ARK Selected Projects 2002 - 2008
MAP architecture and planning Selected Projects 2004 – 2009
MAP architec ture and planning Selected Project s
20 04 – 20 09
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CAMBODIA
H u a l i a n M a l l 18
Wuxi Doubletree Resort 20
C h e n g f u N e w To w n 2 8
Tu n x i U r b a n R e n e w a l 3 0 Hotel Cambodiana 34
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INDONESIA MACAU
Wen Jun Dis tiller y 10
Medan Airport 36
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Paramount Grand 38
3 8 – 51
Cit y of Dreams 40
M A L AY S I A
52 – 55
T he Avarè 52
MOROCCO
56 – 57
Casablanca Casino 56
PHILIPPINES THAILAND VIETNAM
Kaliksi Island Resort 58
5 8 – 61
Le Paradis 62
62 – 71
Dai Beach Masterplan 72
72 – 77
H O N G KO N G
78 – 89
Kowloon Commerce Centre 78 Hong Kong Residences 90
L ane Craw fo rd H ous e 82 Timeline 96
T h a n h D a I s l a n d 74
Feng Shui A pt s 8 4
T he O f f ice 10 4
Baan Suralai 66
D o a n K e t A p a r t m e n t s 76
O ne H arb our Eas t 86
Client s and C onsult ant s 10 6
Aqua A pt s 88 Cre dit s 10 8
Introduction
The origins of MAP can be traced back to the early 1980s, when close friends David Clarke and Ed Billson collaborated on degree projects at the University of Melbourne, Australia. By chance, they met up again in New York in 1984, where David had found work at Peter Eisenman’s office on the design of the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus,
Right Tsing Yi MTR Station, Hong Kong
Ohio, while Ed was at Philip Johnson’s office working on the Lipstick Building in Midtown Manhattan.
They kept in touch and in 1994 David suggested Ed
Below Dragonair headquarters, Chep Lap Kok, Hong Kong
should join him in Hong Kong to work on the airport rail project connecting Chep Lap Kok to Hong Kong Island. David and Ed collaborated on Tsing Yi Station for the MTRC and, later, went on to design the Dragonair headquarters
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He continues: “Dragonair is a building we designed
while working at Wong Tung & Partners and employs
excellence in 2001.
numerous energy-saving devices, including ‘Trombe wall’
In 2003 discussions began in earnest to consolidate
sun shading that minimises the transmission of both sound
their partnership, crystallising their years of ‘kitchen table’
and heat into the building. It is one of the few examples in
design projects by setting up in private practice. This
Asia where this has been employed on an office building
architecture and planning Limited. Karl Grebstad, whom Ed
Right Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, USA
which was awarded the HKIA Silver Medal for architectural
was realised in early 2004 with the establishment of MAP
Above The Lipstick Building, New York, USA
and, to this day, the building has retained the landmark status that we intended.”
and David had known both professionally and personally
for many years and whose work they held in high regard,
costs, environmental responsibility is paramount. We must
was asked to join MAP shortly afterwards. With a combined
promote sensible decisions in planning and design and
total of 80 years in architecture, including 65 years working
in the specification of materials and equipment. Green
in Asia, the three directors bring a wealth of experience and
features and ecological sustainability have become an
ability to bear on every project in which MAP participates.
integral part of the design process.”
“Our business is the result of many years practising
Ed agrees: “In a world beset by spiralling energy
“We are really Modernists; that is one thing that
architecture in Asia and a shared common interest in
truly unites us,” says David. “We share a common interest
producing good work,” explains David. “We like to feel we
in simple planning, elegant details and a thoughtful choice
can add value to commercial, residential, hotel and mixed-
of materials. In the formative years of our business we
use projects, where the client is looking for value for money
offered different styles to different clients, but given the
from a practice experienced in providing an in-depth
opportunity we would go with a Modernist approach and
professional service. MAP has found a niche in this market,
that is now our main aim for the future.”
in part because we are always mindful of the cost of
building ownership. The balance between ongoing running
and abilities tend to overlap. This allows us to cover
costs and initial capital expenditure can have unexpected
for each other when necessary, while our independent
consequences, which we are always careful to explain.”
strengths add substantial value to the business,” explains
“We are also fortunate in that our individual experience
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Karl continues: “I find it rewarding that several of our
larger jobs have come through referrals from contractors we have worked with before. They like our ability to produce high-quality construction details quickly and accurately, and know we are always on the lookout for lateral solutions that save time and money.”
The City of Dreams, the largest project undertaken
by MAP to date, is a case in point. Although there were a number of architects involved in the project when MAP came on board, the practice was able to make a significant contribution to the design development of the podium shell and core. They also provided design details for many of the Hard Rock Hotel’s interiors, culminating in a commission to provide concept designs for the hotel’s ‘Boulevard’ Right City of Dreams, Taipa, Macau
retail street and high-roller 'Rockstar' suites, which were designed and executed solely by MAP.
Below Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
MAP has also made great strides in China, particularly
on heritage and hospitality projects such as the renovation of the Wen Jun Distillery for Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and the fit-out of the Doubletree Resort on Lake Taihu near Wuxi, the first such development in China for the Hilton
Karl. “My strengths, for example, are in site management
Group. Yuan Yi, the developer of Doubletree, has now
and the resolution of interface details. Long experience,
commissioned MAP to design a new 150-room hotel for the
first developed in Hong Kong on projects such as Exchange
group at the Twin Phoenix Lake golf course, north of Hefei
Square for Hongkong Land, means that I can see at a glance
in Anhui Province.
what will and won’t work.”
“I would say my strengths are in planning and
conceptual design,” adds David, while Ed notes, “I have been involved in all aspects of the design process, which allows me to understand how clients perceive MAP and the
The MAP-Vietnam Initiative Above Wen Jun Distillery, Wen Jun and the Doubletree Resort, Wuxi,China
service we provide. It is about managing both the client’s expectations and our own, so that we can bring about successful outcomes in what is always a complex process. We don’t work in isolation, but as a team, constantly testing
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In 2009, MAP was invited to put together an entry for the Doan Ket design competition, seeking proposals for a private and serviced apartment building at the north end of West Lake in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. MAP
Right Doan Ket Apartments, Hanoi, Vietnam
collaborated with the Hong Kong-based architect Anthony Hackett on the concept design for the building and won the competition, since when MAP has been asked to prepare a
new ideas and reviewing progress with each other. A fresh
second iteration of designs for the project.
pair of eyes can bring a new angle, something we didn’t
immediately think of – it always seems to add value.”
sion into Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Phnom Penh, and this
David Clarke has been spearheading MAP's expan-
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has led to MAP signing a memorandum of understanding with the Royal Group of Cambodia to jointly develop the Royal Tower, a new office building in the centre of Phnom Penh's growing financial district. The Royal Group are also talking to MAP about undertaking the design and redevelopment of the famed Hotel Cambodiana, also in Phnom Penh, on the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers.
