105
Global
Height rank

Nina Tower

Hong Kong
  • Facts
Height 320.4 m / 1,051 ft
Floors 80
Official Name
The current legal building name.

Nina Tower

Other Names
Other names the building has commonly been known as, including former names, common informal names, local names, etc.

Teddy Tower, Nina Tower I

Name of Complex
A complex is a group of buildings which are designed and built as pieces of a greater development.

Nina Towers

Type
CTBUH collects data on two major types of tall structures: 'Buildings' and 'Telecommunications / Observation Towers.' A 'Building' is a structure where at least 50% of the height is occupied by usable floor area. A 'Telecommunications / Observation Tower' is a structure where less than 50% of the structure's height is occupied by usable floor area. Only 'Buildings' are eligible for the CTBUH 'Tallest Buildings' lists.

Building

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed, 2006

Country
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of Country, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

China

City
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of City, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

Hong Kong

Address

8 Yeung Uk Road

Function
A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85% or more of its usable floor area is dedicated to a single usage. Thus a building with 90% office floor area would be said to be an "office" building, irrespective of other minor functions it may also contain.

A mixed-use tall building contains two or more functions (or uses), where each of the functions occupy a significant proportion of the tower's total space. Support areas such as car parks and mechanical plant space do not constitute mixed-use functions. Functions are denoted on CTBUH "Tallest Building" lists in descending order, e.g., "hotel/office" indicates hotel function above office function.

hotel / office

Structural Material
Steel
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems are constructed from steel. Note that a building of steel construction with a floor system of concrete planks or concrete slab on top of steel beams is still considered a “steel” structure as the concrete elements are not acting as the primary structure.

Reinforced Concrete
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems are constructed from concrete which has been cast in place and utilizes steel reinforcement bars.

Precast Concrete
Both the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning system are constructed from steel reinforced concrete which has been precast as individual components and assembled together on-site.

Mixed-Structure
Utilizes distinct systems (e.g. steel, concrete, timber), one on top of the other. For example, a steel/concrete indicates a steel structural system located on top of a concrete structural system, with the opposite true of concrete/steel.

Composite
A combination of materials (e.g. steel, concrete, timber) are used together in the main structural elements. Examples include buildings which utilize: steel columns with a floor system of reinforced concrete beams; a steel frame system with a concrete core; concrete-encased steel columns; concrete-filled steel tubes; etc. Where known, the CTBUH database breaks out the materials used in a composite building’s core, columns, and floor spanning separately.

concrete

Height
Architectural
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."

320.4 m / 1,051 ft

To Tip
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
320.4 m / 1,051 ft
Occupied
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
301.1 m / 988 ft
Observatory
151.7 m / 498 ft
Floors Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).

80

Floors Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.

2

Rankings
  • By Location
#
105
Tallest in the World
#
64
Tallest in Asia
#
55
Tallest in China
#
5
Tallest in Hong Kong
#
53
Tallest Mixed-use Building in the World
#
39
Tallest Mixed-use Building in Asia
#
34
Tallest Mixed-use Building in China
#
1
Tallest Mixed-use Building in Hong Kong
#
33
Tallest Concrete Building in the World
#
10
Tallest Concrete Building in Asia
#
5
Tallest Concrete Building in China
#
2
Tallest Concrete Building in Hong Kong
Construction Schedule
1997

Proposed

1999

Construction Start

2006

Completed

Structural Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Arup
MEP Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Arup
Other Consultant

Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Wind
RWDI
Material Supplier

Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
Construction Hoists
Alimak Hek
Developer
Chinachem Group
Architect
Design

Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Arthur CS Kwok; Casa Design International; Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. (DLN)
Structural Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Arup
MEP Engineer
Design

The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Arup
Other Consultant

Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
Wind
RWDI
Material Supplier

Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
Construction Hoists
Alimak Hek
Elevator
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC)

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About Nina Tower

The Nina Tower Development consists of two towers. The taller of the two buildings, is nicknamed Teddy Tower, was originally intended to stand 200 meters (656 feet) higher than it does currently and would have been the tallest building in the world at the time of concept planning. However, the height was restricted by the Government due to the proximity of the tower to the nearby Chek Lap Kok Airport.

To stand against strong typhoons in Hong Kong, the Nina Tower is stabilized by two levels of steel outriggers. It acts together with a reinforced concrete core wall and perimeter composite columns. A post-tensioned concrete flat slab with perimeter beam makes up the floor structure. Tailor-made table system formwork for the floor, and climb form for the core wall were used and thus sped up the construction cycle.

A shopping mall and exhibition spaces occupy the lower stories of the development, which is topped by 30 stories of offices in the Nina Tower. The smaller tower (dubbed L`Hotel Nina Tower) and the top 40 stories of the Nina Tower house a five-star hotel. The two towers are connected by a Skybridge at the top of the shorter building. The Skybridge linking the two towers is curved in plan and the struc-ture comprises two 3-meter (10-foot)-deep triangular space trusses.

The Nina Tower Development plays an essential role in continuing to bring Hong Kong into a new era of modern architecture and development. It also serves to provide an exciting, state of the art destination for visitors and at the same time offers a magnificent office and hotel facility for local businesses.

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