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{{Short description|Office building in Central, Hong Kong}}
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|name = Alexandra House
|name = Alexandra House
|native_name = 歷山大廈
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|status = Complete
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| topped_out_date = May 1976
| topped_out_date = {{Start date and age|1976|5}}
|completion_date = September 1976
|completion_date = {{End date and age|1976|9}}
|opening =
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|building_type = Office, retail
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|floor_count = 36
|floor_count = 36
|elevator_count = 14
|elevator_count = 14
|cost = HK$106 million
|cost = HK$106 million
|floor_area =
|floor_area =
|architect = [[P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.]]
|architect = [[P&T Group|P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.]]
|structural_engineer=
|structural_engineer=
|main_contractor = Paul Y Construction
|main_contractor = [[Paul Y. Engineering|Paul Y Construction]]
|developer =
|developer =
|owner = [[Hongkong Land]]<ref name="record"/><ref>ChinaScope: [http://www.chinascopefinancial.com/news/post/14777.html Hongkong Land: Consortium Said to Purchase a Commercial Building at HKD 15 Bn]</ref>
|owner = [[Hongkong Land]]<ref name="record"/><ref>ChinaScope: [http://www.chinascopefinancial.com/news/post/14777.html Hongkong Land: Consortium Said to Purchase a Commercial Building at HKD 15 Bn]</ref>
|management =
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|references =<ref name="SKY">{{cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=39501|title=Alexandra House|accessdate=8 December 2012|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}</ref><ref name="EMP">{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/alexandrahouse-hongkong-china|title=Alexandra House|accessdate=8 December 2012|publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>
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[[File:HK Alexandre House mall.jpg|250px|thumb|Interior of Alexandra House]]
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'''Alexandra House''' ({{zh|t=歷山大廈}}) is an office building in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]].
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[[File:HK Alexandre House mall.jpg|250px|thumb|Interior of Landmark Alexandra]]
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'''Alexandra House''' ({{zh|t=歷山大廈}}) is an office building in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]] near [[Central station (MTR)|Central station]].


The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade and it is connected to the [[Central Elevated Walkway]].<ref>[[Hongkong Land]] website; [http://www.hkland.com/commercial_property/hongkong_properties/alexandrahouse/index.html?page_select=1 Commercial properties]</ref> The block formed by Alexandra house is surrounded by [[Ice House Street]], [[Des Voeux Road Central]] and [[Chater Road]].
The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade, Landmark Alexandra, and it is connected to the [[Central Elevated Walkway]].<ref>[[Hongkong Land]] website; [http://www.hkland.com/commercial_property/hongkong_properties/alexandrahouse/index.html?page_select=1 Commercial properties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003060952/http://hkland.com/commercial_property/hongkong_properties/alexandrahouse/index.html?page_select=1 |date=3 October 2013 }}</ref> The block formed by Alexandra house is surrounded by [[Ice House Street]], [[Des Voeux Road Central]] and [[Chater Road]].


==History==
==History==
The current building was completed in 1976. It is the third generation building bearing the "Alexandra" name on this site.
The current building was completed in 1976. It is the third generation building bearing the "Alexandra" name on this site.


The first generation building, "Alexandra Building", was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]], the wife of then reigning monarch [[Edward VII]].<ref name="voices">{{cite book |title= Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918|last= Bard|first= Solomon|authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2002|publisher= [[Hong Kong University Press]]|location= |isbn= 978-9622095748|page= 207|url= |accessdate=}}</ref> It was designed by [[Palmer and Turner]]<ref name="balance">Kwok, Chi-hung, Chester, [http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/38116/1/FullText.pdf "The balance of buyer-seller interactions along the marketing strategies continuum in the Hong Kong markets for electrical and mechanical industrial products"], MBA Dissertation, [[University of Hong Kong]], 30 August 1992</ref> and completed in 1904.<ref>gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/3995 Alexandra Building (1st generation) &#91;1904-1950&#93;]</ref> The building was five storeys high, with arched verandahs. It was equipped with an [[Otis Elevator Company|Otis]] electric lift and
The first generation building, "Alexandra Building", was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]], the wife of then reigning monarch [[Edward VII]].<ref name="voices">{{cite book |title= Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842–1918|last= Bard|first= Solomon|year= 2002|publisher= [[Hong Kong University Press]]|isbn= 978-9622095748|page= 207}}</ref> It was designed by [[P&T Group|Palmer and Turner]]<ref name="balance">Kwok, Chi-hung, Chester, [http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/38116/1/FullText.pdf "The balance of buyer-seller interactions along the marketing strategies continuum in the Hong Kong markets for electrical and mechanical industrial products"], MBA Dissertation, [[University of Hong Kong]], 30 August 1992</ref> and completed in 1904.<ref>gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/3995 Alexandra Building (1st generation) &#91;1904–1950&#93;]</ref> The building was five storeys high, with arched verandahs. It was equipped with an [[Otis Worldwide|Otis]] electric lift and
electric lights installed by the [[Hongkong Electric Company]].<ref name="balance"/> It was demolished in 1952.<ref name="voices"/>
electric lights installed by the [[Hongkong Electric Company]].<ref name="balance"/> It was demolished in 1950.<ref name="voices"/>


