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Dulux, a brand from AkzoNobel, has unveiled Monarch Gold as the Colour of the Year for 2016. It is a remarkable colour that brings with it a sense of optimistic inspiration and its interesting hue offers different layers of meaning.
Gold and gold tones are being used everywhere in the design world. It is a recurring colour and material at design fairs and in graphic design as well as in architecture, fashion, beauty and interior decoration. Gold is also identified as the colour that connects with the overall trend of 2016: looking both ways. Examples are seen in four main trends, namely: designing for the future by looking at the past, a new found power in graphics and statements, the importance of darkness and an urban lifestyle that yearns for controlled chaos.
Every year, ColourFutures™ showcases the driving force that holds all of these trends together, and influences the choice for the Colour of the Year. This year, we find ourselves at a unique crossroad where we can see the advantages of both tradition and modern innovation, and where the importance of weighing up opposite opinions and views has never been stronger.
Monarch Gold exemplifies this theme of duality: bright enough to attract attention while also subtly referring to the past and the colour of the earth, combining well with other tones. It is the golden hour of dark and light. It is the gold that appears in the paintings of both old masters (heritage) and modern artists (future). It is the fusion of our past, present and future.
in this edition of insight
ASIA’s Market trends 4Asia’s major projects 6
RECENT Projects 10national interviews 16News and EVENTS 18Product showcase 26
FUTURARC UPDATE 28
local project outlook 30
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R E G I O N A L U P D A T E
The BCI Forecaster is a leading monthly indicator of construction market values entering the market. It serves as an indispensable short-term planning tool, designed to enable decision makers to set realistic goals and parameters for their sales and operations teams.
Construction start values are based on projects reported on a daily basis in BCI Asia’s real-time project leads database.
The short-term review of market developments contrasts the most recent three months against the three months prior; the short-term forecast compares the upcoming three months with the most recent three-month period. The long-term review contrasts the most recent 12 months against the corresponding 12-month period in the prior year. The long-term forecast compares the 12-month period ending three months out with the corresponding period in the prior year.
This report covers the market trends of the following countries: • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Malaysia • Philippines • Singapore
Total construction starts are expected to increase by 25% over the next 3 months due to a surge in the civil commencements. Although construction activity is still set to experience a fall throughout April and into May, the June rebound is significant across both building and civil sectors and promises a busy mid-year for 2016.
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Total construction starts are expected to experience a downturn in the near future, with the rate of works falling by 20%. Activity is expected to pick up in May as IDR 104,615 billion worth of developments start on site, much of which will be privately funded civil projects. Despite global financial market volatility, the wide-ranging economic reforms carried out by government’s administration have bolstered market confidence and seem to be providing positive results. It is predicted that the industry as a whole could be headed towards 28% growth in the long period.
Construction starts in the Philippines are expected to increase by 390% over the next 3 months, and the long-term forecast is also looking positive. These figures are exceedingly higher that what was observed last month, which indicates a positive overall outlook for the construction industry. Increased focus on infrastructure has likely contributed to this growth, with the government setting aside 25% of the national budget to spend on infrastructure projects this year. PPP projects were also cited as a key contributor.
Although some commentators are expecting both residential and non-residential building sectors to show signs of weakening, there still seem to be a significant number of projects due to commence work in the near future. Conversely, the civil sector appears to be adjusting to the surge of work which commenced at the beginning of the year.
There is expected to be an increase in both building and civil project starts in the coming months, leading to an overall increase of 45% in the short-term. This increase is primarily supported by government spending, particularly on infrastructure. In the recent Singapore Budget 2016, the Finance Ministry repeated the government’s expectation to increase public spending, hence offsetting the decline in the private sector construction demand. This includes $2.5 billion for projects below $100 million, a move which will benefit the smaller construction firms. However, the levy for workers is still slated to increase from $550 to $650 later this year as a measure to incentivise firms to retain more experienced workers to increase productivity.
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A s i a M a j o r P r o j e c t O u t l o o k
APARTMENTS (6850) | SHOPS - 10 BUILDINGS - NEW - 30 TO 32 STOREYS
APARTMENTS - 23 STOREYS | SCHOOLS | HOSPITAL | SHOPPING CENTRE | HOTELS - NEW (LUANG PHRABANG SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE)
Chung Nga Road East, Area 9, Tai Po, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
Chomphet District, Luang Phrabang, Laos
Status: CONCEPT PLANS IN PROGRESS | PROJECT SCOPE CHANGED
Status: CONCEPT PLANS COMPLETED | DEVELOPER APPOINTED
Components include: 9 x 30- to 32-storey apartment buildings, 1 x 30-storey apartment building, 6850 units, shops,220 private car parking spaces, 53 motorcycle parking spaces and 18 loading/unloading spaces.
Components include: apartments - 23 storeys, town houses, schools, hospital, shopping centre, hotels, banks and offices.
POWER STATION - NEW
POWER PLANT - NEW (PLTU JAWA 5 (2 X 1000 MW) IPP - BANTEN)
EXPRESSWAY - NEW (PENANG TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN (TMP): PAN-ISLAND LINKED EXPRESSWAY (BAYAN LEPAS - TANJUNG BUNGAH))
Site yet to be determined, Kandal, Cambodia
Site yet to be determined, Serang, Banten, Indonesia
Bayan Lepas - Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
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Status: SITE YET TO BE DETERMINED | OPEN TENDERS FOR INVESTOR CLOSED | PREFERRED TENDERER LISTED | CONTRACT EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED APRIL 2016
Status: MASTER PLAN IN PROGRESS
Components will include: containment building, reactor building, administration office, emergency core cooling system, boiling water reactor safety systems, reactor pressure vessel and dry cask storage.
This is a build and operate project.
Components will include: coal-fired steam power plant (capacity of 2 x 1,000 MW), turbine house, boiler house, chimney, electrical system, jetty and trestle, oil tanks, seal pit, coal handling system and cooling water system.
Infrastructural development to include: 20-km long pan-island linked expressway linking Bayan Lepas and Tanjung Bungah (6 interchanges), bridges, drainage and culverts, ramps, kerbs, signage and street lighting.
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INDUSTRIAL ESTATE - NEW (BAGO INDUSTRIAL PARK)
RESEARCH CENTRE | OFFICE (CLEANTECH 3)
THERMAL PLANT - NEW (QUYNH LAP 2 THERMAL POWER PLANT - NGHE AN)
Htee Hlaing Road, Taungoo District, Taungoo Township, Bago Region 70201, Myanmar
CleanTech Park, Singapore
Quynh Lap Thermal Power Centre, Hoang Mai Town, Quynh Luu District, Nghe An, Vietnam
Status: CONCEPT PLANS IN PROGRESS
Status: SKETCH PLANS IN PROGRESS | DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED TO URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (URA) APPROXIMATELY 3RD QUARTER 2016 | ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS LISTED
Status: DEVELOPER AWARDED | CONCEPT PLANS IN PROGRESS
Components include: industrial plants, power plants, assembly plant, manufacturing plant, production line, utility plant, hotels, shopping mall, residential units, offices, warehouse and logistics, machine rooms, waste water treatment system, infrastructure work and parking.