These projects constitute a new direction and
dimension to MAP's business activities, with the practice taking on the role of developer in locations where the level of such expertise is not as sophisticated as in other jurisdictions. Our efforts have been well received and construction on these projects is due to start in 2010. The Middle East Initiative Somewhat further afield, David and Ed visited Dubai in October 2008 to make a presentation to the Dubai Investment Group, which had recently been formed to control and develop the asset base of the Jumeirah Hotel Group. The presentation was well received and MAP has
Above Royal Tower, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Right HELP University campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Above Breakwater Bar and Restaurant, Dubai
renovation and new-build work on various residential and hotel projects; heritage design services for hotels, visitor
since been invited to bid for the redesign and renovation
centres and the Wen Jun Distillery; and a number of hotel,
of the 600-room Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and commissioned
residential, retail, restaurant and office interiors.
both to update the Breakwater Bar and Restaurant at the
Dubai Beach Club, and to put forward proposals for a turn-
prepared a concept design for the new HELP University
key refit of all 330 rooms at the Emirates Hotel in downtown
campus near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, comprising 65,000
Dubai. Despite the current economic downturn, MAP is
square metres of accommodation spread across 10
optimistic that this will lead to further opportunities in this
faculties, as well as a new graduate business school, the
part of the world.
chancellery, a library, and other related sports facilities.
In another exciting development, MAP has recently
This is a new and challenging opportunity for MAP and one The Future
that the practice will endeavour to complete to their usual
MAP will continue to aggressively pursue all design
high standards.
opportunities on a regional basis, while retaining its head
office in Hong Kong. The practice has now completed
and development advice to its existing clients, and to attract
specific projects in a broad range of building types, including
new clients seeking the sort of ‘hands-on’ involvement and
tropical resort hotels; luxury tropical villas; both low-
mature design solutions that the MAP partners and team
and high-rise office, residential and hotel developments;
always bring to the table.
It is MAP’s aim to continue providing excellent design
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Wen Jun Distillery Qionglai, Sichuan Province, China
2008
LVMH, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is one of the world’s largest luxury goods makers, the parent company of around 60 subsidiaries that each manage one or more prestigious brands. In 2008 one of these, Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific (MHAP), purchased a controlling share in the Wen Jun Distillery, with the aim of establishing Wen Jun as the leading white spirits brand in China. The distillery dates back to the sixteenth century and is named after Zhou Wen Jun, a famed Han Dynasty heiress who, as a young widow, notoriously eloped with the poet Sima Xiang Ma. MHAP were keen to build on this heritage and approached three architectural practices – one Chinese, one Australian and MAP – to come up with suitable ideas to renovate the 12-hectare site in a sympathetic manner. MAP is used to working in China, but even so there were a lot of conflicting aspects to the brief that needed unravelling. At the same time we also researched the corporate culture of LVMH, the architectural styles and the culture of Sichuan Province, the legend of Wen Jun and, of course, the manufacturing process of white spirits. This was a great project and our research gave us confidence in our design approach.
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One of our first proposals was to establish a new administrative precinct at the centre of the site, accommodating a new office building and a visitor centre. The office was designed as a simple, elegant structure, with ‘V’ columns at groundfloor level supporting two ‘floating’ office floors. These are pierced by a central atrium topped with a large oval skylight. The ground floor accommodates a small lecture theatre at one end and a lounge bar at the other, which opens up on to a timber deck overlooking the precinct and the neighbouring visitor centre. The precinct itself is beautifully landscaped around a large water feature, at the centre of which stands a statue of Wen Jun. There are also diamond-shaped stepping stones that mirror the arrangement of the distillery’s fermentation pits.
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The visitor centre was designed in the style of a traditional distillery building, with a Chinese grey-tiled roof and decorated timber bargeboards and brackets. The walls have been built using the local grey bricks which, because of temperature variations in the kiln, have beautiful colour variations. The first floor accommodates a VIP tasting room that opens on to a large terrace. From here, a covered walkway leads to a viewing gallery inside the neighbouring distillery building, allowing guests to take in the view and aroma of a working distillery without going on to the factory floor. We also designed the new boilerhouse for the whole complex, again in the traditional style, creating an art gallery-like environment for the very latest state-of-the-art boilers. These are energy efficient, gas-fired units, quite a contrast to the scary old coal-fired boilers that powered the distillery before.
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The northern arm of the site is given over to a VIP guest-house complex, which has its own road access. This again takes the form of a walled precinct and incorporates a gatehouse, two large guest villas, a presidential villa and a VIP visitor centre, which houses a lounge, bar, dining room and music pavilion. All the buildings are in the traditional Sichuan style, with grey bricks and tiles, though here the garden walls are finished in the local red sandstone. Traditional watercourses, similar to those that feed the main water supply in the local hill villages, flank the external walls of the villas, with a small waterfall next to the entrance of each villa so that visitors are greeted by the sound of flowing water. And now we have been commissioned to masterplan the Stage 2 works, which will include a bottling and packaging plant, a logistics centre and a new public viewing gallery, from where visitors will be able to admire the iconic earthenware vats in which the spirit is stored and aged.
“MHAP’s vision is to create the first luxury brand of Chinese white spirits and, to that end, we needed to reflect that vision in the redevelopment of the site. [We] selected MAP as the lead architect for the project as they demonstrated an impressive ability to research and understand the need for modernity, as demonstrated by the highly impactful new corporate head office; a respect for the traditions of the white spirits industry, as exemplified by the austere but elegant heritage and visitors’ centre; and an ability to incorporate Chinese and Sichuan architectural styles in a contemporary way, wonderfully fulfilled with the luxury villa complex developed to receive VIP guests of the company. The revitalisation of this 12-hectare site, in partnership with MAP, has provided MHAP with the necessary base to build on the heritage of the Wen Jun legend and establish Wen Jun as a leading luxury brand in China.”
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Mark Bedingham, Managing Director, Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific
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Hualian Mall Shanghai, China
2003
Hualian Mall was a great project, with a great location and owners who really wanted to find the right architect to come up with a cutting-edge solution. The problem was that they wanted a nine-storey shopping mall, so the challenge was finding a way to maintain the viability of the upper floors. Our solution was to create a transparent shopping centre. Most shopping centres are tile-clad boxes, but we wanted to tempt shoppers by giving them a hint of what lay within. This involves lighting and signage and floor lay-outs, but more importantly we wanted to create the feeling that something dynamic was happening inside. In some places this could mean seeing into the most interesting shops, but really you need to see crowds of people, people moving to and fro, up and down, lots of activity that would draw more people in to see what was happening. We also proposed a large covered piazza at one end, a meeting place where people would gather, with a big interactive LED wall playing anything from sporting events to advertisements and community notices. The most successful shopping malls in HK are lined inside with uninterrupted ribbons of full-height glass shopfronts, so we just extended that idea to the outside, so that the whole building is as transparent as possible.
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Wuxi Doubletree Resort by Hilton Lake Taihu, Jiangsu Province, China
2009
The Wuxi Doubletree Resort is located at Turtle Head on the west bank of Lake Taihu, which is one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes. There have been people living here for thousands of years and there is quite a distinctive culture. The developer, though, is a devotee of Southeast Asian architecture and was keen to adopt that approach. We just didn’t feel that was right, so instead we did a lot of research into the local culture and came up with a design that is an amalgamation of Southeast Asian elements with the local Chinese vernacular. For example, we suggested that the coffee shop on the mezzanine level of the main atrium should incorporate a traditional Lake Taihu junk. We researched freshwater junk construction and designed a 20-metrelong junk, adapted somewhat to fit the space, complete with five masts and sails. The developer located some traditional boat-builders to execute the design and the result is just spectacular.
