International Commerce Centre

CompletedTypeCommercial officesLocation1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong KongConstruction started2002; 22 years ago (2002)Completed2010; 14 years ago (2010)^[1]ManagementHarbour Vantage^[1]HeightArchitectural484 m (1,588 ft)^[1]Tip484 m (1,588 ft)^[1]Technical detailsFloor count108 above ground^[1]Lifts/elevators84^[2]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates^[1]DeveloperSun Hung Kai Properties Limited^[1]Structural engineerArup^[1]Main contractorChina State Construction Engineering Corporation;^[1] Sanfield Building Contractors Limited ^[1]

The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, 484 m (1,588 ft) supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, resting atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations (Kowloon and Austin Station). It is the world's 13th tallest building by height, 10th tallest by number of floors, and Hong Kong's tallest, as well as the only building in the city with over 100 storeys.^[1] The official height is 484 m (1,588 ft), which includes the 6 m (20 ft) tall parapets on the roof.^[1][3] It was the world's 4th tallest building and 3rd in Asia when completed in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

The south side of the building faces Victoria Harbour.

The height had been scaled back from 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.^[4]

The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang. It was built by Sanfield, the construction subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai.^[5]

Construction work was temporarily halted^[6] on 13 September 2009, due to an lift shaft accident that killed six workers.^[7]

The LED light show set a new Guinness World Records for the “largest light and sound show on a single building” using a total of 50,000 m² on two facades of the ICC.^[8] The Show is designed by the lighting design supervisor, Hirohito Totsune,^[9] who already designed the lighting system of the Tokyo Skytree.^[10] It creates a theme and story line by using lights and music elements, similar to "A Symphony of Lights" in Victoria Harbour.

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  A simplified map of Union Square showing the location of the International Commerce Centre
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  Tower in August 2010
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  Office lobby in November 2008
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  Office lobby void in November 2008
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  Access from Elements shopping mall in August 2013
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  Residential complex The Cullinan and W Hong Kong hotel are located alongside the ICC. Taken in April 2007.
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  Viewed from Victoria Peak, with the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter visible.

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