{"id":468928,"date":"2026-02-11T22:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468928\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:29:11","slug":"foster-partners-central-crossing-skyscrapers-top-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468928\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster + Partners’ Central Crossing skyscrapers top out"},"content":{"rendered":"

British studio Foster + Partners<\/a>‘ Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an “illuminated spire” that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Set to be completed in the middle of this year, the Central Crossing development comprises two towers \u2013 a taller office building and a the shorter tower containing a hotel.<\/p>\n

A joint project by developers Wing Tai Properties and CSI Properties, the skyscrapers are located at 118 Wellington Street in Hong Kong’s central business district.<\/p>\n

\"SkyscraperThe elevated skyscrapers will have two distinctive facade designs<\/p>\n

Both of the skyscrapers will be aesthetically divided into two halves, with “high zones” with full-height glazing.<\/p>\n

These parts of the buildings will have polished stainless-steel-framed glass facades, while the “low zones” will feature a fine grain and textured gold-tone facade for enhanced privacy.<\/p>\n

The tallest of the two buildings, the office tower, will feature a design detail described by Foster + Partners<\/a> as an “illuminated spire”, which will project a beam of light into the sky.<\/p>\n

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At the ground-floor level, Central Crossing will incorporate four historic buildings, including a shop house at 120 Wellington Street that is one of the oldest remaining houses of its type in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

“We are delighted to reveal this exciting new addition to Hong Kong’s Central district,” \u200bFoster + Partners senior partner Michael Jones said when the project was initially revealed.<\/p>\n

“Our objective was to bring a new dimension to Central by reinstating historic links and re-establishing local connections, with a permeable public space at the heart of the site.”<\/p>\n

\"LandscapingThe area surrounding the towers will have landscaped green spaces<\/p>\n

Central Crossing has received sustainability certificates, including a BEAM Plus New Building v2.0 (Provisional Platinum), LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction (Pre-certified Platinum for Office and Pre-certified Gold for Hotel) and WELL certification. <\/p>\n

The two towers will have circular water strategies, including the reuse of cooling\u2011tower bleed\u2011off water for toilet flushing.<\/p>\n

Other recent Foster + Partners projects include the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi<\/a> and a New York supertall skyscraper for JPMorganChase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The images are courtesy of Central Crossing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British studio Foster + Partners‘ Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an “illuminated spire” that runs the full length…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75,9337,15674,49626,49627,49628,84735],"class_list":{"0":"post-468928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-foster-partners","16":"tag-hong-kong","17":"tag-sectionall","18":"tag-sectionarchitecture","19":"tag-sectionnews","20":"tag-skyscrapers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}