Places

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Pacific Place. Our SD in Action section explores the story of Pacific Place, illustrating how our places evolve over time to strengthen and enhance communities. This year, Pacific Place won the Grand Award in the Existing Buildings, Facilities Management category at the Green Building Awards 2019 in recognition of its continually improving base building provisions, tenancy services and extensive energy savings.

Home to Swire for over 100 years, the Taikoo Place area was transformed from the old Taikoo dockyard and sugar refinery into a vibrant commercial centre.

The ongoing redevelopment of Taikoo Place is now in its final phase. Phase I was completed in 2018, with the completion of One Taikoo Place, a 48-storey high-performance office tower. Phase II, which will include the construction of Two Taikoo Place and 70,000 sq ft of green and open space, is now underway and is expected to be completed in 2021 or 2022.

In September 2019, Taikoo Place won second place in the Environmental Stewardship category at the International Facility Management Association Asia Pacific Awards of Excellence 2019. At the Hong Kong Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards, the Taikoo Place management team was recognised as Office Team of the Year, and One Taikoo Place received Sustainability Achievement of the Year and Construction Project Management Team of the Year awards. One Taikoo Place also won an accolade at the Green Building Awards 2019.

Cityplaza is the largest shopping mall on Hong Kong Island. Directly accessible from Tai Koo MTR Station, the six-level mall houses more than 170 shops and restaurants, a cinema and an indoor ice rink.

A restaurant in Cityplaza was the first food and beverage (“F&B”) tenant in our Hong Kong developments to participate in our Green Kitchen Initiative, achieving a rating of two green leaves.

In the past, we worked with 131 tenants of Cityplaza to trial volume-based and weight-based charging approaches for waste disposal. We conducted on-site visits and provided advice so that collaboratively, participating tenants achieved an 18% reduction in total waste and a 15% increase in the rate of recycling during the six-month trial period.

Citygate Outlets was expanded in August 2019 to include a 474,000 sq ft complex. Directly connected to Tung Chung MTR Station and close to Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, this development offers both excellent connectivity to transportation and a strategic location to explore Hong Kong tourist sites.

Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu is a 2.2 million sq ft retail-led development in Chengdu’s Jinjiang District. Wrapped around the 14-century-old Buddhist Daci Temple, which is a heritage site and a focal point for the city, the development blends historical structures and modern buildings and serves as a leisure destination. Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu was awarded LEED EBOM (Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance) v4.1 Platinum Certification status. This is the first time in the world that an open-plan lane-driven commercial complex has been certified LEED v4.1.

Taikoo Li Sanlitun was our first project in Mainland China. Located in the heart of Beijing’s Chaoyang District, Taikoo Li Sanlitun played a crucial role in the transformation of Sanlitun into a centre of culture, retail, dining and hospitality. This year, the development was a key part of a pilot project launched in partnership with the government to develop the night economy in Sanlitun.

INDIGO is a retail-led and mixed-use development, which comprises a shopping mall, a Grade-A office tower and a hotel. The mixed-use development was the first in the world to receive LEED Final Platinum Certification. This year, INDIGO’s rooftop was the focus for a number of SD-related activities and achievements.

Located on Nanjing West Road, one of Shanghai’s major shopping venues, with access to three Shanghai Metro lines, HKRI Taikoo Hui comprises two Grade-A office towers (with LEED Final Platinum Certification), a shopping mall (with LEED Final Gold Certification), and two hotels, namely The Middle House and The Sukhothai Shanghai. The development was designed to transform the area into a new business, shopping and entertainment hub.

Located in the heart of Shanghai’s Pudong Qiantan International Business District, Taikoo Li Qiantan will offer a GFA of approximately 1.3 million sq ft. The open plan development is being built using a “naturalism” design concept, blending elements found in nature with contemporary architecture. Having already obtained WELL Core and Shell Platinum Precertification and LEED Gold Precertification, the first phase is expected to open in 2020.

Taikoo Hui is a lifestyle destination located in Guangzhou’s Tianhe District. The development’s shopping mall was the first enclosed mall in the world to earn LEED Platinum Certification in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance category.

Brickell City Centre is our landmark mixed-use development in Miami, U.S.A. Opened in 2016, it is our first development to obtain LEED Gold certification for Neighbourhood Development. A highlight of the centre is its state-of-the-art Climate Ribbon™, an elevated trellis that provides shade from the sun, creates air flow and collects rainwater, while also allowing natural light to penetrate and illuminate the shopping mall underneath it.

EDEN is our first ultra-luxury residential development in Singapore. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, this exclusive apartment building was inspired by Singapore’s vision of itself as a “city in a garden”. Natural ventilation is a key green component of the development. Its cantilevered balconies offer solar shading while windows open on three sides to allow natural cross-ventilation, which reduces the need for both air conditioning and energy usage. In 2018, the development's green features earned it a Green Mark Platinum rating from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority.