The Jervois

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The Jervois

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The Jervois in 2012
General information
Status Complete
Type Hotel
Location Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′7″N114°9′2″E / 22.28528°N 114.15056°E / 22.28528; 114.15056 Coordinates: 22°17′7″N114°9′2″E / 22.28528°N 114.15056°E / 22.28528; 114.15056
Construction started 2008
Completed 2011
Opening 2011 (Hotel), 2012 (Restaurant)
Height
Roof 118 m (387.1 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 35
Floor area 4,300 m2 (46,285 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect Florent Nédélec
Developer National Properties

The Jervois is a 35-storey tower designed by Florent Nédélec and located on 89 Jervois Street in Sheung Wan, Victoria, Hong Kong. [1]

Florent Nédélec French architect

Florent Nédélec is a French architect. He studied architecture in France and the United States and graduated with a “Diplôme d’Architecte DPLG” from the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette in Paris, France and a Master of Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA. Florent Nédélec is a registered architect with “l’Ordre des architectes d’Île-de-France” in Paris, France. His projects reflect a sensibility for minimalism.

Jervois Street street in Hong Kong

Jervois Street is a street in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Sheung Wan area in Hong Kong

Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District, or Gateway District.

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Description

The Jervois is a luxurious boutique hotel that combines a total of 49 suites. All suites are only accessible via private lift lobbies and feature floor to ceiling windows that offer views of Hong Kong. Typical floors have two suites per floor with double corner windows while the top five floor have only one suite per floor with 360 degrees views of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Central and Victoria Peak.

Boutique hotel small, upscale hotel

A boutique hotel is a small hotel which typically has between 10 and 100 rooms in unique settings with upscale accommodations and individualized unique selling points (USPs). Boutique hotels were a popular style in the 1980s and 1990s.

Victoria Harbour harbour between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the mainland to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre.

Victoria Peak mountain in Hong Kong

Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. With an elevation of 552 m (1,811 ft), it is the highest hill on Hong Kong island, ranked 31 in terms of elevation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Design

The Jervois boutique hotel is a collaborative creation of two French designers, architect Florent Nédélec for the architectural design and furniture maker Christian Liaigre for the Interior decoration.

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