One Central () in

Sé, Macau Sé is a southeast Freguesia (Macau), civil parish ( pt, freguesia) in the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Macau), Nossa Senhora de F ...

is a waterfront mixed-used project developed by

Hongkong Land Hongkong Land (HKL) is a property investment, management and development group with commercial and residential property interests across Asia. It owns and manages some 850,000 sq. m. of office and retail property in Asia, principally in Hong K ...

and

Shun Tak Holdings Shun Tak Holdings Limited () is a Hong Kong-Macau company founded in 1972. It has been one of the constituents of the Hang Seng Hong Kong MidCap Index since 11 September 2006. The company is active in shipping, property, hospitality and investme ...

and completed in 2009. The development comprises seven apartment residential towers centred around a 42-storey tower, housing the

Mandarin Oriental, Macau The Mandarin Oriental, Macau () is a luxury hotel on Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Sé, Macau, Special administrative regions of China. The hotel overlooks the Outer Harbour and Nam Van Lake, and is part of the One Central development connected to ...

with 213 guestrooms, 111 serviced apartments, waterfront bar, restaurant, and spa.

Location

One Central is centrally located on the Avendia de Sagres at NAPE (i.e.Novos Aterros do Porto Exterior), next to

MGM Macau MGM Macau (; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room casino resort in Sé, Macau. Under a sub concession approved by the Macau government, the project is owned and operated a ...

at the waterfront and facing Taipa. With

Nam Van Lake The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau, Sé, Macau, China. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once part of a bay (Praia Grande (Macau), Pr ...

to the west and the

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...

to the south, the site is dominated by the presence of water, which heavily influences the design.

History

In 2005,

and

entered a joint venture to develop a site on the reclaimed land overlooking

. The mixed use development was designed by international design firm

Kohn Pedersen Fox Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architecture firm that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. KPF is one of the largest architecture firms in ...

(KPF) and completed in 2009. One Central's Mandarin Oriental hotel and serviced apartments were completed in 2010.

One Central Macau Mall

The One Central Macau retail complex comprises a retail mall set across a three-level podium. The mall is connected to

MGM Grand Macau MGM Macau (; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room casino resort in Sé, Macau. Under a sub concession approved by the Macau government, the project is owned and operated a ...

casino and the

, and close to

Wynn Macau Wynn Macau () is a luxury hotel and casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two towers containing a total of 1,008 rooms and suites, approximately of casino space, over of retail space, e ...

Grand Lisboa Grand Lisboa (, Portuguese: Grande Lisboa) is a 47-floor, hotel in Sé, Macau. It is owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man with the interiors created by Khuan Chew, ...

, and Star World Macau. One Central Macau is home to a wide selection of international designer brands. Many of these brands have either opened their first, their largest, or their flagship stores in Macau at One Central.

Design

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC (KPF) were the Design Architects of One Central, supported by Lead Architect Wong & Tung International Limited and Architect Eddie Wong & Associates Limited. The award-winning development has been recognised for the following awards: Quality Building Award - Office (2014), Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia (CTBUH 2011), Certificate of Excellence (Perspective 2010). During the day, the rippled façade reflects light to create a kaleidoscope effect, while at night the façade is accentuated by dynamic lighting by Brandston Partnership Incorporation.

Events

Macau International Lantern Festival is an annual event that takes place on One Central Macau Promenade. The festival, first held in 2016 and supported by Macao Government Tourism Office, features magnificent giant lantern installations created by artists from all over the world who jointly design the highly-creative series of glittering lanterns.

References

External links

One Central Mall
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