Summary
HKRI Taikoo Hui (Chinese: 興業太古滙; pinyin: Xīngyè Tàigǔ Huì) is a mixed use development on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China. It comprises two office towers, a large retail mall, 102 serviced apartments and a 111-room hotel called The Middle House.[2][3] In late 2017, Starbucks opened a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) Reserve Roastery at the project, the largest Starbucks branch in the world at the time.[4][5][6]
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| Location | Jing'an District, Shanghai, China |
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| Coordinates | 31°13′50″N 121°27′38″E / 31.230622°N 121.460644°E |
| Address | 789 West Nanjing Road |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Developer | Swire Properties, HKR International |
| No. of stores and services | 250 brands, including the first Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Asia |
| Total retail floor area | Approximately 3,460,000 sq ft (321,000 m2)[1] |
| Website | www |
Location edit
HKRI Taikoo Hui is located in central Jing'an District on the busy shopping street of Nanjing Road. It accessible by foot from a large transport interchange on the Shanghai metro, where lines 2, 12 and 13 converge.[7] The shopping centre is also located close to Yan'an Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road, two of Shanghai's major highways.[8]
History and construction edit
The Dazhongli site upon which HKRI Taikoo Hui was built was first acquired in 2002. The launch of the project, a 50:50 joint venture between HKR International and Swire Properties was announced in 2006.[7] Designed by Wong & Ouyang, the mixed use project was topped out in November 2015 in a ceremony with Zhou Haiying, Deputy Governor of Jing'an District.[9] The mall celebrated its grand opening in May 2017 [10] with The Middle House, a 111-room hotel designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, opening in April 2018.[3]
References edit
- ^ "HKRI Taikoo Hui". www.swireproperties.com.
- ^ "What wealthy Chinese travellers expect from a holiday — at home". South China Morning Post. 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "The last word on modern hotel design in China, from Italian architect". South China Morning Post. 25 March 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Harrison. "See inside the world's largest Starbucks, where 'coffee is theater' and the line is always down the block". Business Insider.
- ^ "No company is an island". Forbes India.
- ^ "First International Starbucks Roastery and Reserve Tasting Room Coming to Shanghai in 2017".
- ^ a b "Swire unveils HKRI Taikoo Hui". 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Swire and HKRI Open HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai". Mingtiandi. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Topping-out Ceremony of the HKRI Taikoo Hui at Shanghai". www.wongouyang.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "Swire's interim earnings beat forecasts on rising sales". South China Morning Post. 17 August 2017.