This project is in preliminary stage. Please fax or email. No phone calls will be entertained.
Components include: CleanTech Three (CT3) development will complement the two existing developments and fill the gap for the demand on clean technology R&D and prototyping laboratories, start-up space, commercial office amenities, as well as shared and communal facilities.
This project is in preliminary stage. Please fax or email. No phone calls will be entertained.
Development to include: capacity of 2 x 600 MW, 2 turbines, electricity generator, furnace back heating, control house, waste water treatment system, air pollution control system and traffic system.
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT (500 MW) - NEW (DINGALAN PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT)
MIXED-USE BUILDING - NEW (MIXED-USE BUILDING PROJECT BY TCC LAND CO LTD AT CHULALONGKORN UNVERSITY LAND)
Umiray River, Dingalan, Aurora 3207, Philippines
Phayathai Rd, Kwang Pathumwan, Khet Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Hydroelectric power plant with 500 mw potential capacity, to include: intake weir, penstock and hydraulic turbines, storage facilities, powerhouse buildings, electromechanical equipment, main transformer and switchyards, and transmission and distribution lines.
Components will include: office, hotel, shopping centre, car park, and landscape and garden
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One would not expect to see the five-storey office of one of its most
venerable banking institutions balanced delicately on one corner in
the middle of Hong Kong’s version of Wall Street.
Hong Kong has its own share of extraordinary buildings. What is
special about The Forum in Central is not so much that it is a sharp-
edged glass cube tilted 15.5 degrees off one corner, but rather that it
is a five-storey-high working building situated right in the middle of
Hongkong Land’s prime rental stronghold. Moreover, it is occupied by
the private banking staff of one of Hong Kong’s financial eminence,
Standard Chartered Bank.
Four years ago, Hongkong Land came to Aedas’ Chairman, Keith
Griffiths, and asked him about what he could do for a shopping arcade
building and a small park over a bus station known collectively as The
Forum in Central. It was down-at-heel and not well organised for
pedestrians. Griffiths had been looking after five of the developer’s
properties there and successfully improving their retail presentation
and performance. What Hongkong Land wanted was a
transformation, including better connectivity across the site, which
involved developing an outdoor plaza, putting up a small building
and deciding on new locations for some outstanding outdoor
sculptures by Henry Moore, Ju Ming and Dame Elisabeth Frink. The
small five-storey building is located at an existing car park and bus
station, and has 4,501 square metres in lettable floor area.
Griffiths said, “It was a perfect little study: the coincidence of timing,
politics and the market. The design had to be an object in space.
So we started to look at the sort of [a] building [that] a conservative
client would want, and we veered towards a simple geometric
shape—a box. But our brief was that the building had to be
exciting. So we thought, let’s tilt the box.” And this was one of the
possible solutions he presented to Hongkong Land. The eminent
developer immediately saw that this was the obvious solution.
Project name: The Forum
LoCATION: Hong Kong
DEVELOPER: Hongkong Land
ARCHITECT: Aedas
COMPLETION DATE: 2014
GROSS AREA: 4,501 square metres
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Griffiths continued, “We followed up the process of making it even
more logical. We added a diagrid structure into the design mix. A
diagrid is a form of space frame and this was the only elegant way to
sit the building on the few places where we could take the structural
loads down to the ground.”
The decision about the building led Griffiths to deal with the plaza. He
had to match the existing structure and make use of the beams that
supported the existing roof over the bus station so that the landscape
design—all hard landscaping mainly in Austral Juparana and Austral
Black—is a function of that structure.
Diagrids are essentially triangulated structures using a largish number
of slender structural members—rather than deploying a conventional
squared-up structure using relatively massive beams and columns. It
was a case of using a fundamentally stable but smart structural
system. But smart systems invariably have their own self-generated
problems. One of the problems Griffiths and his engineers faced from
the beginning was the fact that although the cube was tilted, the
floors inside had to be level.
This was where the 15.5-degree tilt was established because it
enabled one layer of vertical glazing bars—the mullions—to run
parallel with the sides of the cube, while the second layer slanting in
the opposite direction could cross exactly on the horizontal lines of
the real floor edges. The junctions of the diagonal external grid—the
nodes with the floor levels—were crucial because the floors were
supported on beams lying between each node and the central core.
The result was, for some observers at least, ambiguous because it
was not clear which set of parallel lines was dominant.
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Project BriefThe project rises 135 metres above the intersection of Queen’s Road
Central and Pottinger Street, overlooking the heart of Hong Kong’s
central business district (CBD). Designed to be a premier location for
art galleries and showrooms in Central, the project also features six
designated food and beverage floors with covered outdoor terraces. It
is the first building in Hong Kong to utilise a combination of advanced
glazing technology, ceramic fritting and low-E coating to achieve an
unparalleled aesthetic effect. To achieve the iconic milky white
external daytime appearance while providing an unrestricted view
from the interior, layers of white ceramic fritting with 50-percent
density are applied to panels of low-iron glazing. From a distance, the
exterior façade appears as a white, translucent jewel box during the
day. At night, integrated façade lighting illuminates the building to
create a warm glow to showcase the various internal programmes. At
the rear façade, a first-of-its-kind vertical green wall stretches 92
metres in the air, giving the façade a fresh and sustainable outlook.
Amenities and LocationGiven the advantageous location, the building was designed to
accommodate a wide variety of tenants with diverse requirements.
Large international retailers requiring expansive open plans are
situated on the lower three floors, while restaurateurs looking for rare
al fresco space in Central can select from eight floors with open
terraces—all of which command spectacular views of the bustling city
streets below.
Project name: H Queen’s
LOCATION: 80 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
DEVELOPER: Henderson Development Agency Limited
Architecture Firm: Ie, Siu & Chung Architects Ltd
Principal Architect: Gary Chung
DESIGN ARCHITECT AND INTERIOR DESIGNER: CL3 Architects Limited
M&E Engineer: P&T (M&E) Ltd
C&S Engineer: Stephen Cheng Consulting Engineer
Contractor: Wecon Construction & Engineering Limited
Construction Start date: January 2016
Scheduled Completion Date: July 2017
Building Height (metres + storeys): 135 metres + 24 storeys
Gross Floor Area: 9,620 square metres
Site Area: 641 square metres
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Further diversifying its tenant base, the development offers the top
floor as a particularly attractive location for restaurant/bar operators.
