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A 9 page paper discussing several design points of this product of Sir Norman Foster. Notorious as being the most expensive high-rise built to date, construction took place between 1979 and 1986. The building retains its distinction as being the costliest; it also retains its breathtaking qualities. The purpose here is to address the technical aspects of design. The paper discusses external structural elements, Hong Kong building code, steel treatment, the use of steel pins in the suspended structure and other elements. Appearances do not speak to the exhaustive testing and creative measures used in design and construction. While there is more to any building than that which meets the eye, the Hongkong Bank building takes that idea to extreme limits. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSarchiHongKbank.rtf
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architect of the The Hongkong Bank building, complained about the shortcomings of every high-rise office building "from Dallas to Tokyo ... First a complete absence of variety, inside and out;
second, poor technical performance; and third, an almost complete indifference to the public" (Great Buildings Online). With the completion of the Hongkong Bank,
that statement is no longer valid. Notorious as being the most expensive high-rise built to date, construction took place between 1979 and 1986. The building retains its distinction
as being the costliest; it also retains its breathtaking qualities. The purpose here is to address the technical aspects of design. Visual Effects
It is difficult to focus first on the technical points of this buildings design simply because of its amazing departure from any other office setting in any other location.
Sir Foster certainly solved the problem of lack of variability with his design of the interior space of this building. The exterior provides a pleasing sight and a
valuable addition to the Hong Kong skyline, and manages to avoid any semblance of the "black box" effect typical of those buildings Sir Foster disparaged. Much of the buildings
vertical support is external, present to provide the support necessary to allow the building to stand and function safely, but being put on display rather than being hidden behind a
routine flat, rectangular fa?ade. "Ladder" and truss design features on the buildings exterior serve to provide visual interest in daylight, and to provide
boundaries for light effects by night. By night, the building appears to provide four amazingly large light areas that appear to be single units. This is in stark
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