The second generation building, "Alexandra House", was built in two phases, between 1952 and 1954.<ref>gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/7004 Alexandra House (1st generation) &#91;1952-1974&#93;]</ref> It was demolished in 1975.<ref name="voices"/>
The second generation building, "Alexandra House", was built in two phases -- Phase 1 (on the site of Alexandra Building) between 1950 and 1952, and Phase 2 (on the site of Chung Tin Building and Hotel Cecil) between 1954 and 1956.<ref>gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/7004 Alexandra House (1st generation) &#91;1952–1974&#93;]</ref> Demolition started on 29th May 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |title=一九五六建成壽命僅十八年歷史 歷山大廈動工拆卸 建卅四層新型大廈 一九七七落成附有地下火車站 (Built in 1956, life of 18 years. Demolition of Alexander House starts. 34-storey new building. To be completed in 1977 with underground railway station) |work=華僑日報 (Wah Kiu Yat Po) |location=Hong Kong |page=Section 3 Page 2 |language=Chinese |publication-date=1974-05-30}}</ref>


The current building, a 34-storey tower, was developed by Hongkong Land at a cost of HK$106 million. The plans were approved by the Building Authority in 1975.<ref name="approval">{{cite news|title=Approval for new buildings|work=South China Morning Post|date=17 January 1975|page=24}}</ref> The tower was contructed by [[Paul Y. Construction]] and was the tallest building in Hong Kong to be constructed by [[slip forming]] to that date.<ref name="christmas">{{cite news|title=A 34-storey Christmas package for Central|work=South China Morning Post|date=7 June 1975|page=7}}</ref> The tower houses 15 lifts, and the design of the public plaza included the first outdoor escalators in Hong Kong.<ref name="schedule">{{cite news|title=Alexandra House ahead of schedule|work=South China Morning Post|date=12 March 1975|page=19}}</ref> The building was topped out in May 1976.<ref name="housing">{{cite news|title=Now HK Land turns to housing|work=South China Morning Post|date=8 May 1976|page=19}}</ref> It received an occupation permit in September 1976.<ref name="permit">{{cite news|title=Alexandra House receives permit|work=South China Morning|date=22 September 1976|page=21}}</ref>
The current building, a 34-storey tower, was developed by Hongkong Land at a cost of HK$106&nbsp;million. The plans were approved by the Building Authority in 1975.<ref name="approval">{{cite news|title=Approval for new buildings|work=South China Morning Post|date=17 January 1975|page=24}}</ref> The tower was constructed by [[Paul Y. Engineering|Paul Y. Construction]] and was the tallest building in Hong Kong to be constructed by [[slip forming]] to that date.<ref name="christmas">{{cite news|title=A 34-storey Christmas package for Central|work=South China Morning Post|date=7 June 1975|page=7}}</ref> The tower houses 15 lifts, and the design of the public plaza included the first outdoor escalators in Hong Kong.<ref name="schedule">{{cite news|title=Alexandra House ahead of schedule|work=South China Morning Post|date=12 March 1975|page=19}}</ref> The building was topped out in May 1976.<ref name="housing">{{cite news|title=Now HK Land turns to housing|work=South China Morning Post|date=8 May 1976|page=19}}</ref> It received an occupation permit in September 1976.<ref name="permit">{{cite news|title=Alexandra House receives permit|work=South China Morning|date=22 September 1976|page=21}}</ref>


After the building was completed, Hongkong Land moved their headquarters there.
After the building was completed, Hongkong Land moved their headquarters there.

In 2002, [[Hongkong Land]] refurnished the podium of Alexandra House, a new entrance at [[Chater Road]] and new retail spaces were created.