Cantilevering out over the building profile to define its exclusive
venue, the 26th floor spills out onto a spacious 65-square-metre deck
facing the CBD. Users will be able to climb an integrated staircase to
the 140-square-metre rooftop, which provides a 270-degree view of
central Hong Kong.
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Great Wall Construction recently hosted a tenancy signing
ceremony of the new Greatwall Office Complex in Wuhan. The
complex has attracted a number of banking and investment firms
as well as Fortune 500 companies including Datong Global Capital
Management, Shanghai Yinlai Asset Management and FedEx.
At the ceremony, Great Wall also announced that the project is
currently LEED Platinum Pre-Certified for Building Design &
Construction: Core & Shell. As lead design consultant, lO worked
closely with Great Wall, the local government and a team of experts
Project name: Greatwall Complex
LOCATION: 9 Zhongbei Road, Wuhan, China
DEVELOPER: Great Wall Construction Industry
COMPLETION DATE: 2015
GROSS FLOOR AREA: 120,000 square metres
SITE AREA: 21,902 square metres
HEIGHT: Tower 1: 242.9 metres (46 floors);
Tower 2: 142.9 metres (27 floors)
SUSTAINABILITY: LEED BD+C: Core & Shell Platinum Pre-Certified
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM: Nick Cordingley; Barry Shapiro; Brian Fok;
Vincent Fung; Adam Wang; Dan Narita; Mohamad Ghamlouch; Miloš
Živkovic; Shaowen Deng; Yvonne Lim; Dawen Qin; Marko Vukovic;
Nan Xu; Qing Cao; Qing Lai; Sanrong Tian
LANDSCAPE DESIGN TEAM:Ewa Koter; Matthew Younger; Joyce Zan; Wu
Shingrong; Ibrahim Diaz
CGI TEAM: Jon Martin; Shane Dale; Miguel Vicente; Yasser Salomon
LEAD DESIGN ARCHITECT: 10 DESIGN
LEAD LANDSCAPE DESIGN ARCHITECT: 10 DESIGN
LEAD INTERIORS DESIGN ARCHITECT: Paring Onions
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LOCAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING INSTITUTE: CITIC General Institute of
Architectural Design and Research
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DTZ
MAIN CONTRACTOR: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau
CURTAIN WALL SPECIALIST/CONTRACTOR: Jangho Group Company Ltd
LEED CONSULTANT: CB Richard Ellis
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including CBRE, CITIC Local Design Institute and other
consultants.
The project is a twin tower complex. Tower 1 is one of the
top 10 tallest towers in Wuhan at 242.9 metres high and is
designated for Great Wall’s headquarters. The top floors of
Tower 2 are occupied by FedEx, which gives the building its
trademark. Both buildings provide a total of 120,000 square
metres of premium office space, linked at the lower four
floors of the podium.
The greatest challenge for lO was to successfully secure
government approval for a challenging requirement: to
enhance the relationship of the tower podium with the
surrounding city context by providing an activated frontage
to the streetscape, engaging with existing urban realms
and creating new public space.
Through testing of possible site solutions, Great Wall and lO
embraced the principle of extending the pedestrian
streetscape, whereby providing food and beverage terraces,
amphitheatre and accessible open space for public
enjoyment.
Another attractive quality of the complex is the powerful
Green performance of the façade. lO not only created an
elegant façade, but also led the specification process in
applying a three-layer hollow laminated low-E glass for the
curtain wall. The effect is a 95-percent improvement in
solar and thermal performance, which in turn helps to
significantly decrease utility costs.
lO also created highly efficient floorplates for the office
towers by giving careful considerations to tenant needs for
functional efficiency and flexibility in their fit-out design.
The result is a large, column-free floorplate with a centrally
located lift and services core, offering maximum usability of
space.
Great Wall and lO have raised the bar in the design and
delivery of an exemplary development in Wuhan, which
provides a compelling workplace, a vibrant public realm, as
well as a high-performing and cost-effective building.
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BACKGROUND OF WOODS BAGOTWoods Bagot is a global design studio with more than 850 people specialising in architecture, interior design, consulting and urban design.
Woods Bagot operates as one fully integrated global studio with a network of studios located around the world. The One Global Studio approach gives each client full access to the combined talent and knowledge resources within the entire organisation, bringing studios, disciplines and practices into a well-connected, highly coordinated and collaborative service network. The practice has been ranked sixth in the Building Design’s (BD) Annual World Architecture Top 100 in 2016 and recognised as a winner at the World Knowledge Forum as an Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE).
CURRENT PROJECTSSome of Woods Bagot’s recently completed projects include Lee Shau Kee Business Building and Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, InterContinental Hong Kong Ballroom, Lobby and Lobby Lounge renovation and CapitaMall SKY+, Guangzhou.
ABOUT WINNIE SUENWinnie Suen is a senior interior designer who has gained years of commercial interior design experience, and has participated in various spatial design projects with an internationally renowned team in different design disciplines.
In the role of a concept developer, designer and project manager, she has designed and executed interior projects from hotel, wellness, hospitality, retail chains to signage in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the rest of Asia, providing clients with quality professional design services.
PERSPECTIVES ON MATERIAL SELECTION PROCESSAccording to Suen, appearance and performance durability are crucial and having actual samples on hand for clients would be good.
Job references are also important in helping to build trust. With detailed product descriptions, there can be more active and prompt responses to enquiries.
For further details of the seminar, please contact BCI Asia’s Hong Kong office at +852 2538 0011 or [email protected].
For better understanding on the material specification process, we have conducted a few personal interviews with some well-known architects and interior designers in Hong Kong. During the interview, we have gone through how important strategic relationship building is in the process and how product suppliers can connect with those project developers, architects and interior designers.
Interviewer: Ms Goldie ChanWrite-up: Ms Goldie ChanEFFECTIVE SPECIFICATION SELLING SEMINAR
Field Research
Winnie Suen Associate Woods Bagot
HKUST
National Australia Bank Dockland 2
InterContinental Hong Kong Ballroom, Lobby and Lobby Lounge renovation
E F F E C T I V E S P E C I F I C A T I O N S E L L I N G
Gone are the days of ‘features and benefits’ selling to design specifiers; it is not enough to get the materials or products sales over the line in this competitive construction market. To get specified, stay specified and build relationships with the design specifiers, skills need to go beyond knowing the products.
