PROFESSIONAL WORKS

Tsueng Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong Government Project 2021 - 2022

The one year working in P&T was mainly focused on the construction of the new Immigration Headquarter for the Hong Kong Government

Project Title: Design and Build of Immigration Headquarter in Area 67

Client: Hip Hing Engineers Limited/The Hong Kong SAR Government

Designer: P&T Architects Limited

Duration: 2019-2023

NOFA: 57,400 sqm

Project Cost: 500M HKD

The form of the design emphasizes interactions as there are various types of buildings nearby including schools, residential buildings, government buildings and shopping malls. Safety also needs to be put into consideration as programmes like shooting ranges, archives rooms and prisons need to be provided. As a result, a total of three 16-storey towers with full curtain walls are designed with generous public green areas in between and footbridges on top to keep the towers connected. Multiple entrances ensure accessibility and are connected to the lower zone designated for more public uses while on top is the upper zone designated for more private uses.

The project was at its final stages when I joined, so I was mainly doing works that can be classified into the RIBA Plan of Work Stages 4 to 6. Since the schedule was tight and numerous issues need to be finalised, the days in the office were spent quite challenging and exciting, and I definitely learned a lot, especially on how to improve my communication and time management skills. Nearly every week was spent on different tasks, let alone the monthly formal submission. Yet, the one thing I learned and experienced the most is the importance of coordinating between different parties, as a project, especially a large-scale one like this, can’t be properly run without any of them.

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