hkabat-forum-threads HK / Asia - General Discussion

[SURUMI 2]

Hurry up, dmscopio !

Just kiddin'
Excellent idea, both buildings are worth to BAT.
And with your professionality, this will be highlights here at the STEX.

[SURUMI 2]

New supertall in South Korea.

Storyline: http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/07/news/international/tallest_building/

http://www.portmanusa.com/recent_works.html

New projects in Macau/China:

One Central ( Tower 1 - 7, 32 - 37 storey )

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/Shuntak%20-%20NAPE%20Item_vxnDEmpbCZmN.jpg

The Manhattan ( 37 storey )

http://www.midland.com.mo/ebook/manhattan/main_lg.jpg

The Praia ( 56 storey )

http://www.todaysproperty.com.hk/php_script/market/ewebeditor/uploadfile/20060914115508239.jpg

Nova City ( 23 storey )

http://www.midland.com.mo/ebook/E000005375/main_lg.jpg

Grand Seaview Height ( 30 storey )

http://macauhotproperty.com/upload/properties/191_1.jpg

Metro Harbour View, West Kowloon, HK

http://www.building.com.hk/housing3pdf/metroharbour.pdf

[SURUMI 2]

Nice overview about existing skyscraper projekts worldwide.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?23369234.0

Here you can search for regions.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/

This is the diagram for Hongkong (not complete)

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?s5

Photo Library of HK-Buildings, maybe helpful.

http://www.building.com.hk/plibrary/index.html

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

I could BAT Sumida Tower

[SimFox 804]

Surumi!! You're treasure trove! I'll take Metro Harbour View!!!

So, Bixel... It's mine! ;-)

[SURUMI 2]

@2ch.net simplayer: Sumida Tower ? What a nice idea.

Do you want to make him as a "standalone" or do you want to add the Mall and the two towers ?

This would be great !

Here is the homepage of sumida tower: http://www.sumida-tower.jp/

Under the menue point "facilities" you will find some facts about the Mall and the Towers.

@SimFox: Errm....are you sure, that this piece of cake isn't too big to swallow...??

I mean, Metro Harbour View is a real Monster.

How many tiles it will need..? Maybe 25 x 95 ?

Anyway, good luck with it.

[bixel 1,224]

You really want Metro Harbour?? That one is huge. Sounds good...but you may want to actually release that a couple buildings 1st...especially the res tower you already have. I Have all the specs on Metro City...which btw looks exactly like Metro Harbour...I wonder if it is the same thing.

[SURUMI 2]

@bixel

Metro City is 160 m, Metro Harbour 171 m, but both have 50 floors.

Here is the homepage of Hong Kong Housing Society.

This company owns buildings like Park Belvedere, Radiant Towers, The Pinnacle and others.

There you can find block plans and other informations.

http://www.hkhs.com/eng/business/24.asp?contentid=1&estid=24

[Asimov 0]

Some impressions from interesting Asian buildings:

Busan Lotte Tower, 494 m Office Tower in Busan, South Korea (Under construction)

Sumida Tower, 610 m, Tokyo (Planned)

Guangzhou Twin Towers, 432 m (Under construction)

Just in case some of you have too much free time...

[SURUMI 2]

@Asimov

Thank you for sharing the old stuff.

If you want to help us, try out to find some informations / pictures about Metro City 1 / Hong Kong.

This kind of help would much appreciate.

[SimFox 804]

Surumi, Bixel: actually it isn't all that big, the entire complex - both Phase I and Phase II will fit on 16x5 lot and if just give a tinny push on 15x4. It could relatively easily be broken into Phase I and Phase II parts which are about half of entire complex. Plus, it could be used as a basis for new arrangement of towers...

My system upgrade will finally come to finish line this weekend. That was longest one in my memory - started in late August!!! so I could get working again knowing what software and hardware i'll be having by the end of a project... Unfortunately there were casualties. Two identical HDDs + StickIt note +zealous cleaning lady do not mix!! as a result 200Gb of date was wiped out... Some of it was backed up, most was rubbish not worth saving, but some stuff was good and now gone. I've overlooked the fact that when Max crushes it saves project you were working on but puts it in Autobackup folder, not in Scenes. When you open program after the crash it automatically opens the file you were working at while the crash occurred. So I never even paid any attention where was it pulled from. And naturally, have overlooked that folder and it was wiped clean... As a result there was very big set back on One Peking Road to which I was really looking to come back. For all this time I was playing with new materials and lighting and such setup that was largely targeted for that model. I'll rebuild it and probably it will be better that it was. But it will take time.

So Guys!!! Either mark everything with permanent Markers or do your cleaning yourself!

BTW does anyone know who's author of this project :

It look s like sort of knock off  of Paul Andreu's design for Tecknology and Science Center for Chengdu

BTW, Surumi, do you have any info on Oceauns project in Macau? Has it got go ahead or...?