Understanding the project needs and challenges of design specifiers could be the best fit solution. This was the focus of Effective Specification Selling Seminar—how one can become a trusted supplier. One of BCI Academy’s training courses was successfully held on 8 April 2016 at Cordis Hong Kong at Langham Place, Mongkok. This session focused on four modules: navigating the specification sales cycle; marketing to design specifiers; conducting impactful meetings; and building relationships.
It was based on real-life insights and interviews with architects, engineers and designers working in Hong Kong’s construction market. Through an intensive lecture, tutorial, role playing and group discussion, participants could gain greater understanding on the material selection process and the decision-making mechanisms.
As the training arm of BCI Media Group, BCI Academy was founded to support construction professionals with first-class training in order to help them leverage the value of BCI’s information and sales management systems, and create tangible and measurable outcomes.
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We are pleased to be able to contribute towards waste reduction, reuse and recycling, and a more sustainable future for our community.”
Located in the Tuen Mun EcoPark, the facility was designed to process up to 30,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment, including computers, televisions, air-conditioners and refrigerators per year. The waste input will be recovered as useful raw materials.
The facility layout is tailored to optimise the WEEE treatment operations that are to be organised around four different lines of purpose-made recycling plant.
A key feature of the project is the provision of a public education centre and visitor gallery that extend across the entire facility and overlook each of the WEEE processing areas. Access to the public gallery is via a pedestrian ramp formed on a berm of fill material generated from the excavation works within the site.
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DLN is the architect of the first Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEETRF) in Hong Kong. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Hong Kong Government awarded the contract for development and operation of the project to a joint venture of the ALBA Group from Germany, a leading specialist in the recycling field, and Integrated Waste Solutions Group Holdings Limited (IWS) from Hong Kong.
DLN’s design aligns with the EPD’s vision of a low-impact architectural solution that provides a safe, pleasant and efficient working environment, as well as serves to demonstrate the government’s commitment to environmentally friendly and sustainable practice. DLN Director Alex Lush said, “This project marks the beginning of a new era in specialised waste management in Hong Kong. Recycling is not just a trend; it is a fundamental responsibility of society to better manage resources and our environmental footprint.
Hong Kong’s first waste electronic and electrical equipment recycling facility
Main entrance
Bird’s-eye view
Staff entrance
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10th Eco Expo Asia reports double visitor growth
The 10th edition of Eco Expo Asia, which ran from 28 to 31 October, concluded with great success at the AsiaWorld-Expo.
The event welcomed a record-breaking 320 exhibitors, as well as 12,385 trade visitors, a 14-percent increase from last year. The pool of visitors represented 97 countries and regions including Mainland China, Taiwan, India, the US, Japan, Malaysia and Iran. The fair attracted top industry players and 55 delegations from various sectors such as waste management and recycling, energy efficiency, Green building, as well as air and water quality sectors. It also brought together 38 guest speakers from eight countries and regions, and attracted over 790 attendees.
Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, officiated at the opening ceremony. He said, “Since its launch, Eco Expo Asia has served as a premier showcase for the latest environmental products and services from Hong Kong, Mainland China, throughout Asia and around the world. More than 30 delegations from Mainland China are present here, underlining the value they see in Eco Expo Asia.”
Opening with the new theme Embracing a Green and Sustainable Future, the 2015 edition hosted new pavilions from the State of Illinois and Taiwan, alongside those returning from Mainland China, the EU, Hong Kong, Japan and Switzerland, as well as participants from the Netherlands. Together with other leading companies and brands that also attended, buyers were offered an extensive selection of in-demand products that matched the latest environmental initiatives in Asia.
The next edition will be held on the same venue from 26 to 29 October 2016. For more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected], or visit www.ecoexpoasia.com.
Regional architectural awards open call for entries
Date: 11 March 2016Organiser: Architects Regional Council AsiaEvent Websites: www.arcasia.org; www.aca17hk.com
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) announces its call for entries for the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture (AAA) 2016. The awards celebrate excellent works of architecture professionals in Asia, as organised by the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA), consisting of 19 national or regional institutes of architects from the Asian region, including the HKIA. The scope of AAA was last broadened in 2013 with the goal of encompassing all the aspects related to outstanding architecture. Entries are now accepted in 10 competition categories, including Residential Projects (subdivided into Single and Multiple Family residences); Public Amenities (subdivided into Commercial; Resort; Social/Institutional and Specialised Buildings); Industrial Buildings; Conservation Projects; Socially Responsible Architecture; and Sustainability Architecture. The last AAA’s Building of The Year Award went to The Naka Hotel in Phuket, Thailand by Duangrit Bunnag. Among contenders from Hong Kong, the CIC Zero Carbon Building by Ronald Lu & Partners received Honourable Mention in the Sustainability category; Al Shaqab Equestrian Performance Arena in Doha, a work of Leigh & Orange Ltd, bagged the same honour in the Specialised Buildings category; while Aedas’ Sandcrawler was awarded Mention in Commercial Buildings. To be held concurrently with AAA, ARCASIA Students’ Architectural Design Competition 2016 has opened for entries from 21 March. Under the theme of Green Lifestyle, full-time students of architecture or related courses accredited by respective ARCASIA member institutes are encouraged to compete with ideas that address sustainability in the built environment of their respective countries and regions.
Shortlisted entrants will be featured in the 17th Asian Congress of Architects (ACA17), to be hosted by the HKIA in Hong Kong for the first time in September, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Winners will also be announced at the awards ceremony on 29 September during the conference. The conference and students’ jamboree are sponsored by CreateHK, the government of the HKSAR.
Online registration for the congress has already opened. To find out more about how to enter the competitions, please visit www.arcasia.org or www.aca17hk.com.
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Passion in Colour
Date: 8 March 2016Venue: 1/F, Silverbox Ballroom, Hotel ICONOrganiser: Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. Event Website: www.canon.com.hk/PassionInColor2016
Asia’s top designers impart know-how to young budding designers
Date: March 2016Venue: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandOrganiser: Nippon Paint
One of Asia’s top design competitions, Nippon Paint Young Designer Award (NPYDA), saw three of Asia’s renowned figures in the architectural and interior design industry—Paul Noritaka Tange (Japan), Serina Hijjas (Malaysia) and Amata Luphaiboon (Thailand)—share insights with young designers from 12 countries during its recently concluded learning programme. This competition for interior design and architecture students is currently held across 12 countries in Asia namely Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea.
The Bangkok Learning Programme kicked off with the keynote speaker of the day, Paul Tange, President of Tange Associates and son of renowned architect Kenzo Tange, who shared his insights on sustainable design that are cognisant of its dwellers and the environment.
The theme of NPYDA 2015, Design with Heart: For a Sustainable Future: With People in Mind, is tailored to inspire young interior designers and architects in developing new and refreshing concepts that infuse convenience, practicality and purpose into our living, working and leisure spaces. This challenges designers to think of concepts that will benefit people from all walks of life—including the elderly, the young and the physically challenged.
