Starting from the terrain, HSBC is located in Central, opposite to Tsim Sha Tsui. After repeated selection, HSBC finally determined the location opposite to the sharp corner of Tsim Sha Tsui. From the perspective of geomantic omen, it is against common sense. Across the corner like a peninsula is Tsim Sha Tsui. Why did HSBC choose this counterintuitive position?
When I was looking for a place, I found a place specifically for the corner of Tsim Sha Tsui, and bought the land in front of me and handed it over to the government for management. A Chater Park was built in front and a bank was built behind. The sharp corners rush in and are called "three evil spirits". There is a park in the middle, so there is a buffer zone (trees can block evil spirits, and in addition, you must ward off evil spirits when doing business. People can't have evil spirits at home, or they will get sick). Not only that, HSBC also has a pair of famous lions (lions can also be used to block evil spirits), but it is also afraid that this is not enough, and it will take a few more steps to get to the bank door (to disperse evil spirits).
But even this would not be enough There is a small door at the gate, and a revolving door has been built (let Sha Qi come in slowly). There is also a zhaobi inside. When Sha Qi came in and walked on both sides, it became a big lobby, so all the evil spirits in Tsim Sha Tsui were collected. After passing through the buffer zone, a pair of lions, steps, gates, revolving doors and zhaobi can absorb braking gas. Besides, this is the back door, facing the Taiping Mountain in front. People often have the illusion that it is good to have your back against the sea. It turns out that the correct position of HSBC is backed by the sea, so it is an excellent feng shui level, but it turns out to be a super evil position. After this setting, Gan Kun was completely reversed. Take the pattern of penetration at the bottom as an example. Shaqi flows below and can't impact, so it doesn't matter. Instead, a new HSBC was established and later developed abroad and entered the mainland market. ...
The interior of HSBC is an empty hall. It seems that the use of area is very wasteful. But it was intentional. This design is a Feng Shui Bureau.
HSBC is located in the "Dragon Cave" at the foot of Guaqi Mountain, which was once called "Tianma Drinking Cave" by a Feng Shui master. They all drank water in Victoria Harbour because of the seemingly drooping horseheads on the hillside. This position was selected carefully.
One legend is that ...
The former site of the bank used to be the Great Hall, and there was a prancing horse sculpture on the roof. It is said that one night, the residents nearby heard the sound of hooves, and when they looked intently, they saw a beautiful horse bowing its head and drinking water in Victoria Harbour.
An anecdote happened to a pair of bronze lions in front of HSBC. According to the custom in China, a pair of lions are always placed in front of the big house as a powerful gas field to defend the vast space in front of the door (namely the Ming Hall). A pair of bronze lions in front of HSBC just defended the spirit of Statue Square. Coincidentally, every time the pair of bronze lions move, Hong Kong suffers. The first time was from 194 1 to 1944. Hong Kong spent three years and eight months in the dark. After the war, with the help of God in Hong Kong, bronze lions were found in a steel factory in Japan, and the two heroic lions returned to their original positions. However, in 1983, the old building of HSBC was demolished, and the bronze lion was temporarily removed from the scene, and the Hong Kong stock market crashed.
Why is HSBC also called Lion Bank? Because there are a pair of bronze lions sitting outside the bank headquarters in Xiamen. These two lions have names. Steven Steven spoke, and the other was Steart Stidy.
Feng shui war
The Bank of China Tower next to HSBC Bank was built at 1990, which was a landmark building in Hong Kong at that time, with a total construction area of129,000 square meters, 70 floors above ground, a building height of 3 15 meters and two poles at the top of it of 367.4 meters. When completed, it is the tallest building in Hong Kong and the tallest skyscraper outside the United States. Take the plane as an example. The Bank of China Building is a square plane with four groups of triangles diagonally. The height of each group of triangles is different, which makes the facade varied within strict geometric specifications and looks like bamboo, symbolizing strength, vitality, firmness and enterprising spirit. The granite exterior wall of the pedestal represents the Great Wall and China.
In order to gain a firm foothold, the Bank of China Tower designed the upper part of the building as a triangle, and the sharp corner on one side of the building was like a sword or broadsword, which directly split into the Governor's Office and HSBC in the distance. On the other side, the sharp corner of the corner is the headquarters of Changjiang Mansion, which was split into Li Ka-shing. China Bank Building is very serious, affecting other buildings in all directions. ......
In response, HSBC set up two cannons on the roof and aimed at the sword. The feature of the whole design is that there is no supporting structure inside and it can be disassembled freely. All supporting structures are located outside the building, which makes the floor more practical. Moreover, the design of glass curtain wall can make good use of natural light; The underground lobby door faces south and north, which can keep the lobby cool in winter and summer, saving a lot of air conditioning fees. Coupled with its flexible design, the expansion project can be easily carried out according to actual needs without affecting the original floor. There is also a document conveyor belt in the building, which can transport several tons of documents freely every day.
The focus of the building is the design scheme of the "hanger plan". The whole above-ground building is supported by four frames, each frame contains two masts, which support five-story suspension trusses respectively. The double-height space formed by truss has become the focus of each group of floors, and it also includes the space for circulation and social interaction. Each mast consists of four steel pipes, and each floor is connected by rectangular joists. This layout makes the mast violate the maximum bearing capacity, while minimizing the plane area of the mast.
Since the frame can be seen from the outside of the building, the design team naturally wants to simply expose the basic structure. However, based on the need of durability and resistance, it is necessary to add a layer of protection, and naturally it is necessary to do some form of coverage. Bronze lion
Two lions placed in front of the head office opened their mouths and roared "Stephen", which was named after A.G. Stephen, general manager of 1920-24 Hong Kong head office, and the casting of bronze lions also came from his initiative. Another bronze lion is called "Steart", which was the name of G.H. Steart, the manager of the Shanghai branch at that time.
Each bronze lion weighs 2250 pounds, and the first pair of replicas are placed in Hong Kong. The second pair of replicas is in front of the new headquarters building of HSBC Group in Canary Wharf, London, England; The third pair of replicas, after Shanghai Pudong Development Bank obtained the right to use the original Shanghai HSBC Building at 1997, cast two new bronze lions as they were and put them in place. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank had hoped to move the original products back to the front desk of the bank. After consultation, it was recast by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. In the process of imitation casting, out of respect for history, the saw marks destroyed by the former Japanese army were also preserved. June 5438+October 2009 10, HSBC started the fourth pair of bronze lions replication project. The bank chose a pair outside the headquarters building of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation as the blueprint, aiming at placing a pair of guardian lions for the HSBC building to be completed in Guo Jin Center.
One of the original Steven with a roaring mouth was exhibited at the Shanghai Historical Development Exhibition Hall of the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower on the Bund in Shanghai. Another original Shi Di is kept in Shanghai Bank Museum. From October 28th, 2007 to March 24th, 2008, Shanghai lent "Historical Sites" to the Hong Kong Museum of History to hold a special exhibition-"From Private Banks to Modern Banks: Banking Development in Shanghai and Hong Kong".