hkabat-forum-threads HK / Asia - General Discussion

[bixel 1,224]

Pencil Towers!!!!

check em out!

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301516&page=1

[Skyfire2275 23]

Wow.... bixel, those remind me of your 2x2 Tower Packs! But I guess that is what your intention was when you made them.

[tankmank 853]

@Bixel This is a floor plans to Bayan garden

Ignore the pics at the bottom it is a layout of the complex

[paulvmontfort 617]

a friend of mine went to Hong Kong a month ago to visit her relatives. She took a lot of pictures. I made a small selection to show off.

here's a nice view of some unknown part of Hong Kong. I haven't found out yet were it is

This is a building you almost never see on pictures. It's located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The building on the right is located in Hung Hom.

A nice apartment building in Repulse Bay.

Also Repulse bay.

So it isn't highrises all the way...

McDonalds anyone?

looks old and dirty.

looks like hell will brake lose at any minute now.

Parts of Hong Kong we'd rather don't know...

Hey, a school, They have nice busses too

Taken from the plaza in front of the HSBC.

A nice detailed pic...

Looks like something Cobb batted...

Nice overview.

Again.

Something cheap.

View from the bay.

The giant Buddha on Lantau Island.

Could it be..... A house!!

[toxicpiano 125]

yes unfortunately there are massive extremes of new wealth and old poverty, which appear to be developing across the whole of China. In the rush for wealth, there are always those left behind.

[SimFox 804]

Toxic Piano... well it isn't anything new in Hong Kong. This rush of wealth has been there for years. Today GDP per capita in HK is about 10%, or 3000 USD higher in PPP terms then that of UK. As of those run down areas, you see them in most countries. I guess places like Monaco and Luxemburg don't have any, but you can see rather awful looking places in London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, NYC etc. one thing has to be added, Location and climate do make a lot of the difference. Old materials did have a lot of problems surviving in wet and hot places, so traditionally populace was rather reserved to that run done look. It changing now with new advances in material sciences, but will take longer for attitudes to adjust. So in a way many European cities look dirtier. But then again, when in Rome...

I would say it is a part of character and charm. Let locals decide them selves that to do with that, although it would be pity if everything will be all licked out like DT Singapore, which looks decidedly plastic and fake.

[tankmank 853]

ausome pics paul

[villagemayor 0]

I have posted some pics for the second time, and hopefully this will work (sorry T wrecks, lesson is to always read instructions .  Please let me know if this does not work. This is my first time uploading pics.

I traveled to HK from July 6-15, 2006. A lot of my pics are taken when you get off the Kowloon Station, Tung Chung (Orange) Line. Union Square is a project that includes the Sorrento, The Arch, and Harbourside. This group of buildings represents one of the largest development projects in HK. If someone, may be myself in the future, can do a panorama shot from the plaza located right in the middle of this project, it will be extremely fantastic. Enjoy the photos.

Nina Tower in Tseun Wan

Panorama Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui

Kwun Tong, east end of Kowloon

Shau Kei Wan, east end of Hong Kong Island

Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon

Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon

Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon

Sorrento, Kowloon Station, Kowloon

Opposite Times Square, Causeway Bay (Never pick your nose in public. People are watching)

Tung Chung Social Housing, Tung Chung, Lantau Island

Union Square General, with The Arch in the foreground

Union Square Phase 7, will be taller than IFC2 when complete. Under construction.

Union Square Office Towers under construction.

Famous building that is now in many Sim Cities, the Harbourside

[tankmank 853]

lovely pics

[Skyfire2275 23]

Yes, Thanks for sharing, paulvmontfort and villagemayor!

(Post 3000!)

[Skyfire2275 23]

Yes, Thanks for sharing, paulvmontfort and villagemayor!

(Post 3000!)

[Skyfire2275 23]

Yes, Thanks for sharing, paulvmontfort and villagemayor!

(Post 3000!)

[bixel 1,224]

Incredible pics guys.....very becoming.

[bixel 1,224]

Incredible pics guys.....very becoming.

[bixel 1,224]

Incredible pics guys.....very becoming.

[amal81 3]

Wow this is great...

IMO Hong kong is running out of space and that is why they are going up up up....

[amal81 3]

Wow this is great...

IMO Hong kong is running out of space and that is why they are going up up up....

[amal81 3]

Wow this is great...

IMO Hong kong is running out of space and that is why they are going up up up....

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

What an amazing city, you know i HAVE to visit one day lol.

[villagemayor 0]

It is true that buildings in HK are getting taller and taller. When I lived in HK back in 1987, the tallest building was Jardine House, the HSBC building, and Exchange Square. Those buildings are not bery taller, and are miniscule by today's standards. When I went to HK last year, it was the first time in almost 20 years. I was stunned, shocked, and very surprised how much taller the new buildings are. Amal81 is right, even residential buildings are more than 50-55 storeys high. I was actually upset and disturbed that they built a series of 50+ residential towers only a few hundred metres from my grandfather's house. But, its life.

[villagemayor 0]

It is true that buildings in HK are getting taller and taller. When I lived in HK back in 1987, the tallest building was Jardine House, the HSBC building, and Exchange Square. Those buildings are not bery taller, and are miniscule by today's standards. When I went to HK last year, it was the first time in almost 20 years. I was stunned, shocked, and very surprised how much taller the new buildings are. Amal81 is right, even residential buildings are more than 50-55 storeys high. I was actually upset and disturbed that they built a series of 50+ residential towers only a few hundred metres from my grandfather's house. But, its life.

[villagemayor 0]

It is true that buildings in HK are getting taller and taller. When I lived in HK back in 1987, the tallest building was Jardine House, the HSBC building, and Exchange Square. Those buildings are not bery taller, and are miniscule by today's standards. When I went to HK last year, it was the first time in almost 20 years. I was stunned, shocked, and very surprised how much taller the new buildings are. Amal81 is right, even residential buildings are more than 50-55 storeys high. I was actually upset and disturbed that they built a series of 50+ residential towers only a few hundred metres from my grandfather's house. But, its life.

[bixel 1,224]

Yeah...that is why they are now enacting a ordinance to preserve certain sections of town particularily kowloon area...re development is still admissable but restricted to certain height and almost certian design.

[bixel 1,224]

Yeah...that is why they are now enacting a ordinance to preserve certain sections of town particularily kowloon area...re development is still admissable but restricted to certain height and almost certian design.

[bixel 1,224]

Yeah...that is why they are now enacting a ordinance to preserve certain sections of town particularily kowloon area...re development is still admissable but restricted to certain height and almost certian design.