Students’ coaching session
Philip Chan, Director of Domestic Business Imaging Solution & Production Printing Group, Canon Hongkong; Noriko Gunji, Executive Vice President, Canon Hongkong; and Vincent Cheung, Senior Director & General Manager of Regional Business Imaging Solution & Production Printing Group, Canon Hongkong, officiated the Passion in Color kick-off ceremony
The Passion in Color exhibition displayed a series of newly launched and award-winning printer offerings for every business sector, including offices, photographers, designers, Architect, Engineering and Construction (AEC) companies and printers
NPYDA 2015 Bangkok Learning Programme culminated with a group photo of students from participating countries and invited industry professionals
With a compact footprint, the imagePROGRAF PRO-500 provides superb performance and outstanding functionality and is most suitable for small and medium-sized businesses with limited office space. It supports multiple paper sizes from A4 up to A2, and adopts the 12-colour LUCIA PRO ink system and 4pl technique, which creates professional quality printing.
Furthermore, the newly launched image PRESS C10000VP is a flexible, high-speed digital production printing system that prints up to 100 A4 pages per minute for an average monthly print volume of up to 1.5 million colour and black-and-white printouts. It produces offset-like, vibrant output quality consistently, which is made possible by the built-in auto colour calibration function. It delivers high-quality output in 2400 x 2400 dpi on ultra-thin and smooth, as well as fancy media. The upgraded built-in server realises a smooth printing process, with automatic operation from printing, slip-sheet insertion to binding. As a result, it saves labour, time and cost, generating infinite business potential.
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Madera Hollywood makes grand debut in SoHo, Central
Madera Hotel Management Limited, an affiliate of Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited (Hip Shing Hong), announced on 17 March 2016 the debut of Madera Hollywood, a 38-suite boutique hotel in SoHo, Central. The hotel, elegantly composed in Hollywood Regency style, is strategically located in a prime location between the Tai Kwun (former Central Police Station Compound) and PMQ (former Police Married Quarters). “The opening of Madera Hollywood marks Madera’s second hotel in Hong Kong, and it is another significant step for the brand. I hope this hotel may elevate the local boutique hospitality benchmark with its extravagant Hollywood Regency style, personalised service and uncompromising experiences offered,” said David Fong, Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong. The hotel’s glamorous design is set to impress the guests. The iconic mural on the hotel façade—featuring legendary Hollywood stars including Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Frank Sinatra—can be seen on the corner of Peel Street and Hollywood Road. The vibrantly-hued 10.9-metre tall masterpiece by the renowned artist, Rob Sketcherman, is the largest figurative mural in Hong Kong, and it has become the street’s landmark since its opening. Madera Hollywood captures the essence of Hollywood’s golden age, the neoclassical furniture, lush decorations with lively tones and patterns that relive the heyday of Hollywood with modern amenities. Guests can enjoy a rare vintage collection showcased at the hotel, including Chaplin’s iconic bowler hat and cane, a 1941 class photo of Marilyn Monroe, various vintage photos and movie posters. The 38 lavishly appointed suites ranging from 54 to 70 square metres each boasts a spectacular view of the city and all-round facilities. Six types of rooms are available for guests to choose from. There are also personalised services such as free broadband and Wi-Fi Internet service, free handy phone, complimentary drinks and snacks upon arrival, and a customised in-room scent.
Sitting at the heart of the thriving SoHo district, it provides convenient access to various hidden gems in the area, including the revitalised historic structures: the PMQ, Tai Kwun, famous art galleries, antique stores, bustling local markets, Lan Kwai Fong, Michelin-starred restaurants and shopping arcades.
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Spring Reception 2016
The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) organised a Spring Reception on 26 February 2016 at the Hong Kong Football Club to celebrate the year of the monkey. Chan Mo Po Paul, MH, JP, Secretary for Development; Wong Kam Sing, JP, Secretary for the Environment; and Yau Shing Mu, JP, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing attended the reception and celebrated the Chinese New Year with other guests and HKIA members.
Vincent Ng, JP, President of HKIA, thanked all guests for coming and their support in the past year. He wished everyone a joyous new year and great success in the year of the monkey.
Past President Chung Wah Nan displayed his renowned Chinese calligraphy.
HKIA council members toasted for the year of the monkey and wished HKIA’s 60th anniversary celebration a great success.
John Foeng, Head of Madera Hotel Management Limited; David Fong, Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited; and Jonathan Fong, Assistant to Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited
The Monroe Suite captures the essence of Hollywood’s golden age The 11-metre-tall iconic mural on the hotel façade is the largest figurative mural in Hong Kong
David Fong, Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited, and the invaluable memorabilia from legendary Hollywood stars
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Alliance CarbonNeutral Annual HSE Seminar 2016
Date: 21 March 2016Venue: Zero Carbon Building, Kowloon BayOrganiser: Alliance Construction Materials LimitedEvent Website: www.concrete.hk
Alliance’s first CarbonNeutral event, Annual HSE Seminar 2016, was successfully held on 21 March 2016 at the Zero Carbon Building. The event gathered 80 participants, including Alliance’s top management, head office staff and frontline staff.
The seminar had a balanced mix of keynotes from Alliance leaders. A guest speaker was invited to share on sustainable development goals. Interactive panel discussions and stakeholder engagement activity were held to allow a more effective engagement process in preparing for the upcoming sustainability report.
Health, safety and the environment are always the top priorities for sustainable development. Chief Executive Officer, David Hogan, mentioned in his opening remarks, “This is the 11th year since 2005 that we have held the Annual HSE Seminar. It is designed to review, refresh and reward what we have achieved last year, and to introduce some new business initiatives at the start of this year. This seminar presents an ideal opportunity for us to come together as a cross-functional team to discuss the challenges ahead, and to align ourselves towards the shaping of the future for Alliance with a winning culture. Alliance has decided to support goal number 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth; goal number 9, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; and goal number 12, Responsible Consumption And Production. These are all tied together to Alliance’s vision and strategies that we have developed.”
