokyo Skytree. Similar to the daily “A Symphony of Lights Show” in Victoria Harbour, the ICC Light and Music Show creates a theme and storyline using light and music elements.[11]

See also

References
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  2. "Emporis building ID 101555". Emporis. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015.
  3. International Commerce Centre at Glass Steel and Stone (archived)
  4. "International Commerce Centre". SkyscraperPage.
  5. International Commerce Centre at Structurae
  6. "International Commerce Centre". Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. "International Commerce Center". Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  8. "地盤平台墜樓6工人全死". INews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  9. Kyunghee Park (13 September 2009). "Elevator Shaft Accident Kills Six Workers in Hong Kong Tower". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  10. "Hotel Information". The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  11. "ICC Light and Music Show". icclightshow.com.hk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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