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"On behalf of my company, I sincerely express my appreciation for your company’s participation in the design and construction of Wuxi Doubletree Resort. With passion for life at the professional and international level, and thoughtful service, by combining Lake Taihu’s traditional culture with the international trend, your company has successfully designed an international five-star resort hotel for Wuxi City, China.
It took just eight months from design, through construction to the successful reception of the representatives of the
Second World Buddhist Forum, during which time your participation, contribution, enthusiasm and professionalism greatly impressed us. Because of your participation, Wuxi Doubletree Resort is more wonderful; because of your efforts, Wuxi city is more beautiful.
Formally opened on 15 September 2009, Wuxi Doubletree Hotel will carry on your enthusiasm, professionalism and
spirit, and will make great efforts to give something back to the city of Wuxi – considerately accommodating the people who come to the city for sightseeing and providing them with a warm ‘home’, which was our common vision. We sincerely hope your company’s excellent design work can be found in each city around the world."
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Chen Fang, General Manager, Wuxi Lingshan Yuan Yi Development Co. Ltd.
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We also provided designs for four restaurants and a lounge bar and a conference centre, all of which surround the main atrium space. The bar is located on the ground floor, on the main axis of the atrium. It is fitted out with large daybed-style loungechairs that reflect a Southeast Asian quality, while the timber-clad columns and stone ‘feature’ walls evoke a more Zen-like feel. The design of the four restaurants mixes both influences in the same way, but these also required a more fundamental reorganisation as the existing planning was less than perfect. We consulted Richard Feldman, a well-known restaurateur in Hong Kong, and developed some solutions to improve the existing layouts, which were immediately adopted by the client. The restaurants are decorated in natural materials, employing a minimal palette of mainly soft colours, while the Chinese restaurant has a carpet specially woven to give the effect of sunlight dancing on the surface of Lake Taihu.
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We created two different designs for the bedrooms and hallways, though largely based around the same elements. The Lake Taihu ‘sunlight-on-water’ carpet is used throughout, in both the hallways and the rooms, often with a dark timber trim for the doors and surrounds which works well with the carpet’s freshwater tones. Traditional wooden oars from the lake junks pick up on the dark wood theme and are used as decorative elements in many of the hallways. We wanted to avoid the slick, exotic stone finishes found in so many urban hotels, and instead our rooms are deliberately rustic, reflecting the hotel’s lakeside location. We went for a simple aesthetic, almost tribal in feel with robust furniture that looks right in this rural setting. We also redesigned the VIP villas that are located on the west side of the hotel. We were able to simplify the original buildings by removing some redundant beams, which helped open up the main spaces. Otherwise, we largely adopted the same aesthetic used in the main bedrooms. Many of the same elements were also used in the meeting rooms that make up the conference centre. This is accessed off the main lobby on the ground floor, with timber panelling lining the walls throughout to impart a luxurious and corporate feel, most notably in the impressive double-height boardroom, while an eighteenth-century map of Wuxi that decorates the wall of the main conference room imparts a greater sense of history and place. The hotel is the first Doubletree Resort by Hilton in China.
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Chengfu New Town Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
2005
Chengfu new town, in Wuhan, is a long-term project currently under construction and due for completion in 2015. MAP was approached by Hsin Chong, a major Hong Kong contractor, who was working with a client in China on a new town for around 180,000 people. Neither the client nor the contractor was happy with the government land-use study or the existing scheme, and MAP was appointed to rework the masterplan and create a more attractive environment. After a lot of research and analysis we came up with a number of modifications that we thought would make the town more interesting. The original plan was based on a rigid, rectilinear grid that ignored the natural features of the site, which were actually very interesting: the hilly terrain, existing villages, the scenery and views, with the whole site sloping down towards a beautiful lake. It seemed entirely appropriate to use these features to enhance the environment, and by doing some ‘architectural surgery’, we managed to change the nature of the town and create a more dynamic, free-flowing quality, which both enhances and takes advantage of the site. The outcome has been very successful and both the client and the contractor are very pleased with what we were able to achieve.
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Tunxi Urban Renewal Huangshan, Anhui Province, China
2009
This is a 30,000 square-metre, urban renewal project in Tunxi, near Huangshan. Tunxi is an ancient river town visited by around 10 million people a year who stay there before embarking on their journey to the peak of Yellow Mountain, one of China’s most sacred sites. One key feature of the project was the opportunity to assist the developer in gaining development rights from the local government. The site follows a basic east-west orientation and is bounded by two distinctive features: the narrow thoroughfare of Old Street that meanders along the northern boundary and the Xin’an River to the south. Old Street dates back to the Ming Dynasty, raising sensitive conservation issues that led us to consult Anne Warr, a specialist in heritage architecture based in Shanghai. Together we determined that there were only about 10 houses within the site worthy of preservation, while all the buildings along the river frontage had been replaced by late twentieth-century structures that were without merit.
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During the site analysis we realised that the site – which is the same size as Xiantiandi in Shanghai – had the potential to become a ‘branded destination’. At this stage we brought in Terry Waterhouse from REDGOODS. Terry has years of brand creation experience and employs a philosophy that each branded destination must have its own ‘Big Idea’. The question for us was what this should be, and our answer was the ‘Kaifeng Scroll’, a Ching Dynasty scroll by Zhang Zerui, depicting life along the Keifeng river frontage during the Ching Ming festival. This led to the idea that the river frontage be transformed into a promenade, with the river wall cut back into terraces to provide greater access to the river. Then, freshwater junks could be moored alongside on pontoons, putting on outdoor performances of the traditional ‘Tea Picking Opera’, perhaps, or operating as floating restaurants or offering river tours. The City of Huangshan was also keen to maintain the look and feel of Old Street, so MAP proposed taking a ‘cautious’ approach when introducing new architectural elements, based on the Burra Charter on conservation. Our initial proposals included shops, restaurants and smaller food and beverage outlets, some craft studios and galleries, as well as a boutique hotel and, possibly, a traditional Huangshan School of Art. The City did not favour any residential accommodation, but we thought it prudent to create options for the future and have included several units serviced with full plumbing and drainage. These face south over the river at third- and fourth-storey levels, and could be used as apartments or painting and craft studios.
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Hotel Cambodiana Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2009
existing exterior and pool deck
The Cambodiana is arguably the country’s most famous hotel, although it is very run-down at present. Our brief is to design a series of significant upgrades, starting with the guest-rooms, which will restore the hotel’s reputation and make it worthy of its fabulous site on the bank of Tonle Sap River, at the confluence with the Mekong. It was originally built in the 1960s under the administration of Prince Sihanouk, but wasn’t initially occupied as a hotel due to the Cambodian Civil War, which culminated in the Khmer Rouge takeover and the Prince’s exile. Its life as a hotel only began after the liberation in the 1990s, since when there has been only minimal refurbishment. Our concept for the guest-rooms is to convey the rich aesthetic tradition of the Khmer civilisation in a subtle and contemporary manner. We are also going to transform the forecourt into lush tropical gardens framing the driveway and main approach to the reception areas, while the river frontage will be developed with extensive terraces, a large ‘infinity’ swimming pool and a new pier for the riverboats that will ferry guests across to a destination spa on the opposite bank. The result will be unique to the property and unmistakably Cambodian. It certainly won’t be a ‘theme park’ experience, simply a beautiful and elegant hotel.
