The Masterpiece (Hong Kong)

The Masterpiece
The Masterpiece, 2013
General information
Location	Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′51″N 114°10′26″E / 22.29750°N 114.17389°ECoordinates: 22°17′51″N 114°10′26″E / 22.29750°N 114.17389°E
Construction started	2002
Completed	2007
Height
Antenna spire	261 m (856 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	64

The K11 shopping mall

The Masterpiece (Chinese: 名鑄) is a 64-floor 261 metre (856 ft) tall skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It houses the 6-storey K11 shopping centre. The 381-room Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, located from Level 3 to 24, opened on October 2, 2009. 345 residential flats^[1] occupy the 27th to 67th floors.^[2]

The complex is connected to both Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations via underground subway links with the K11 shopping centre.

History

The project was jointly developed by New World Development and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA).^[1][3] The building, along with other URA projects, has been criticized for its destruction of historical sites, and for damaging the existing community by contributing to gentrification which pushes out the less well-off.^[4][5]

Tenants

Hyatt Regency

The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 香港尖沙咀凱悅酒店) is a 381-room hotel located from levels 3 to 24 of the complex. It opened on October 2, 2009.

The hotel was formerly located on Nathan Road. Opened on November 1, 1969, it was the first Hyatt Hotel established outside of the United States. It was closed on January 1, 2006 after 36 years of service.^[6] The former site of the hotel is now occupied by iSQUARE, a 31-storey shopping mall.

A total of 655 square metres (7,050 sq ft) is dedicated to meeting space, including a 4,111 square feet (381.9 m²) ballroom and eight meeting rooms of different sizes. All meeting facilities are equipped with audio-visual technology and wireless internet connectivity.

The hotel also houses four restaurants:

• Hugo's
• The Chinese Restaurant
• Chin Chin Bar
• The Cafe

K11 Art Mall

K11 is a 31,600 square metres (340,000 sq ft), six-storey shopping centre in the lower levels of the complex developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. It is marketed as an "art mall" as it incorporates various art displays.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong

References

1. "Masterpiece price for flat", The Standard, September 15, 2009
2. The Masterpiece - Apartments for lease
3. Urban Renewal Authority: Hanoi Road Project (The Masterpiece)
4. Batten, John. "Destroying Memory Lane" (PDF). The Correspondent. Foreign Correspondents Club. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
5. Ho, Edmond C.M. (2012). "Renewing the Urban Regeneration Approach in Hong Kong" (PDF). Discovery – SS Student E-Journal 1: 110–139. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
6. "Hyatt Regency Hong Kong is back", New World Development Company Limited press release, 29 November 2007 (archive)

External links

• K11 Art Mall
• Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
• Emporis.com – The Masterpiece
• SkycraperPage.com – The Masterpiece