Alexandra House

Alexandra House
歷山大廈

Alexandra House in 2007
General information
Type Office, retail
Location 16 Chater Road
5 Des Voeux Road Central
Coordinates 22°16′54″N 114°09′31″E / 22.281676°N 114.158479°E / 22.281676; 114.158479Coordinates: 22°16′54″N 114°09′31″E / 22.281676°N 114.158479°E / 22.281676; 114.158479
Completed 1976
Owner Hongkong Land[1][2]
Height
Roof 124 m (407 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 36
Design and construction
Architect Aedas[3]
P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.
References
[4][5]
Interior of Alexandra House

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

The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade and it is connected to the Central Elevated Walkway.[6] The block formed by Alexandra house is surrounded by Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Chater Road.

History

The current building was completed in 1976. It is the third generation of buildings 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.[7] It was designed by Palmer and Turner[8] and completed in 1904.[9] 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.[8] It was demolished in 1952.[7]

The second generation building, "Alexandra House", was built in two phases, between 1952 and 1954.[10] It was demolished in 1975.[7]

Tenants

The three Michelin-starred restaurant 8½ Otto e Mezzo is located within Alexandra House.[11] The retail podium is occupied by international brands such as Prada, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Ermenegildo Zegna.[1] The commercial building consists of notable tenants such as Christie's, Deacons, Linklaters and Richards Butler.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Project Page: Alexandra House". Aedas.com.
  4. ↑ "Alexandra House". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Alexandra House". Emporis.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Hongkong Land website; Commercial properties
  7. 1 2 3 Bard, Solomon (2002). Voices from the past: Hong Kong, 1842-1918. Hong Kong University Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-9622095748.
  8. 1 2 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
  9. ↑ gwulo.com: Alexandra Building (1st generation) [1904-1950]
  10. ↑ gwulo.com: Alexandra House (1st generation) [1952-1974]
  11. ↑ 8½ Otto e Mezzo: Contact
  12. ↑ Jones Lang LaSalle, IP, Inc (2016). "Alexandra House". JLL Property. JLL.

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