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Medan Airport Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
2006
This project reappeared several times during our early years together, as a new airport for the city of Medan had long been overdue. On this occasion we were commissioned by one of our Kuala Lumpur-based clients to prepare a masterplan and concept design. Of course, it is every architect’s dream to design and build a very, very tall or a very, very long building. Airports, stadiums, skyscrapers – that’s what we all want to design, though the opportunities tend to be somewhat limited! Fortunately, because we had worked on the Manila airport terminal project a few years before, we had done a good deal of research into airport terminals and were able to produce a schematic proposal very quickly, as well as provide some compelling images. The plan is a simple, linear airside concourse served at its centre by a rectangular landside pavilion. The architecture is simple, depending on elegant engineering to create graceful, gently curving steel roof trusses supported on lightweight ‘V’–shaped columns. The intention was to make the interior as light and airy as possible.
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Paramount Grand Cotai, Macau
2009
This is an ongoing design we are producing for a themed, integrated gaming resort in Macau. So far there have been two incarnations, the first based around a single three-sided tower, and the second around two simpler, gently curved blocks. Consistent to both, however, is a strong water element. In the latest scheme, water weaves it way through a series of themed entertainment spaces, culminating in a natural wave pool and aquarium around the main gaming area. The imagery for this second scheme had to be produced in a very short period of time, so it was only natural that we looked again to water to provide a strong visual metaphor for the hotel blocks, which take the form of cresting waves. At the risk of it being a clichĂŠ, we chose the water theme based on the premise that this would be a family resort, of which there is a shortage in Macau. The one thing immediately attractive to most families are activities based in or around water, so we have included pools, waterslides, wave machines, an aquarium and a mini sea world in our design. That said, there will be a number of technical obstacles building this dramatic composition of fragmented and reassembled forms, but we enjoy such challenges.
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City of Dreams Cotai, Macau
2009
The City of Dreams is a massive and exciting addition to the Cotai Strip – Macau ’s new gaming centre. We were commissioned to make significant contributions to this project – including the podium shell and core, the retail street, and the Hard Rock Hotel public areas and suites. The sheer scale of this project brought with it particular issues. For example, there were a large number of different consultants employed on the project, overlaid by the client’s and the main contractor's own design management teams, which made it a very complex job politically. Time was another pressure. When we were invited to assist with the design of the retail street, the contractor was already on site, steel was being ordered and contracts awarded. In addition, our original brief changed so that, eventually, we were asked to totally redesign the retail street, as well as to take on the interior design of areas in the Hard Rock Hotel. Our design team grew from five to 25, working in Hong Kong and Macau, and they needed to produce high-quality solutions fast and troubleshoot under extremely pressurised conditions. The interior design brief for the Hard Rock Hotel itself included the main entrance lobby, the lobby lounge and bar, and two levels of suites. The hotel tower is circular, so rectilinear space planning was not an option, but constraints also provide opportunities. The main entrance lobby, for example, has a relatively small floor area, but the vertical volume is extensive. Entry is through a fritted, back-lit glass portal into the main reception and lobby. This device makes the arrival experience both dramatic and casual at the same time.
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The double-height lobby bar and lounge required a dramatic backdrop feature wall that interacts and spatially engages with the bridge link above. The selected concept is an abstract of a human torso made up of a series of tri-metallic slices – surrounding the bar and injecting material warmth and some ‘Hard Rock’ insouciance into the space. At the rear of the lobby, there is a connection to the complex's main Boulevard and a pair of escalators that connect to the level above. To animate the escalator journey, we came up with the idea of a wall of drumsticks set on end in a geometric pattern, which required an order for thousands of pairs – the manufacturer of drumsticks in China was delighted.
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The client wanted to establish a ‘high street’ of luxury brand retail outlets in a setting that would encourage lavish spending. We needed to develop some connection between the high branding of the goods on offer and the architecture of the space. In the process of thinking this through, we drew inspiration from Christo’s ‘wrapping’ of the Pont Neuf in Paris, a city synonymous with luxury brands. Other than its ‘Parisian-ness’, we liked this imagery because it was a high-profile, bizarre art event at the time, and at a simpler level, the act of wrapping worked well with the idea of wrapping gifts! The challenge then became how to execute this effect. We worked closely with the contractors to produce a double curvature ‘wrapping’ in GRG, employing 11 different moulds to work for this kilometre-long experience. At a more detailed level, among other things we also recommended that the client incorporate some hand-blown glass chandeliers, by the Czech company Lasvit, to add an air of sophistication. Their installations are stunning and complement the overall brief for the retail street. Happily, the response has been incredibly positive. As a concept it seems appropriate for an interactive entertainment project like the City of Dreams.
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In addition to the casinos and hotels, other major features of the City of Dreams include the Bubble Show space and the Portals. The Bubble Show, which features spectacular display technologies, is a highly complex geometrical proposition consisting of an inner dome (the Omnimax screen) and an outer dome (the roof), both of ellipsoid geometry. There were virtually no straight lines and it really required a high degree of skill and concentration to resolve all the elements. The show comprises projected images, animatronics, smoke, light and sound effects, and is a must see attraction at the development. The so-called ‘Portals’ are located at each of the main entrances and intersections throughout the podium, and act as links between the retail, casino and hotel spaces. Each portal has its own unique architectural character, which maintains the excitement of the visitor’s travel through the project. The main entrance, for example, features a clever rear-projection, a ‘mermaid aquarium’ complete with a laminar flow of water over its outer face to achieve the illusion of reality, while a giant ‘Sea Anemone’ light sculpture floats above this important space.
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Our client was very clear that, for the Hard Rock Hotel, he was looking for an experience for his guests that would be unlike that offered in the suites of other hotels. Our design follows the lead of the whole City of Dreams plan – there are no straight walls! Each of the Rock Star suites is made up of a series of sinuously interconnecting spaces that enhance the separate functions of the bedroom, bathroom, living room and lobby. The furniture design and placement represents a logical extension of this theme. Our vision for the suites was that they should be more like a stage for the high-roller guests to act out their rock star fantasies. Each suite comes equipped with a selection of distractions, including a music room (with drums, piano and guitars), golf and motor-racing simulators, and the favourite – the bucking bronco! The furniture is mostly custom-designed to work as comfortable features – conversation pieces almost – such as the living room ‘brontosauros’ sofas, for example.
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"I wanted the WOW factor, and MAP understood that and helped deliver it at the City of Dreams' Rock Star Suites."
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The Avarè Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009
This is a luxury condominium project in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, not far from the Petronas Twin Towers, for which we were responsible for the concept design, the presentation material and the cladding detail drawings. The building is 49 storeys high, with two apartments on each floor, and is fully clad with a curtain wall that incorporates stainless steel brises soleil as a fully integrated environmental design feature. Developed in association with Robert Kessler, the plan takes the form of a butterfly that has been extruded vertically to produce an elegant pair of elliptical towers, connected by a central service and circulation zone. The overall appearance purposely acknowledges the architectural aesthetic of the Petronas Towers and, to date, it is the only building in KL that does so. It was a tight site, surrounded by other high-rise buildings, so the preservation of views was important – as was maximising the available outdoor space. For this reason all car parking is in the basement. The Malaysians are very keen on their cars, requiring every apartment to be allocated three parking spaces, which has resulted in a basement five levels deep. Recently completed, the development has already been awarded the CNBC Award for Residential High Rise of the Year in Malaysia 2008.
