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I think the majority of residential towers in Hong Kong are well over 40 floors. Even in the 1990s I remember most buildings that I visited were already over 40
by em500 4y ago
I think the majority of residential towers in Hong Kong are well over 40 floors. Even in the 1990s I remember most buildings that I visited were already over 40.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoAre sure it wasn’t 36 or something? Also, not sure how they count floors in HK, but they count them oddly in Beijing, skipping 4, 13, 14, 24, and 34 (if any), which inflates the floor count a bit.
- em500 4y agoNot completely sure, but AFAICT in post-1990s towns like [1], 45 to 50 floors are fairly common. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Shui_Wai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Shui_Wai
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoMaybe HK property prices are too expensive so they spend on more skilled labor and not overbuilding the concrete so much? That would allow them to go 40-50 floors with concrete. You can go pretty high with concrete using more advanced building techniques.