Three Pacific Place
28 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai (Five Pacific Place)
50 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai (Six Pacific Place)
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tàigǔ Guǎngchǎng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | taai3 gu2 gwong2 coeng4 |
Pacific Place is a complex of five office towers, three hotels and one shopping centre situated on Queensway and Henessey Road, Admiralty and Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The latest phase, Six Pacific Place, is located at 50 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai.
The four-level shopping centre is home to over 160 shops and boutiques and one major department store. The complex is also home to three five-star hotels, a boutique hotel, three office towers and 270 serviced apartments, all of which are pet friendly.
Pacific Place complex is owned and managed by Swire Properties, with the exception of three of the hotels (Conrad Hong Kong, Island Shangri-La and JW Marriott Hotel), in each of which it retains a 20 per cent equity interest.
History
Pacific Place was developed by Swire Properties. Phases One and Two were built on land formerly part of Victoria Barracks, one of the first military compounds in Hong Kong. The land was auctioned by the Hong Kong Government during redevelopment and was successfully bid for by Swire. It was purchased in two tranches in 1985 and 1986 for a total cost of US$1 billion. Phase One opened in 1988. The Conrad International Hotel was completed in 1991. Phase Three, built by Gammon Construction, was completed in 2004. It was developed from old buildings on Star Street, Wan Chai.
Pacific Place underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2011. It involved interior, exterior, and architectural changes designed by Thomas Heatherwick which cost more than HK$2.1 billion.
Phases
"Four Pacific Place" does not exist and was likely skipped due to the association of the Chinese word "four" with the Chinese word "death" in Chinese culture.
- One
- One Pacific Place
- JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
- The Upper House
- Two
- Two Pacific Place
- Island Shangri-La
- Two Pacific Place and Island Shangri-La hotel occupy respectively the bottom half and the top half of the tallest tower of the complex, which is 213 metres high and has 56 floors.
- Conrad Hong Kong
- Pacific Place Apartments
- Three
- Three Pacific Place
- Four
- Five Pacific Place
- Five
- Six Pacific Place
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The Beauty Gallery in Level 1 -
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong -
The Upper House -
Banyan tree inside Pacific Place -
Three Pacific Place
Shopping centre
The four-level shopping arcade houses both lifestyle and high-end shops in areas ranging from entertainment, dining, accessories to apparel. It houses one department store Harvey Nichols. A footbridge connects it across Queensway to Queensway Plaza and United Centre. It is connected by tunnels to the Admiralty MTR station and Three Pacific Place. Escalators connect it to Hong Kong Park.
See also
References
- ^ "Pacific Place: About Us". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Six Pacific Place | Office". Pacific Place. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Pacific Place Mall". Swireproperties.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Pacific Place Serviced Apartments". Service Apartment Hong Kong (SA / HK). November 2022.
- ^ Swire: Swire Properties Limited
- ^ "Star Struck!", in Swire News, 1st issue, 2009, pp. 10–15
- ^ Conrad International Hotel on emporis.com
- ^ Conrad International Hotel on skyscraperpage.com
- ^ "Three Pacific Place". Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Swire News, 2008 Autumn, page 4
- ^ "HK Island ShangriLa Hotel". Simtropolis. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
Further reading
- Jenks, Michael; Dempsey, Nicola (2005). Future Forms and Design For Sustainable Cities. Routledge. pp. 147–150. ISBN 9780750663090.
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