In 2012, [[Hongkong Land]] launched the brand "LANDMARK", which represents the 4 retail buildings of its Central portfolio, including the retail podium of Alexandra House, which was renamed as Landmark Alexandra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hk.lifestyle.appledaily.com/lifestyle/culture/daily/article/20120306/16128157|title=新活plus：中環價值 LANDMARK優雅延伸|last=Apple Daily|year=2012|website=Apple Daily|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100904/https://hk.lifestyle.appledaily.com/lifestyle/culture/daily/article/20120306/16128157|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Tenants==
==Tenants==
The three [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred]] restaurant [[8½ Otto e Mezzo]] is located within Alexandra House.<ref>[http://www.ottoemezzobombana.com/hong-kong/en/contact/ 8½ Otto e Mezzo: Contact]</ref> The retail podium is occupied by international brands such as [[Prada]], [[Burberry]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]] and [[Ermenegildo Zegna]].<ref name="record">{{cite news
The three [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred]] restaurant [[8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana|8½ Otto e Mezzo]] is located within Alexandra House.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ottoemezzobombana.com/hong-kong/en/contact/ |title=8½ Otto e Mezzo: Contact |access-date=8 December 2012 |archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127100853/http://www.ottoemezzobombana.com/hong-kong/en/contact/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The retail podium, Landmark Alexandra, is occupied by international brands such as [[Prada]], [[Burberry]], [[Dolce & Gabbana]] and [[Ermenegildo Zegna Group|Ermenegildo Zegna]].<ref name="record">{{cite news
| last =Liu
| last =Liu
| first =Yvonne
| first =Yvonne
| coauthors =
| title =Record offer for Alexandra House brings no joy
| title =Record offer for Alexandra House brings no joy
| newspaper =''[[South China Morning Post]]''
| newspaper =[[South China Morning Post]]
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date =1 August 2012
| date =1 August 2012
| url =http://www.scmp.com/article/1008252/record-offer-alexandra-house-brings-no-joy
| url =http://www.scmp.com/article/1008252/record-offer-alexandra-house-brings-no-joy
| accessdate = 8 December 2012}}</ref> The commercial building consists of notable tenants such as [[Christie's]], [[Deacons (law firm)|Deacons]], Linklaters and Richards Butler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jllproperty.com.hk/en-gb/central-admiralty/office-property-for-lease/alexandra-house/81767|title=Alexandra House|last=Jones Lang LaSalle, IP, Inc|first=|date=2016|website=JLL Property|publisher=JLL|access-date=}}</ref>
| access-date = 8 December 2012}}</ref> The commercial building consists of notable tenants and firms such as [[Christie's]], [[Deacons (law firm)|Deacons]], Dorsey & Whitney, Howse Williams, Linklaters, [[Sullivan & Cromwell]] and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jllproperty.com.hk/en-gb/central-admiralty/office-property-for-lease/alexandra-house/81767|title=Alexandra House|last=Jones Lang LaSalle, IP, Inc|year=2016|website=JLL Property|publisher=JLL}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Nearby buildings==
*[[Jardine House]]
*[[Exchange Square (Hong Kong)|Exchange Square]]
*[[Chater House]] (formerly [[King's Building (Hong Kong)|King's Building]])
*[[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong|Mandarin Oriental]](formerly [[Queen's Building]])
*[[Alexandra House]]
*[[Prince's Building]]
*[[The Landmark (Hong Kong)|Landmark Atrium]]
*[[Cheung Kong Center]]
*[[HSBC Building]]
*[[Standard Chartered Hong Kong]]
*[[Three Garden Road]]
*[[World-Wide House]]
*[[Wheelock House]]
*[[Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building|Hang Seng Bank]]
*[[St. George's Building]]
*[[Edinburgh Tower]]
*[[Gloucester Tower]]
*[[York House]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Alexandra House}}
{{Commons category|Alexandra House}}
* [http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/hkplaces/AllItems/images/201107/t20110722_42611.html Picture of the first generation "Alexandra Building"]
* [http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/hkplaces/AllItems/images/201107/t20110722_42611.html Picture of the first generation "Alexandra Building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209181320/http://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/hkplaces/AllItems/images/201107/t20110722_42611.html |date=9 December 2013 }}
{{Central, Hong Kong}}

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[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong]]
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Latest revision as of 00:40, 19 April 2024

Alexandra House
歷山大廈
Alexandra House in 2007
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice, retail
Location16 Chater Road
5 Des Voeux Road Central
Coordinates22°16′54″N 114°09′31″E / 22.281676°N 114.158479°E / 22.281676; 114.158479
Topped-outMay 1976; 48 years ago (1976-05)
CompletedSeptember 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09)
CostHK$106 million
OwnerHongkong Land[1][2]
Height
Roof124 m (407 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36
Lifts/elevators14
Design and construction
Architect(s)P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.
Main contractorPaul Y Construction
References
[3][4]
Alexandra House
Traditional Chinese歷山大廈
Simplified Chinese历山大厦
Interior of Landmark Alexandra

Alexandra House (Chinese: 歷山大廈) is an office building in Central, Hong Kong near Central station.

