AIA Tower (formerly AIG Tower)

AIA
  • Client Aig Global Investment Group
  • Expertise Commercial
  • Location Hong Kong, China

Project Facts
  • Completion Year 2005
  • Design Finish Year 2001
  • Size Building Height: 607 feet Number of Stories: 36 Building Gross Area: 430,000 square feet
  • Collaborators
    David C. Lee Surveyors LTD LERA Van Deusen & Associates Wsp Hong Kong Ltd. Maunsell Structural Consultants Ltd. Henry Chan Surveyors Limited Mva Hong Kong Ltd. Davis Langdon & Seah HK Ltd. CH2M Hill (China) Limited Campbell Shillinglaw Lau Ltd. Business Environmental Council Thomas O'Shea Llp Aedas Design Atelier Pacific, Ltd. FLACK & KURTZ Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd.
Project Facts
  • Completion Year 2005
  • Design Finish Year 2001
  • Size Building Height: 607 feet Number of Stories: 36 Building Gross Area: 430,000 square feet
  • Collaborators
    David C. Lee Surveyors LTD LERA Van Deusen & Associates Wsp Hong Kong Ltd. Maunsell Structural Consultants Ltd. Henry Chan Surveyors Limited Mva Hong Kong Ltd. Davis Langdon & Seah HK Ltd. CH2M Hill (China) Limited Campbell Shillinglaw Lau Ltd. Business Environmental Council Thomas O'Shea Llp Aedas Design Atelier Pacific, Ltd. FLACK & KURTZ Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd.

Rising from a pivotal site adjacent to Chater Garden in Hong Kong’s central business district, the 36-story AIA Central (formerly AIG Tower) is a prominent fixture on the city skyline. The building completes one of the most significant public open spaces in the heart of Hong Kong and contributes to the urban coherence of pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems. Highly visible from Victoria Harbor, the building marks AIG’s strong presence in the city and region.

The design employs two overlapping squares in plan that form the architectural equivalent of the yin-yang concept found in Chinese philosophy. This notion of interlocked forms is also expressed in the building’s massing: The tower takes on a soaring form toward the sea, while a lower base reconciles the grand scale of the tower with neighboring structures. The resulting iconic image, as seen from the harbor, refers to traditional Chinese sailboats plying the busy waterway.

A ground-floor lobby leads to a piano nobile concourse, which wraps around the building and connects to a public walkway system through bridges. From the concourse, escalators lead up to a sky lobby, where a double-height space offers spectacular views of Chater Garden and Victoria Peak in the distance.

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