HKGBC holds Recognition Scheme Award Presentation cum Green Tenancy Driver Training Toolkit Launching Ceremony
Date: 17 February 2016Organiser: Hong Kong Green Building CouncilEvent Website: www.hkgbc.org.hk
The Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) held the Recognition Scheme Award Presentation cum Green Tenancy Driver Training Toolkit Launching Ceremony on 17 February 2016. Cheung Hau-wai, SBS, Chairman of the HKGBC, together with Christine Loh Kung-wai, JP, Under Secretary for the Environment and John Kwong, Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) 1, Development Bureau, Government of the HKSAR, as well as representatives from various awarded organisations joined the ceremony to show their support in building Hong Kong towards a sustainable city and shared the joy of contributing to a Green economy. Appreciation certificates were presented to construction materials companies awarded with the HKGBC Green Product Accreditation and Standards (HK G-PASS), as well as the office occupants or buildings awarded with the HKGBC Benchmarking and Energy Saving Tool (HK BEST) to commend them for their contribution towards Green building. During the ceremony, the HKGBC also launched the first Green Tenancy Driver Training Toolkit and announced the addition of product categories in Phase 2A of HK G-PASS with a view to spreading Green messages to the society.
Loh pointed out that Green buildings bring us a comfortable and healthy environment, and appealed to the public to use Green building products and adopt energy-saving policies, so as to live a low-carbon life.
Low-carbon economy has become a global focus since the signing of the Paris Agreement at the 2015 United Climate Change Conference (COP21) last December. Green building is essential to the development of a low-carbon modern city. Led by the growing trend of Green construction, related industries such as environmentally friendly construction materials, Green building technologies, Green property management and recycling will see a prosperous market in the near future and will play a key role in fostering sustainable development in the 21st century. Prof Ho Kin-chung, Dean of the School of Science and Technology from The Open University of Hong Kong shared his view on how Green buildings and related industries could rise up to the challenges and grasp opportunities.
Group photo of Christine Loh Kung-wai, JP, Under Secretary for the Environment; Cheung Hau-wai, SBS, Chairman of HKGBC; John Kwong, Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) 1, Development Bureau; and Ho Kin-chung, Dean of the School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, with the awarded construction materials companies and office users.
Group photo of Christine Loh Kung-wai, JP, Under Secretary for the Environment; Cheung Hau-wai, SBS, Chairman of HKGBC; John Kwong, Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) 1, Development Bureau; and Ho Kin-chung, Dean of the School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, HKGBC Directors and Steering Committee and Task Force Members with the sponsoring and supporting organisations, witnessed a new milestone of Hong Kong Green building development.
Ho Kin-chung, Dean of the School of Science and Technology from The Open University of Hong Kong, shared his views on the challenges and opportunities of Green building in low-carbon economy.
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OPPEIN Annual Meeting 2016
Date: 26 – 28 March 2016Venue: OPPEIN Home Group Inc.Organiser: OPPEIN Home Group Inc.Event Website: www.oppeinhome.com
OPPEIN’s annual meeting commenced on 26 March 2016 with a delegation of 3,000 dealers. The first part of the annual meeting celebrated the grand opening of the showroom in their headquarters. Since the end of last year, the showroom has been remodelled to display the company’s new models in 2016. Clients are able to experience a 3D showroom via virtual reality technology to view the full design of the house.
This year, Italian designers created most of the new kitchen models. Practical and stylish wardrobe designs, whether built-in or closet type, are available as well. In addition, the showcase also included home furniture such as beddings, sofas and chairs.
The event concluded with a meeting in Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center. In his speech, Yao Liang Song, OPPEIN Home Group’s Chairman, introduced the company’s new plan and the trend in the construction market. He encouraged the development of a new market for OPPEIN based on the present situation.
A performance show by OPPEIN capped off the meeting to thank everyone for their hard work and achievements in the past year. Yao awarded prizes to three honorees for outstanding performance in 2015.
SGS Hong Kong Ltd. acquires major share in The Lab (Asia)
Date: 29 January 2016Venue: SGS Hong Kong Ltd.’s officeOrganiser: SGS Hong Kong Ltd.Event Website: www.sgsgroup.com.hk/
A signing ceremony marked SGS’ acquisition of a major share stake in Hong Kong-based The Lab (Asia) Ltd. “Construction materials testing is a strategic part of our Industrial business,” said Frankie Ng, CEO of SGS.
The Lab (Asia) Ltd. is a fully independent materials testing, inspection and consulting company serving the construction, civil engineering, highways, airports and associated industries. The company has a comprehensive laboratory and site-testing operations, and provides materials inspection, investigation and consultancy services.
The Lab is a HOKLAS accredited organisation, and is wholly committed to providing its customers with the highest possible standard of services, from initial contact through to delivery of the final product.
It prides itself on the strength and expertise of its staff who have decades of unparalleled experience in Hong Kong and throughout the region. They include chartered engineers, chartered scientists and Hong Kong Registered Professional Engineers.
The acquisition allows SGS to tap into the local industrial market of the testing business and enhance business achievements from upcoming local construction projects.
Recognised as the benchmark for quality and integrity, SGS is a global inspection, verification, testing and certification company. With more than 85,000 employees, it operates a network of over 1,800 offices and laboratories around the world.
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AP Rentals Holdings Limited’s listing ceremony The 14th DFA Design for Asia Awards
The 14th DFA Design for Asia Awards, one of Hong Kong Design Centre’s flagship programmes, is now open for global online submission until 30 June 2016. The awards provides entrants with an influential international platform to celebrate and recognise excellent design projects, as well as to foster business collaborations.
Since its inception in 2003, the DFA Design for Asia Awards has been attracting thousands of design talents and corporates to participate.
The awards covers four major design disciplines in 22 categories, including Apparel & Accessory; Communication; Environmental; and Product and Industrial Design. Any design project that is produced and launched in one or more Asian markets between 1 January 2014 and 31 May 2016 is eligible for the awards submission by: the design owner or client, the brand owner, the designer or the design consultancy firm.
Each entry will be assessed by a judging panel composed of world-renowned design professionals and industry experts according to four criteria: Impact in Asia; Overall Excellence; Use of Technology; as well as Commercial and Societal Success.
The DFA Design for Asia Awards comprises Category Award by open submission, Grand Award and Special Award. The judging panel will award gold, silver, bronze and merit to the chosen entries with different levels of design excellence for each category.
Gold winners of the Category Award and outstanding design projects by nomination will be selected as candidates for the Grand Award. The judging panel will select finalists, and then grant the design projects that make the most extraordinary contributions the Grand Award and Special Award (Culture Award, Sustainability Award and Technology Award).
Date: 8 April 2016Venue: Exchange Exhibition HallOrganiser: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing LimitedEvent Website: www.aprentalshk.com/en/about_us/corporate_milestone/index.html
Shares of AP Rentals Holdings Limited, a leading provider of one-stop equipment rental solutions, commenced trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 8 April 2016 under the stock code 1496. The share price of AP Rentals closed at HK$0.91 per share, representing an increase of around 21.3 percent compared to the offer price of HK$0.75 per share on the first trading day. The group raised approximately HK$113.4 million from the Global Offering.
DFA 2015 winning projects
Project: Koi Prima Blocks A and BContract sum: RM11,000,000Commencement date: 1 July 2013Completion date: 30 June 2015The Koi Prima Block A and Block B, developed by the Masteron Group of Company, comprise 432 units of apartment with five-storey car parks on a 1.5-acre site.
Project: Proposed mixed development at Hatten City, Malacca Contract value: RM50,000,000Commencement date: 1 August 2013Completion date: 1 December 2016The Malacca Lot 8 Mixed Development project, developed by the Hatten City Group, comprises 729 units of luxury serviced apartments, 580-room Nobelten Hotel and 275-room Hilton Double Tree Hotel.
COMPANY PROFILE
Al-Manah Group is an engineering and construction company based in Malaysia. Since its incorporation as a private limited company in 2007, the company has secured contracts for various development projects worth approximately RM300 million. They specialise in electrical, mechanical, civil and building contract works. The completed and ongoing projects include residential, commercial and industrial developments such as apartments; condominiums; shoplots; shopping malls; hotels; factories; and treatment plants.
Completed projects
The completed electrical contract projects undertaken by Al-Manah Group were Koi Kinara Phase II Block C; Koi Tropika Block E; Koi Tropika Shop Lot; Centro Commercial Building Shah Alam; Koi Prima Block A; Koi Prima Block B; Calvary Convention Centre Bukit Jalil; C180 Mixed Development at Balakong; and HLCT Puncak Alam Factory.
The completed projects under mechanical contracts were Skypark Saujana Putra; Mitraland C180 Mixed Development at Belakong; and Sanderson at Bukit Serdang.
The completed projects under civil contracts were Sewerage Treatment Plant Melaka Package 1; Sewerage Treatment Plant Package 2; Sewerage Treatment Plant Pantai 2; and Danga Bay Plot 2C.
Ongoing projects
The ongoing electrical contract projects are Mixed Development Silverscape Luxury Residences and Hatten Suites Melaka; Mixed Development Shopping Mall and Hotel Double Tree by Hilton; Hatten Imperio Melaka; Setapak Height Development 3 Block Condominium; KL Traders Square; and Capital 21 at Capital City.
The ongoing civil contract projects are Sewerage Treatment Plant STP 1A Pagoh Education Hub; Network Pumping Station Tambak Laut Melaka; Network Pumping Station NPS1 to NPS4 Bandar Kinara; and Network Pumping Station NPS 10 Bandar Kinara.
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p r o d u c t s h o w c a s eROCKFON BlankaName of Company: Chicago Metallic (Asia Pacific) LtdTel: 2576 6117Fax: 2576 6326Email: [email protected] Website: www.rockfon.asia
Aerial work platformName of Company: Glory International Ltd. Tel: 2756 0705 Fax: 2755 4396 Email: [email protected] Website: www.glorygil.com
Glory International Ltd. is in the business of selling, renting, servicing and providing operator training for aerial work platform, which includes the following: Z Boom lift - maximum reach up to 150 feetZ Scissor liftZ Personnel liftZ Truck-mounted work platformZ Aluminium scaffold platformZ Modular platform The company provides a wide range of aerial equipment, which are safe, reliable and efficient for rental at competitive rates. Site surveys conducted are free-of-charge prior to rental to establish the best type of equipment, as well as the budget suited for the job.
HD Scaling Presentation Switcher & Extender (HD-MD-400-C-E)Name of Company: Crestron Asia Ltd.Tel: 2341 2016Fax: 2344 0889Email: [email protected]: www.crestronasia.com
The Crestron HD-MD-400-C-E delivers a simple and cost-effective, high-definition multimedia presentation solution for classrooms and meeting spaces. It is composed of a transmitter, which can be installed at a table or podium, and a receiver, which can be installed at the display. Three auto-switching inputs are provided on the transmitter and one additional input is provided on the receiver. The transmitter and receiver connect together through a single CATx cable. Built-in scaling ensures a reliable, high-quality image. Fully automatic operation and web browser setup eliminate the need for a control panel, control system or programming.
After years of research and development, ROCKFON has developed a new kind of white stone wool ceiling: ROCKFON Blanka. The whiteness of ROCKFON Blanka offers more than just aesthetic benefits; it also improves the light reflection and light diffusion of the ceiling. It creates a visibly whiter ceiling with the whitest stone wool ceiling tile that the company has ever produced.
Additionally, its outstanding level of dirt and stain resistance makes the ceilings long-lasting.
OMS environmentally superior paints and waterproofing systemsName of Company: Asia Chemical & PaintsTel: 2304 1433Fax: 2304 2678Email: [email protected]: www.asiachemicalpaints.com
Asia Chemical & Paints (ACP) is a manufacturer and importer of quality brands such as OMS paints and INXU waterproofing coating. ACP distributes the following products:
Z ECO-Matt ‘0’ Emission (VOC, formaldehyde, etc.) interior paintsZ ECO-SIL ‘Lotus-Clean’ self-cleaning exterior paintsZ INXU waterproofing coating systemZ FlorFlex anti-skid floor colour coating on asphalt and concreteZ Specialty and surface preparation products
OMS paints and INXU waterproofing coating have been serving the local community for over 15 years. Their client profile includes Ocean Park, HK Disney, CLP Power, Ngong Ping 360, Wynn Macau Resort, Chinese University, etc.
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We are 10!
Ten years can feel like a lifetime. This is especially true in the evolving world of Green.
When we set ourselves an editorial direction in 2006—to be the voice of Green in Asia—the Green building was a newborn. Green assessment tools were spreading with evangelical fervour from one Asian capital to another. There was a feeling that if we just got this right, we would be OK.
But what constitutes deeper change? What are the signposts to sustainability? It should be said that we, the FuturArc editorial team, never accepted Green certification as the sole basis of Green. It was a good-to-have, yes, but it was incomplete. Instead of questioning real outcomes, we were celebrating technologies and their efficiencies.
From 2006 to 2008, the editorial team sifted through one certified project after another, sent by developers eager to headline their accomplishments. It was difficult explaining why we declined their hermetically sealed glass boxes that someone somewhere had conferred a Platinum halo.
Our approach then was largely intuitive but several principles guided us (and continue to do so). A project had first to be
rooted in place. To break it down, this meant the adoption of passive design principles, the use of local materials, the participation of community, efficiency of systems and on-site sourcing of energy and water. In urban projects, with tighter constraints and more complex typologies, we asked that the development should, at least, be sensible. There was also the question of the space outside and in-between buildings, how buildings become good neighbours and citizens.
There was another, more contentious, criterion: beauty. A project must tell the story of where it is, of people and place. And when its form and organisation become part of that story, it has the power to move us. Green buildings often appeal to the mind; we were looking for ones that also spoke to the heart.