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The developer wanted a ‘statement in luxury’ which for us, as architects, is all about the quality of the space and light within, though with due regard for views out, so the apartments are a spacious 380 square metres. There are unusually high ceilings in the signature spaces, and communal areas are finished in natural stone. The building has state-of-the-art security, a centralised air-conditioning system and broadband throughout. At the lower levels are a residents’ club, a small convenience store, a gym, a sauna and a business centre, as well as all the usual concierge services, while the rooftop is given over to a swimming pool and jacuzzis. Essentially, the Avarè offers all the benefits of apartment living with the addition of superior hotel services. Each unit has a generous reception area, four bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms, and a large living/dining room space with frameless curtain-wall glazing that allows uninterrupted views over the city. Kitchens are open-plan with a large bay window, and are finished to a very high specification. The staff quarters have their own discrete access via a separate service lift located at the rear of the main lift lobbies. Each apartment also has its own escape stairs, allowing two completely independent means of access or escape in an emergency.
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Casablanca Casino Casablanca, Morocco
1998
This was an opportunity that came to us as a result of an important Saudi client seeing some of our published design work. We were approached with a view to creating a world-class entertainment and gaming resort in Casablanca. We produced a landmark design that pre-empted the architecture of the Burj Al Arab to create a brand new waterfront destination for recreation and gaming. The main challenge was the proximity of the Grand Mosque with its 50-storey-high minaret at the other end of the Corniche, but there were many others where cultural issues had to be very carefully considered. The client was very explicit in what he wanted in the resort, including a luxury hotel and apartments, a very large retail centre and a casino. A man-made beach and marina were also included in the redevelopment of the Corniche, as well as a separate sweep of high-quality shops with apartments above, creating a whole new environment in the centre of the city. It was visionary and bold. The production of the design concept needed to be quick, and it had to be presented in both Morocco and Saudi Arabia, so there was also quite a challenge in transporting all the models and presentation material.
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Kaliksi Island Resort Palawan, The Philippines
2009
Kaliksi Island Resort was one of those rare opportunities to plan and design a private resort on an uninhabited island – almost like a big ship! The commission came from a client who dreamt of having his own island to partner his luxury yacht, and the site is in a paradisiacal setting on a coral island off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines. This was not about making a big statement, however; we were very mindful of the impact such a project would have on the local environment, so our proposal is both visually and physically low impact, with a density on the island of only 24 villas, or a maximum capacity of around 80 guests. We looked at a range of ecologically sustainable ideas, including rainwater collection, flat roofs with gardens on top, saltwater pools, water recycling, wind turbines and solar panels. We also had the opportunity and the pleasure to collaborate with an old friend, Rudi Greiner. His experience and reputation in the hotel industry is formidable. He is also a true visionary and his input was fundamental to the task of creating a world-class resort.
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Ultimately, the main issue was air conditioning. Without mains power, we had to minimise the dependency on generators, which are very costly. We looked at natural ventilation, particularly for the public spaces, restricting full air conditioning to the bedrooms only. From our experience of working in Thailand over the past five years, we have learned how to optimise natural ventilation in luxury villas, and also how to design a modern villa that retains much of the feel of traditional local architecture. Another challenge that shouldn’t be underestimated was the logistics involved in constructing a first-class resort in such a remote location. Fortunately, the client understood our vision from very early on and he has been a true partner at every stage. We spend a lot of time making sure all our clients properly understand their projects – how they work and how they will look and feel. To this end we have found there is a considerable benefit in producing accurate, high-quality renderings. This is so important in winning the trust and support of clients that we now employ two people in-house to work exclusively on these images. These are guys with backgrounds in the movie industry, so their skills are about visual integrity and creating a high quality ‘look’ that is nearly indistinguishable from the completed building. This also helps us to fine-tune our designs.
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Le Paradis Koh Samui, Thailand
2009
We were commissioned to design a new resort for this site on the main Chaweng Beach of Koh Samui. The brief called for a large number of guest-rooms, while at the same time preserving the landscape and developing a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Thai style. The aim is to make it one of the premier resorts on the island and with that in mind we have created a plan on two levels: pool suites at the upper level and garden suites below, all offering optimum privacy and convenience. The suites are generously sized to reflect the boutique nature of the resort with its great beach frontage. The architectural concept interprets the classic Thai style in a contemporary way and will be executed with modern materials. We have proposed a palette of white on white, with clean simple lines to convey a spacious, light and timeless vision. The main challenge was to fit everything in, achieving the desired number of rooms while maintaining the high standards and privacy required of a resort of this quality. We analysed the topography and tested various models to ensure that the views from each room are optimal. The client is pleased with the design and building is in progress.
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Baan Suralai Koh Samui, Thailand
2008
While every project has input from all three directors, with Baan Suralai we were both architects and clients, making it a truly collaborative project. There was a degree of freedom in that, but also a challenge. On a practical level, the key challenges were a very steep site and what the contractor could and couldn’t do. David came up with the concept for the house very quickly and very easily, and Ed provided a lot of detailed design input, particularly in the bathrooms and kitchens, while Karl dealt with the contractor. We think it is an appropriate solution for the site and the location, but it was by no means a flight of fancy for us, constrained as we were by local Thai regulations and the builder’s capabilities. Natural ventilation is employed to great effect, with a six-metre-high water wall drawing cool breezes through to the bedrooms and the main living area, where three walls of glass can be opened completely. We think the result speaks for itself.
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The house nestles into the hillside rather than standing proud and, therefore, with the use of natural materials such as local stone and wooden roof tiles, appears part of its surroundings rather than at odds with them. We prefer garden houses like Suralai to take full advantage of the tropical climate and we specified dense tropical planting. What we wanted to do as developers was to create a modern interpretation of the local vernacular – we wanted to make it as modern and contemporary as possible, given the parameters. The main pavilion seats 100 people for a party or wedding reception, all under cover in any weather – a feature that is hard to find elsewhere on Koh Samui. On one side, the pavilion overlooks a 20-metre-long, black slate tile, infinity-edge swimming pool, which presents a beautiful pixellated effect when seen from above. Glass balustrades throughout give the house a clean, modern appearance and take maximum advantage of the views out, while six double en suite bedrooms, a gym and large day room complete this ultimate party house. The project was completed in 18 months and we feel it is extremely successful.
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Dai Beach Masterplan Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
2009
The developer had identified this six-kilometre-long beach on the west coast of Phu Quoc Island while searching for shrimp farming locations. During this process he developed close connections with the local government, who had been given a mandate to develop a tourist infrastructure on the island. They asked the developer to take this 500-hectare beachfront site and turn it into an area suitable for hotels. We visualised it as a low-density scheme of luxury resorts that employs high-quality landscaping to keep each of the resorts discrete, while preserving the natural feeling of the location. The area is very beautiful with crystal clear waters, sand dunes and natural lagoons. The main challenge was coming up with a plan which preserved optimal property values across the 600-metre depth of the site, and we decided that this could best be achieved by augmenting the lagoon areas to maximise the number of waterfront villas and hotels. One complication that arose rather late in the design process was that the local government also had firm ideas about how the site should be developed, and we had to incorporate a number of requirements, including several road systems, while attempting to preserve the natural beauty of the area.
