COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Jardine House
Alternate Title:
????
Image View:
Detail, top of building, looking down from 2 IFC tower
Creator:
P & T Architects & Engineers HK (Chinese architectural firm, founded 1891)
Location:
site: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
Location Note:
Central, Hong Kong Island; 1 Connaught Place
GPS:
+22.283056+114.158889
Date:
completed 1972 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Chinese
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
office building
Work Type 2:
skyscraper
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Measurements:
585.6 ft (height, roof)
Description:
At the time of its completion in 1972, Jardine House (formerly known as Connaught Centre) was the tallest building in Hong Kong and in Asia. Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. often referred to as Jardines, is a British conglomerate, and one of the original Hong Kong trading houses. The 52-storey building is constructed with a metal frame, and a curtain wall with round windows. The thickness of the structural frame is reduced because of the shape of the windows. P&T Group was first incorporated as Palmer & Turner in 1891. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Identifier:
1A1-PT-JH-A06
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Jardine House