It is our job, we believe, to continue this conversation, to ask what sustainability means to Asia, to put a spotlight on the innovators and thought leaders. It should be said that no one project ever does it all. But many projects—in the face of constraints they face—ask important
questions or postulate new solutions. We are here for them.
To our writers, correspondents, advisers, sponsors, partners and interviewees, a heartfelt thank you. To our readers, stick around. The next 10 years will be equally, if not more, compelling.
To find out more, get a copy of the May-June 2016 edition at our online shop (www.bciasia.com/shop) or at newsstands/major bookstores; or subscribe to FuturArc (www.futurarc.com).
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T h a o H o H o m e F u r n i s h i n g s a n d E n v i r o n m e n ta l E d u c at i o n C e n t e r
Over the past seven years, FuturArc Green Leadership Award has come to be known for recognising excellence in innovation and environmental stewardship in Green building. The competition acknowledges the team behind the projects—architects, developers, consultants, designers and engineers—who have collectively created—and sometimes redefined—Green buildings in Asia. Since 2014, the Award has also started recognising socially-inclusive developments—those with a strong social agenda that look at questions of social equity, community resources, informa settlements, creation of livelihood, etc., and stakeholder engagement.
As organiser and official media of the Award, FuturArc continues to be inspired by the high standards of design intelligence, creative use of building technologies and resources, as well as sensitivity to local sites and communities that these projects demonstrate. We are proud to be the leading platform where different ideas and viewpoints of Asia-centric, ecologically responsive and responsible designs are presented throughout the architecture and building construction community, so that greater awareness and ideas can be shared.
In this Showcase section, we turn the spotlight on two winning projects. One is a showroom in Vietnam and the other an educational centre in Indonesia. Both are projects rooted in vernacular architecture. One took a more modern spin; the other remained quaintly rustic.
Thao Ho Home Furnishings
Environmental Education Center
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COMMUNITY CENTRE - REFURBISHMENT - SINGLE STOREY (SIGNATURE PROJECT SCHEME, YOUTH SPACE)
PARK - ADDITION
Tseng Choi Street Government Services Complex, 27 Tseng Choi Street, Tuen Mun, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
On Pong Road (opposite to Block 10 & 19 of Tai Po Centre), Tai Po, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
Status: DESIGN APPROVED INTERNALLY | TENDERS FOR MAIN CONTRACT EXPECTED TO BE CALLED 3RD QUARTER 2016 | SKETCH PLANS COMPLETED
Status: CONCEPT PLANS IN PROGRESS
HOSPITAL - EXTENSION - 4 STOREYS (ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL)
COLUMBARIUM (3087 NICHES) - 3 BUILDINGS - NEW - 1 TO 3 STOREYS | OFFICE - NEW - 3 STOREYS
ROAD (0.6 KM & 1.7 KM) | NOISE BARRIERS (3.7 KM) - NEW (SHA TIN NEW TOWN, STAGE 2 - TRUNK ROAD T4)
2 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR
Lot No.753 in D.D.179, Lots No.60 sA, 60 sB, and 561 in D.D. 184 and Adjoining Government Land, South of Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
Sha Tin, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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Works include: • Construction of an approximately 0.6 km long dual two-lane elevated carriageway along the existing Lion Rock Tunnel Road and approximately 1.7 km long single-lane or two-lane slip roads connecting the proposed elevated carriageway and Road T3, Shing Mun Tunnel Road at Tung Lo Wan and Sha Tin Road at Shan Ha Wai (Tsang Tai Uk) • Installation of about 3.7 km of noise barriers/enclosures • Construction of ancillary works including civil, geotechnical, landscaping, and drainage works, utility trough for water main, retaining walls, debris fences and slope stabilisation works
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Building elements include: • Acoustic insulation • Air-conditioning • Doors and locks • Flooring • Furniture • Lifts • Lighting • Paint • Plumbing and sanitary ware
Works include: • Single-storey community centre • A training room • A common area for working groups and a resting place
• A leisure area• Ancillary facilities including an interview room and an office(PWP Item Nos 66RG)
Components include: • 3 x 1- to 3-storey columbarium • 3087 niches • 3-storey office • Landscaped area
Building elements include: • Acoustic insulation • Air-conditioning • Doors and locks • Flooring • Furniture • Lighting • Paint • Plumbing and sanitary ware
• Pumps and valves • Security system • Smoke alarms/fire detection system • Structural steel • Suspended ceiling • Telephone and electrical cabling • Tiles • Windows
Works include: • Replanning the existing park • Addition of children’s playground • Addition of elderly fitness facilities
• Addition of open space • Addition of pet park
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HOTEL (82 ROOMS) | SHOPS - NEW - 23 STOREYS (15-19 THIRD STREET HOTEL (3 STARS))
FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING FACTORY - EXTENSION - SINGLE STOREY (HONG KONG YAMAZAKI BAKING CO LTD)
HOUSES (14) - NEW - 2 STOREYS | APARTMENTS - 2 BUILDINGS - NEW - 7 STOREYS
15-19 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR
17 Dai Shing Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
NKIL 6532, Lung Cheung Road, Beacon Hill, Kowloon Tong (opposite to Lung Cheung Road Lookout), Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
Status: PROJECT SCOPE CHANGED | CONCEPT PLANS SUBMITTED TO PLANNING DEPARTMENTS
Status: DESIGN APPROVED BY PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENTS | MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, QUANTITY SURVEYOR APPOINTED
Components include: • 23-storey hotel building • 82 rooms • Shops
Components include: • Single-storey food and beverage processing factory
Building elements include: • Acoustic insulation • Air-conditioning • Doors and locks • Flooring • Furniture • Lifts • Lighting • Paint • Plumbing and sanitary ware
Status: DESIGN APPROVED BY PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENTS | TENDERS EXPECTED TO BE INVITED FROM SELECTED MAIN CONTRACTORS 1ST HALF 2017 | ARCHITECT, STRUCTURAL ENGINEER LISTED
Components include: • 14 x 2-storey houses over single basement level • 2 x 7-storey apartment buildings Building elements include: • Acoustic insulation • Air-conditioning • Doors and locks • Flooring • Furniture • Lifts
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - NEW - 7 STOREYS
OFFICE | SHOPS | EATING PLACE - ALTERATION - 8 STOREYS (GOLDLION HOLDINGS CENTRE)
Umiray River, Dingalan, Aurora 3207, Philippines
Goldlion Holdings Centre, 13-15 Yuen Shun Circuit, Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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Components include: • 7-storey international school
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Components include: • 8-storey office building • Shops
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• Eating place • Car park
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