Case Study
Móz Metals Find Refuge at the Hong Kong Global Trade Square
mozdesigns.com info@mozdesigns.com 510.632.0853 Hong Kong’s towering Global Trade Square, an iconic Rubik’s Cube shaped building in the Wong Chuk Hang district, is an epicenter of global commerce. Completed in 2013, the building circulates over 6,000 occupants every day on its 36 stories, including major clients from the world’s leading industries. For every high-rise building on the island of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong building department requires an independent “refuge floor” to be installed and dedicated to public safety in the case of an emergency. When not in use for these purposes, the refuge floors are often frequented by visitors and treated as urban gathering spaces for local residents. The refuge floor on the 17th level of the Hong Kong Global Trade Square features