339 Waldorf Astoria – Herzog & de Meuron

Project: 2008-2009

After completion of the concept study the project was not pursued any further in this form. An alternative design is currently being carried out by another office.

Team

Partners: Jacques Herzog; Pierre de Meuron; Stefan Marbach (Partner in Charge)
Project Team: Linxi Dong (Associate, Project Architect); Olga Bolshanina; Dorothee Dietz; Hyunsoo Kim; Evert Klinkenberg; Yusun Kwon; Emily Liang; Kenan Liu; Agustín Solórzano; Masato Takahashi; Claudia Winkelmann; Daniela Zimmer

Facts

Client: COFCO Limited, Taiwan Hotel Corp., Ltd., Beijing, P.R. China; Operator: Hilton Hotel Management (Asia) Co., Ltd. Singapore
Planning: Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland; Structural, Building Services Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Ltd., London, United Kingdom
Specialist / Consulting: Vertical Circulation: Schindler Elevator Ltd., Ebikon, Switzerland
Building Data: Site Area: 63'334 sqft, 5'884 sqm; Gross floor area (GFA): 376'736 sqft, 35'000 sqm; Footprint: 50'267 sqft, 4'670 sqm; Length: 144 ft, 44 m; Width: 190 ft, 58 m; Height: 164 ft, 50 m