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Thanh Da Island Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2003
This was an interesting project. The island is an unusual ‘racket’ shape, almost completely surrounded by a meander in the Saigon River, only three kilometres from downtown Ho Chi Minh City but almost totally undeveloped. The government planned to run a train line out to and along the length of the island, before continuing to the city’s outer suburbs, and five international firms were invited to prepare masterplans. We took a fairly straightforward approach to the assignment, because there had been previous masterplans that took the obvious course of proposing two circular zones at each end of the racket. The problem with circular streets, however, is that they create wedge-shaped parcels of land that are difficult to sell and develop. We wanted to avoid such a contrived approach. Our concept, therefore, was based on Central Park in New York, with a boulevard and a canal to make the most of the site’s low-lying aspect and emphasise its proximity to water. The pinch in the site made it challenging to accommodate transport links. There was also a requirement to integrate some low-cost housing and a ‘tourist park’ that incorporated an area for permanent exhibitions. We had to consider how to juxtapose all these activities, which could lessen the value of the surrounding sites. The best solution seemed to be to locate the tourist park on the island’s northern shore, where it could be buffered against medium-value residential accommodation, while placing the low-cost housing in the western portion of the site where it connects back to the mainland.
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Doan Ket Apartments Hanoi, Vietnam
2009
This is our winning entry, in competition against seven other international practices, for a top quality residential development on the shores of Doan Ket (West Lake) in Hanoi. Doan Ket is one of the city’s most prestigious locations and this project is for one of the area’s last prime sites, on the northern shore of the lake with a view south towards the Royal Palace. Vietnam’s planning regulations are based on site area and coverage. In this instance coverage was limited to 40 per cent, while the allowable gross floor area was set at five times the area of the site, or 90,000 square metres. Our design restricts coverage to nearer 20 per cent, liberating more of the site for landscaping. The podium will accommodate shops, restaurants, sports and residents’ facilities, and a kindergarten, above which will rise four slender towers, just one apartment deep so that everyone will be able to enjoy the views south over the lake. The four towers are arranged side by side to create a single, gently curving composition that takes its inspiration from the lotus flowers for which the lake is famous. Energy efficiency was a key concern and all ‘active’ systems have been designed to reduce energy consumption, while the lake is used both as a heat sink for the centralised air-conditioning plant and as a source for flushing water. The building’s east-west orientation minimises solar heat gain when sun angles are low, while the bowed form of the main elevation reduces solar penetration to the lower floors when the sun is high. The bowed ‘aerofoil’ form also improves airflow around and through the building, allowing the central atrium around the circulation areas to be naturally ventilated. The scheme has been well received and further design work is now in progress.
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Kowloon Commerce Centre Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong
2009
MAP was appointed to develop elevation design proposals for these twin towers, based on their existing floor plans, with a brief that included the podium, lobby and rooftop design as well as the cladding system. The phase one tower is now completed and the second is under construction. The aim was to create a simple, bold expression for the towers, without unnecessary expense or compromising the interior space. We wanted to achieve a high-quality experience for occupants and visitors to the building, and incorporated a grand splayed wall system and canopy that enclose a high-specification lobby space. We also employed vertical ‘pins’ to enhance the vertical proportions of what could otherwise have appeared as two rather ‘blocky’ towers. We were trying to set the tone for the revitalisation of what has been a secondary location. The client believes that this area is strategically advantageous and has great potential. It is hoped that the architectural concept, the high specification throughout and the inclusion of a number of eco-friendly features will inject new interest and heighten the area’s development potential.
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This project is the first building in Hong Kong to be constructed to comply with the standards laid down in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The main features include a number of landscaped areas and sky gardens throughout the building; maximisation of natural light through the use of a double-glazed, curtain-walling system; power and electrical installations (including air conditioning and elevators) that comply with the latest standards; installation of CO 2 detectors to monitor and improve indoor air quality; the use of eco-friendly or recyclable building materials; and using recycled condensed water from the airconditioning system to reduce waste water disposal by 50 per cent. It will be the first Grade A commercial building in the district.
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Lane Crawford House Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
2007
The client was looking to either refurbish or redevelop Lane Crawford House in Central, a well-known landmark located on a tight site. We produced a concept that was largely column-free, suitable for office spaces on the upper floors while permitting large, uninterrupted spaces for retail outlets at the lower levels, including a basement-level supermarket. Our research had shown that a large part of the occupancy of surrounding buildings in that part of Central is taken up by medical practices, so the upper levels were set aside for this purpose, together with health and beauty related retail outlets. We wanted to create modern clinic facilities that they could operate out of. The design included discrete elevator access for post-operative movement between floors, and a separate drop-off at the back of the site. We also explored the possibility of installing specialised medical equipment such as MRI scanners in the basement and the use of car stacker systems to maximise car parking. We also incorporated a sky garden, which serves as a required refuge space for the tenants, while providing them with a pleasant gathering or meeting place. It also acts as a catalyst to promote natural ventilation, which enhances the cooling of the building.
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Feng Shui Apartments Plantation Road, The Peak, Hong Kong
2008
HSBC held an invited competition for 10 Hong Kong practices, requesting design solutions for the refurbishment of their 1950s apartment block, Feng Shui, on the Peak. MAP prevailed, in part by answering a question HSBC had not asked – ‘what is the site’s true development potential?’ We are so used to working for developers that our instincts were triggered when it became clear that redeveloping the site for town houses might offer a better way forward. We submitted a preliminary masterplan with costings, which the client found very persuasive. We also put forward a detailed proposal for the renovation of the existing building. We considered turning apartments into duplexes and running staircases up to the underused roof, which enjoys panoramic views over Victoria Harbour. We suggested enclosing the ground floor loggia, to create space for a residents' dining club and a new entrance to the elevator lobby. We also replanned the car park and drop-off areas, and suggested a garden wall to separate the communal lawn from the driveway, creating an outdoor ‘room’ that avoids the feeling of sitting in a car park. Internally, the existing apartments were very poorly planned, with awkward level changes and unsightly downstand beams. One feature of the original design that was particularly poor was the view from the front door, through the apartment and into the master bedroom. Our approach was to lower the ceilings and conceal the beams; to double load the existing hallway and provide further accommodation; to level the floors; and to integrate the balconies seamlessly into the rooms with new bathrooms and a new kitchen/family room. External roller sunshades will be integrated into new high-tech windows, and the roof insulated to improve thermal performance. Solar water heating and LED lighting has been suggested to improve energy efficiency, and it is hoped that a new bicycle store and a recycle-friendly garbage room will promote a greener lifestyle for the residents.
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One Harbour East Kwun Tong Road, Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong
2010
This project is for Sun Hung Kai Properties, the biggest developer in the world, and is another exercise in urban regeneration. The main issue here was to establish the ideal equation between planning efficiency, building height, marketability and architectural expression, all within a given budget. The plan is essentially rectangular although we have terraced it in ziggurat style at one end to accommodate the site geometry and create additional office space. In the interest of value engineering, there is no basement. Instead, services and parking are provided in a series of discrete podium levels designed to be visually integrated with the tower. The tower cladding design is inspired by the Burberry print, which we have used as an organising cue for the mullions, transoms and spandrels, as well as the LED lighting that will animate the facade at night. The project is due for completion in late 2010.
