Overview of Bank of China Building in Hong Kong!

Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, designed by I.M. Pei Architects, completed on 1990. Total construction area129000m2, 70 floors above ground, building height 315m, top two poles height 367.4m.. When completed, it is the tallest building in Hong Kong and the tallest skyscraper outside the United States. The structure is supported by four-corner 12-story giant steel columns, and there is no column in the room. Careful observation of the Bank of China Building will reveal many common designs of Bayesian works. Take the plane as an example. Bank of China Tower is a square plane, diagonally divided into four groups of triangles, and the height of each group of triangles is different, which makes the facade varied in strict geometric specifications. As for the concept of plane, it can be traced back to the Madrid Tower in 1973. The Madrid Tower and the front of the square are also divided multilaterally. Is a series to analyze its combination. The appearance is like bamboo, symbolizing strength, vitality, firmness and enterprising spirit; The granite exterior wall of the pedestal represents the Great Wall and China.

The Bank of China Building in Hong Kong is located at Garden Road 1, Central, Hong Kong, near Victoria Harbour. It is the headquarters of the Bank of China in Hongkong. Designed by the famous Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, the famous architect Leslie? e？ Robertson is a structural designer. The planning and design of the Bank of China Building began at the end of 1982, ground was broken in April/985, and the building was officially opened in May/990.

Robertson suggested to I.M. Pei to adopt a composite super-strong structure, that is, a box structure made of steel and filled with concrete, as the wind-resistant and load-bearing backbone. The whole building adopts a mixed structure "large three-dimensional support system" consisting of eight plane supports and five steel reinforced concrete columns, which effectively improves the performance of the structure.

The building has 70 floors above ground and 4 floors underground, with a total construction area of 1.29 million square meters. The height of the building is 3 15 meters, and the height of the top two poles is 367.4 meters. When completed, it is the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fifth tallest building in the world. Its design is inspired by the growth of bamboo. Taking the plane as an example, the building is a square plane, which is divided into four groups of triangles diagonally. The height of each triangle is different, just like the rising bamboo, which symbolizes strength, vitality, firmness and enterprising spirit. For banks, the significance is self-evident. Its architectural feature is the combination of China's traditional architectural thought and modern advanced architectural technology. It is composed of four crystal triangular columns with different heights, which are polygonal, like bright crystals, and show different colors under the irradiation of sunlight.