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One Island East

{{short description|Skyscraper in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong}}

{{Use Hong Kong English|date=May 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox building

|name = One Island East

|native_name = 港島東中心

|image = One Island East 201302.jpg

|image_size =

|status = Complete

|building_type = Office

|location = 18 Westlands Road, Tai Koo Shing, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

|top_floor = {{Convert|281.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-island-east/541 |title=One Island East Centre - The Skyscraper Centre |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat}}

|architectural = {{Convert|298|m|ft|0}}{{cite web|title=One Island East|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=31697|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|access-date=2007-08-14}}

|floor_count = 69 (plus 2 level of basement)

|start_date = {{Start date and age|2006}}

|completion_date = {{End date and age|2008}}

|floor_area = {{convert|144426|m2|abbr=on}}

|elevator_count = 37

|cost = HK$2,000,000,000{{cite news | title = Buildings for the future | first = Tim | last = Metcalfe | newspaper = South China Morning Post | date = July 13, 2007 | access-date = February 17, 2025 | url = https://www.scmp.com/article/600304/buildings-future }}{{Cite web | title = Project Details: One Island East | publisher = Gammon Construction | access-date = February 17, 2025 | url = https://www.gammonconstruction.com/en/project-details.php?project_id=47 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250217171306/https://www.gammonconstruction.com/en/project-details.php?project_id=47 | archive-date = February 17, 2025}}

|developer = Swire Properties

|architect = Wong & Ouyang

|main_contractor = Gammon Construction

|coordinates = {{coord|22|17|09.8|N|114|12|48.1|E|region:HK|display=inline,title}}

|references =

}}

{{Chinese

|order=ts

|t=港島東中心

|s=港岛东中心

|y=Góng dóu dūng jūng sām

|j=Gong2 dou2 dung1 zung1 sam1

|p=Gǎngdǎo Dōng Zhōngxīn

|l=Hong Kong Island East Centre

}}

One Island East is a skyscraper in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Overview

The skyscraper is a commercial office building, rising 298.35 m (979 ft) and has 69 storeys{{Cite web|title=One Island East|url=http://www.oneislandeast.com.hk/specifications.html|access-date=2007-09-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071013024147/http://www.oneislandeast.com.hk/specifications.html |archive-date = 2007-10-13}} plus two levels of basement. There is a sky lobby on the 37th and 38th floors. In addition, there are 28 high-speed passenger lifts, six high-speed shuttle lifts between Main (G - 1/F) and Sky (37 - 38/F) lobbies, one passenger lift between the main lobby and basement carpark and two service lifts.

One Island East was built under the first use of the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap 545), exercised by Swire in 2000.[http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2045734/hong-kong-2030-plus-it-really-planning-or-just-guesswork Hong Kong 2030 Plus: is it really planning or just guesswork?], SCMP, 14 Nov 2016 Part of the site was previously occupied by Melbourne Industrial Building (23-floor industrial building demolished 2005) and Aik San Factory Building (22-floor industrial building demolished 2005){{Cite web|title=One Island East|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1islandeastcentre-hongkong-china|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128054939/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1islandeastcentre-hongkong-china|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 January 2007|publisher=Emporis.com|access-date=2007-09-19}} which were acquired by the developer in 2002 and 2001 respectively.[http://www.swireproperties.com/NR/rdonlyres/08B3CF68-6CA6-43D4-977C-EB3F5311CCA6/0/milestone_v7.swf] Milestone of Swire Properties - Year 2002, Swire Properties [flash] The main contractor was Gammon Construction.{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-island-east/541|title=One Island East|publisher=Skyscraper Center|access-date=15 December 2019}}

Tenants

2008 Tropical Storm Kammuri

On 7 August 2008, within two hours of the hoisting of strong wind signal No.8 due to tropical storm Kammuri, some window panes of One Island East were shattered, sending shards of glass across the street and damaging the windows of four flats at Westlands Court. There were no injuries.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=69803&sid=20071374&con_type=3|title=Dozens hurt as Kammuri sweeps in and out of city |last=Wong |first=Adele|date=2008-08-07|publisher=The Standard|access-date=2008-09-20}}

Gallery

File:One Island East 1F Grand Lobby.jpg|One Island East 1F Grand Lobby

File:One Island East 37F Sky Lobby.jpg|37F Sky Lobby

File:One Island East 38F Sky Lobby.jpg|38F Sky Lobby

See also

References

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External links

{{commons category|One Island East}}

  • [http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-island-east/541 One Island East Centre] on CTBUH Skyscraper Centre
  • [http://www.taikooplace.com/eng/working/portfolio/specification/building13.htm Building's website]

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{{Hong Kong Skyscrapers}}

Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Hong Kong

Category:Quarry Bay

Category:Office buildings completed in 2008

Category:999-year leases in Hong Kong and Kowloon