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Aqua Apartments Consort Rise, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
2009
Macau Land commissioned MAP to help them revitalise these existing low-rise apartments at 33 Consort Rise, Pokfulam. MAP carried out preliminary studies that looked at how value could be added to an existing courtyard building that faces north on to a cemetery. The building was completed in 1980 and the structure is in good condition, but the planning standards fall far short of current requirements. We therefore investigated a number of value added features, including a communal swimming pool, private ‘in deed’ rooftop areas with dedicated staircases from the apartments below, increased common amenity areas, assigned car parking spaces and lifts, new insulated glass windows, and new split heat-pump air conditioners to each apartment. The project required considerable negotiation with the Building Department, but we achieved all the approvals required and managed to incorporate everything but the swimming pool. We even got them to accept the proposition that there were more stairs in the building than required under the regulations, allowing us to reduce their number from 12 to eight and add four new lifts. We also reallocated the site coverage and GFA. This aggressive approach towards the compliance issues will totally transform the building, much to the developer’s advantage. Due for completion in early 2010, the project sold out in record time.
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Hong Kong Residences 2003 – 2009
35 Tung Tau Wan Road
Pak Sha Residence
New Territories Residence
MAP has completed around 50 residential projects in Hong Kong over the past five years, both apartments and houses, and in 2005 we were awarded the Asia Pacific Design Award for Interior Design for a house at Hebe Villas in Sai Kung. Apartments and houses actually require totally different planning solutions, and the situation is further complicated because Hong Kong, though under one jurisdiction, has two separate building authorities. The Building Department approves houses in the city, while the ‘village’ houses of the New Territories are approved by the District Lands Office. Fortunately, we have extensive experience of both systems. It is very important to know how a house needs to function in order to plan effective renovations. Typically, we like to open up all the main living spaces in a house by removing those walls we can. Where appropriate, we will also remove the existing concrete stairs and replace them with steel-framed versions, with open riser treads and glass balustrades. Views are thereby opened up, sightlines are restored and spaces reconnected, allowing the occupants to orientate themselves more easily. In all cases the aesthetic solution is guided by the planning. Kitchen technology and use has also changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Open-plan kitchens are now the norm and nearly all the older houses require a complete renovation of these areas. We have developed significant expertise in the design of modern kitchens, often working with specialist suppliers who take our plans and adapt them to their particular cabinet systems. We have designed open-plan kitchens and others that can be closed off by large sliding doors when required. In larger houses the ultimate solution is to have a separate wet kitchen, fully enclosed for staff only, and a ‘show’ kitchen for normal family life and entertaining but, whatever the arrangement, our designs have proved very successful.
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Regent Palisades
Hebe Haven Residence
Lake View Villa
Over the past few years MAP has developed a signature pivot-hinged, wide-blade, stainless-steel-framed front door, infilled with acid-washed glass and fitted with the latest high-security, electro-magnetic locks. This is now installed in most of our houses where it fulfils a number of functions: it floods the entrance hall with natural light; it allows the occupant to see the silhouette of visitors on the outside, although they cannot see the occupant within; the 1500mm-wide opening is very welcoming when the door is propped back for open-house entertaining; the door can be locked and unlocked remotely using discrete keypads; and the whole effect is one of high design. Movement between inside and outside is always important and every house in Hong Kong should have access to an external covered area, whether a simple yard, on the roof, or preferably overlooking a garden. The climate is such that half the year is suited to outdoor living and dining, but rain during the change of seasons demands a roof. We prefer a permanent glass roof, with an extendable sunshade above when shade is required. Our plans often indicate the dining and living areas extending out on to such a covered terrace, complete with outdoor sofas and a dining table. Ideally, the two spaces should be connected via bi-fold doors that can be fully opened, or by big sliding doors that can be stacked back out of the way on double or triple tracks. Every house has its own challenges and every client is looking for something different. Renovation work can be very stressful, for both client and architect alike, but it can also be incredibly rewarding, particularly when the client becomes a true partner in the process. Whenever a client places their trust in us to get the job done, that trust is rewarded with high quality design every time.
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Timeline 1988 – 2002
2003 – 2004
2003 Thanh Da Island Vietnam New Town Masterplan 2003 Hualian Mall China Retail Mall Scheme Design
1990 Horseshoe International Racecourse Taiwan Racecourse Masterplan
1988 Regent Spa Pool Complex Hong Kong Hotel Spa New Build
2003 Yurun Headquarters China Private Offices Scheme Design 1997 Fung House Hong Kong Commercial Office Interior Refurbishment
2003 Ruttonjee Centre Hong Kong Mixed Use Scheme Design for Bovis Lend Lease
1998 Loch Palm Thailand Resort Hotel Scheme Design
2003 56 Repulse Bay Road Hong Kong Private Apartments Refurbishment for Macquarie Global Property Advisors
2003 The Repulse Bay Hong Kong Hotel Scheme Design for Hong Kong Shanghai Hotels
1997 Metrocity The Philippines Commercial Offices Scheme Design 1998 Loch Palm Villas Thailand Holiday Villas Scheme Design
2003 Shang Towers Vietnam Private Apartments Scheme Design
1998 Casablanca Casino Morocco Hotel + Casino Complex Scheme Design for Prince Faisal
2003 Samsara Residence Thailand Holiday Villa New Build 2003 Beijing Olympic Games China Olympic Park Competition
2004 Kennedy Town Hong Kong Loft Apartments Refurbishment for 4 Wall Development Limited 2001 Aquino International Airport The Philippines Airport Terminal Scheme Design for P.A.G.S. Airport Security 2002 Crystal Lakes Thailand Destination Resort Masterplan
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1998 Ocean Park Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Scheme Design for Midas Promotions
2004 Aviation City China Private Industrial Park Scheme Design for China Southern Airlines
2004 2 Wai Tan Road China Mixed Use Scheme Design for Henderson Land
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2005
2006
Trident Hills Malaysia Residential Apartments Scheme Design
Starworld Beijing China Mixed Use Peak Gardens Hong Kong Residential
Scheme Design
Apartments Scheme Design for CIT London
Chi Fai Path Hong Kong Residential
Hong Kong Design Centre Hong
Apartments Scheme Design
Ma Tin Lan Hong Kong Commercial
Kong Mixed Use Competition
Development Scheme Design for New World Development:
Baan Kilee Thailand Holiday
Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong Industrial
Villa New Build
Estate Scheme Design for Recall
Chengfu New Town China New Town Masterplan
Bombay Dying Mills India Mixed Use
Laem Yai Thailand Destination Resort
Development Scheme Design
Masterplan for Prime Projects
Hebe Villa Hong Kong Private Yacht Haven Thailand Destination
Residence Refurbishment
Baan Mekala Thailand Holiday Villas
Global Properties Hong Kong Private
Scheme Design
Resort + Marina Scheme Design for Millennium Project Management
Office Refurbishment + Fit-out
Huawei Technologies India Technology Centre Scheme Design
Norbrook Hills Jamaica Private Residences Scheme Design
Baan Kinaree Thailand Holiday Villa New Build
Lake View Villa Hong Kong Private Residence Refurbishment
Medan International Airport Indonesia Airport Terminal Scheme Design
Chongqing Railways China Mixed Use Development Scheme Design
Deji Plaza China Commercial Offices + Retail Scheme Design Hebe Haven Yacht Club Hong Kong Private Club Scheme Design
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CIT Multifield Hong Kong Mixed Use Scheme Design
Reunjeh Housing Development China Housing Estate Masterplan
Peel Rise Hong Kong Show Home Scheme Design for Hongkong Land
Baan Orachorn Thailand Holiday Villa New Build
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2007
2008
Feng Shui Hong Kong Company Apartments Scheme Design Phu Quoc International Airport Vietnam Airport Terminal Scheme Design
333 Tai Hang Road Hong Kong Private Apartments Refurbishment
27 Tung Tau Wan Road Hong Kong Private Residence Refurbishment
Hainan Island China New Town Masterplan
Lane Crawford House Hong Kong Mixed Use Scheme Design for Henderson Land
Baan Suralai Thailand Holiday Villa New Build
Tianjin Inoxcity China Electronics
Gate House Hong Kong Mixed Use Scheme Design for Modern Terminals Limited
Retail Mall Scheme Design
56 Tai Hang Road Hong Kong Residential Apartments Refurbishment for Pearl River Asset Management
Kam Tin House Hong Kong Private Residence Refurbishment
Suntech Malaysia Commercial Offices + Retail Scheme Design
BMW Tower Malaysia Private Offices Scheme Design
Chongqing Mall China Retail Mall District 10 Vietnam Residential Apartments Scheme Design
Big Orange Hong Kong Dhevatara Cove Thailand Holiday Villa
Self Storage Refurbishment
Scheme Design
Hong Kong Expo Pavilion China Expo Pavilion Scheme Design
Paul Y Supermall China Mixed Use Scheme Design
Regent Palisades Hong Kong Private Apartment Refurbishment
New Build for Prime Projects
Thong Krut Thailand Holiday Villa Scheme Design
Au Residence Hong Kong Holiday Villa Scheme Design
Manhattan Tower Hong Kong Residential Apartments New Build
Twin Phoenix Lake China DestinaDiamond Head The Philippines Destination Resort Masterplan
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tion Resort Scheme Design for Yuan Yi Development Company
Koh Rong Island Cambodia Resort Island Masterplan for Millennium Asset Management
Eden View Hong Kong Private Residence Refurbishment
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2009
2009
Dai Beach Vietnam Destination Resort Masterplan for Millennium Asset Management
Wen Jun Distillery China Industrial Renewal Stage 2 Masterplan for Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific
Wuxi Hotel China Resort Hotel Refurbishment for Yuan Yi Development Co.
