| International Commerce Centre (ICC) | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 環球貿易廣場 |
| Location: | 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Building Type: | Commercial offices |
| Floor Count: | 108 above ground |
| Elevator Count: | 84[1] |
| Architect: | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates |
| Structural Engineer: | Arup |
| Main Contractor: | China State Construction Engineering Corporation; Sanfield Building Contractors Limited |
| Developer: | Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited |
| Management: | Harbour Vantage |
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, resting atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations (Kowloon and Austin Station). It is the world's 13th tallest building by height, 10th tallest by number of floors, and Hong Kong's tallest, as well as the only building in the city with over 100 storeys. The official height is, which includes the tall parapets on the roof.[2] [3] It was the world's 4th tallest building and 3rd in Asia when completed in 2010.
The south side of the building faces Victoria Harbour, and is directly opposite Hong Kong's second tallest building, the International Finance Centre.[4]
The height had been scaled back from earlier plans due to regulations that did not allow buildings to be taller than the surrounding mountains. The original proposal for this building was called Kowloon Station Phase 7 and it was designed to be 574m (1,883feet) tall with 102 floors.[5]
The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang. It was built by Sanfield, the construction subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai.[6]
Construction work was temporarily halted[7] on 13 September 2009, due to an lift shaft accident that killed six workers.[8]
The LED light show set a new Guinness World Records for the “largest light and sound show on a single building” using a total of 50,000 m2 on two facades of the ICC.[9] The Show is designed by the lighting design supervisor, Hirohito Totsune,[10] who already designed the lighting system of the Tokyo Skytree.[11] It creates a theme and story line by using lights and music elements, similar to "A Symphony of Lights" in Victoria Harbour.