[SURUMI 2]

@Simfox

Your pic N° 1 is Henan Art Center in Zhengzhou.

dmscopio want to BAT that (have a look at his post from 10/30/2006 10:35 AM ).

I'll try to figure out who's the author.

About Macau: I think it's an proposal, but I'll try to figure this out, too.

Update Macau: Construction begin within 12 months and estimate completed in 2009.

Nice thread with updates and many HK eye-candies: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301516

A few more eye-candies (HK):

Vision City: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060801-VisionCity01-600.jpg

Manhattan Hill: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060626-ManhattanHill01-600.jpg

One Silver Sea: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060421-OneSilverSea01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-OneSilverSea01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-OneSilverSea02-600.jpg

Harbour Green: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-HarbourGreen01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-HarbourGreen02-600.jpg

The Long Beach: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060731-TheLongBeach01-600.jpg

Grand Waterfront: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060625-GrandWaterfront01-600.jpg

Le Point: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060625-LePoint01-600.jpg

The Grandiose: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060205-TheGrandioseTKO01-600.jpg

Caribbean Coast: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060618-CaribbeanCoast01-600.jpg

Coastal Skyline: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060618-CoastalSkyline01-600.jpg

Centre Stage: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060316-CentreStage01-600.jpg

YOHO Town: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060806-YOHOTown(Pano)01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060806-YOHOTown03-600.jpg

Yuen Long: http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060806-YuenLong01-600.jpg

http://starphotohk.com/hk-place/2006/20060806-YuenLong02-600.jpg

[SimFox 804]

Surumi... where are you in the world?? HK?

[SURUMI 2]

*lol* not really. My home is called google.

[SimFox 804]

he he he.. well I thought to ask why in HK people still use individual ACs... and also it is amazing how superstitious people are - most complexes wouldn't have tower 4 and other with 4 in it... 4 sounds like death in Mandarin, but not in Cantonese (as I've been told) still it is purged just like floors 4, 14,24,44,54,64... as long as 4 in it they don't want it nowhere near!

[SURUMI 2]

You have the same here. Try to find a seat-number 13 in a plane. You won't. It's 12A, 12B and so on.

[SimFox 804]

Really?? in Europe we have none of this nonsence... I think BA has sit #13.. and rest of European airlines do for sure have it!! Sanme goes for houses, apartments etc...

[bixel 1,224]

I got dibs on Harbour Green...I already have floor plans and master layout for that one.

[SURUMI 2]

Originally posted by: SimFox Really?? in Europe we have none of this nonsence... I think BA has sit #13.. and rest of European airlines do for sure have it!! Sanme goes for houses, apartments etc...quote>

 

Sorry, I was misinformed.

Only Lufthansa hasn't seats with N° 13 und N°17 (brings bad luck in Brazil and Italy).

[st louis dude 6]

Most of these buildings are just ugly 21st century archictecture.

[Skyfire2275 23]

That's your opinion... I think the rest of us quite enjoy these architectural creations.

[jesselong 0]

As I've mentioned in Bixel's thread, I post some photos of the Wonderland Villas with some references and photos of it and see if someone is interested in it.

http://www.shkrealestate.com.hk/wonderland/pic/bigmap.jpg

http://hk.yimg.com/hk/providers/gohome/building_photo/506.jpg

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/hkblog/NvD8mRaRGAJVPN8Z07MzeyL2H1Wa6w--/blog/ap_20060927112836541.jpg?ibYdeTFBpIKgokHb

The latter one was taken in many years ago when the building was newly finished.

Totally of 21 blocks of towers connected together and located high on the hill.

[bixel 1,224]

Last link not working....yah it is building by these guys http://www.dln.com.hk/ and here is a better photo http://www.dln.com.hk/eng/images/Wonderland-p01c.jpg

[mightygoose 92]

thats even madder than before. so what we got the sorrento, then metro city, the carribean coast would be nice if your interested

[SURUMI 2]

Originally posted by: st louis dude Most of these buildings are just ugly 21st century archictecture.quote>

 

That makes me happy, because in this case, you don't want to hurry someone to complete the stuff.

[SURUMI 2]

Shanghai, Jasper Tower, 220 m, under construction

http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/1968/515591165nz.jpg

http://img275.imageshack.us/img275/8896/568z8iq.jpg

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Originally posted by: SURUMI

Originally posted by: st louis dude Most of these buildings are just ugly 21st century archictecture.quote>

 

That makes me happy, because in this case, you don't want to hurry someone to complete the stuff.quote>

Mwahahaha - I didn't see that post until now. Good one, SURUMI! ^^

[Sim shady 12]

omg surumi that building is freaking awesome

[SURUMI 2]

Originally posted by: Sim shady omg surumi that building is freaking awesome quote>

 

Yes it is !

And it has an "brother-tower" right next to him, the "Development Tower".

Construction pic: http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/IMG_0044_0w5VzfSj6lbV.jpg

Jasper is the biggie behind.

[Sim shady 12]

god those are so cool! i really would like to see those bated if only i had a drop of the ability to bat that some people around here have