The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade, Landmark Alexandra, and it is connected to the Central Elevated Walkway.[5] The block formed by Alexandra house is surrounded by Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Chater Road.

History[edit]

The current building was completed in 1976. It is the third generation building bearing the "Alexandra" name on this site.

The first generation building, "Alexandra Building", was named after Queen Alexandra, the wife of then reigning monarch Edward VII.[6] It was designed by Palmer and Turner[7] and completed in 1904.[8] The building was five storeys high, with arched verandahs. It was equipped with an Otis electric lift and electric lights installed by the Hongkong Electric Company.[7] It was demolished in 1950.[6]

The second generation building, "Alexandra House", was built in two phases -- Phase 1 (on the site of Alexandra Building) between 1950 and 1952, and Phase 2 (on the site of Chung Tin Building and Hotel Cecil) between 1954 and 1956.[9] Demolition started on 29th May 1974.[10]

The current building, a 34-storey tower, was developed by Hongkong Land at a cost of HK$106 million. The plans were approved by the Building Authority in 1975.[11] The tower was constructed by Paul Y. Construction and was the tallest building in Hong Kong to be constructed by slip forming to that date.[12] The tower houses 15 lifts, and the design of the public plaza included the first outdoor escalators in Hong Kong.[13] The building was topped out in May 1976.[14] It received an occupation permit in September 1976.[15]

After the building was completed, Hongkong Land moved their headquarters there.

In 2002, Hongkong Land refurnished the podium of Alexandra House, a new entrance at Chater Road and new retail spaces were created.

In 2012, Hongkong Land launched the brand "LANDMARK", which represents the 4 retail buildings of its Central portfolio, including the retail podium of Alexandra House, which was renamed as Landmark Alexandra.[16]

Tenants[edit]

The three Michelin-starred restaurant 8½ Otto e Mezzo is located within Alexandra House.[17] The retail podium, Landmark Alexandra, is occupied by international brands such as Prada, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Ermenegildo Zegna.[1] The commercial building consists of notable tenants and firms such as Christie's, Deacons, Dorsey & Whitney, Howse Williams, Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Liu, Yvonne (1 August 2012). "Record offer for Alexandra House brings no joy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. ^ ChinaScope: Hongkong Land: Consortium Said to Purchase a Commercial Building at HKD 15 Bn
  3. ^ "Alexandra House". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Alexandra House". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. ^ Hongkong Land website; Commercial properties Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842–1918. Hong Kong University Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-9622095748.
  7. ^ a b Kwok, Chi-hung, Chester, "The balance of buyer-seller interactions along the marketing strategies continuum in the Hong Kong markets for electrical and mechanical industrial products", MBA Dissertation, University of Hong Kong, 30 August 1992
  8. ^ gwulo.com: Alexandra Building (1st generation) [1904–1950]
  9. ^ gwulo.com: Alexandra House (1st generation) [1952–1974]
  10. ^ "一九五六建成壽命僅十八年歷史 歷山大廈動工拆卸 建卅四層新型大廈 一九七七落成附有地下火車站 (Built in 1956, life of 18 years. Demolition of Alexander House starts. 34-storey new building. To be completed in 1977 with underground railway station)". 華僑日報 (Wah Kiu Yat Po) (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 30 May 1974. p. Section 3 Page 2.
  11. ^ "Approval for new buildings". South China Morning Post. 17 January 1975. p. 24.
  12. ^ "A 34-storey Christmas package for Central". South China Morning Post. 7 June 1975. p. 7.
  13. ^ "Alexandra House ahead of schedule". South China Morning Post. 12 March 1975. p. 19.
  14. ^ "Now HK Land turns to housing". South China Morning Post. 8 May 1976. p. 19.
  15. ^ "Alexandra House receives permit". South China Morning. 22 September 1976. p. 21.
  16. ^ Apple Daily (2012). "新活plus：中環價值 LANDMARK優雅延伸". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  17. ^ "8½ Otto e Mezzo: Contact". Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  18. ^ Jones Lang LaSalle, IP, Inc (2016). "Alexandra House". JLL Property. JLL.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link]

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