City of Dreams Macau Resort Hotel
Aqua Apartments Hong Kong Residential
and Casino Interior Design + Fit-out for Melco Crown Entertainment
Apartments Refurbishment for Macau Land Limited
Hotel Cambodiana Cambodia Hotel Interior Design and Fit-out
Le Paradis Thailand Resort Hotel The Avarè Malaysia Residential Kaliksi Island Resort The Philippines
Scheme Design
Kowloon Commercial Centre
Apartments New Build
Hong Kong Commercial Offices Cladding Design + Installation for Sun Hung Kai
Resort Hotel Scheme Design
Doan Ket Vietnam Mixed Use Development Scheme Design
Wen Jun Distillery China Offices + Visitor Centre New Build for Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific
MV Bigfish Hong Kong Superyacht Scheme Design
Dubai Beach Club Dubai Private Club + Restaurant Scheme Design for Dubai Investments Limited Millennium City 7 Hong Kong
Zhuhai Green Plaza China Residential
Tunxi Urban Renewal China Urban
+ Mixed Use Scheme Design
Renewal Refurbishment + New Build
52 Tin Shek Road Hong Kong Private Residence Scheme Design
Commercial Offices Cladding Design + Installation for Sun Hung Kai
Star Plaza Hong Kong Retail Interiors Refurbishment
Royal Tower Vietnam Mixed Use Scheme Design for The Royal Group
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Wuxi Villas China Holiday Villa Interiors
35 Tung Tau Wan Road Hong Kong Private Residence Refurbishment
Cornwall House Great Britain Private Residence Scheme Design
Windsor Arch Macau Residential
Scheme Design
Twin Phoenix Lake China Resort Hotel
Baan Narayan Thailand Holiday Villa
Scheme Design for Yuan Yi Development Co.
New Build
Apartments Scheme Design
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The Office
The provision of Architectural and Interior Design services is a collabor-ative and iterative process. Our clients are an integral part of the design team and have an undeniable effect on the outcome of the work that we undertake for them. The MAP team and our consultants are the other cornerstones of the process We would therefore like to thank everyone who has contributed to the undeniable success of MAP so far, and we look forward to the next five years of fascinating challenges and stimulating outcomes.
For their long-suffering support, the directors gratefully dedicate this book to Claire Billson, Dilecta Clarke and Lynn Grebstad
Office Present
Edward Billson
Office Past
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Hudson Cheng
Janice Chan
Or Yun Kay
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Patrick Chan
Catherine Pei
Harrt Choi
Renee Chan
Jacques Pena
Minkey Choi
Jeff Cheng
Sham Tang Choi
Cream Chong
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Charlene Shum
David Clarke
Canny Cheung
Winnie Shum
Faye Fermin
Chiu Tin Meng
Elke Sin
Karl Grebstad
Calvin Chu
Joshua Sin
Brian Koon
Henry Chung
Derek Sum
Kenneth Lau
Donald Cupit
Connie Tam
Li Chung Yan
Rhea Grace Dapoc
Dorothy Tam
Andy Lo
Patrick Fung
Anng Tan
Red Mak
Alex Ho
Tommy Tang
Cody Mok
David Jukes-Hughes
Davina Thomas
Vicky Ng
Theodora Kang
Arthur To
Tang Ping Wah
Eddie Lai
Frank Tockes
Simon Tang
Bicky Lam
Wong Fai Soon
Vincent Tse
Jenny Lam
George Yeung
Joao Vieira Coelho
Louisa Lei
Emily Yip
Kevis Wong
Mandy Leung
Selina Yu
Sherry Wong
Monique Levy
Syche Yung
Agnes Li Robert Lock Maggie Ma Beatrice Mak Christine Mak
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THE OFFICE
Clients and Consultants
Clients
Architects and Design Institutes
Structural Engineers
Contractors
4 Wa l l D e v e l o p m e n t L i m i t e d
New World Development
3rd Architectural Design Institute, Chengdu
Aurecon Limited
CAD Limited
Babcock & Brown
Pa u l Y E n g i n e e r i n g
9+Leon Shanghai
C M Wong & Associates Limited
China Construction Engineering Company Limited
B i g O ra n g e S e l f S t o ra g e
P e a r l R i v e r Pa r t n e r s
Aidea Malaysia
Civic Consultancy Limited
Chung Shun Limited HK
Bovis Lend Lease
Pa m f l e e t L i m i t e d
Archiplus International HK Ltd
Greatway Engineering Consultant Company Limited
FAME Limited
Chengfu Newtown Development Limited
Prime Projects
Architect Maju Bina Sdn Bhd
Henry Chan & Partners Consultant Engineering Ltd
Henley Constructions Limited
China Southern Airlines
Projexasia
Atkins China
Maunsell Engineering Limited
Hsin Chong Construction (Macau) Limited
CIT Holdings
Th e R o y a l G r o u p
Gail Alidge Design
Mott MacDonald
Leighton Asia
C I T I C Pa c i f i c
Recall
Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment
Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Dubai Investment Group
S a v i l l s H o n g Ko n g
Thomas Anderson & Partners (HK) Ltd
Suppliers
Deji Developments
Sun Hung Kai Properties
LWK Architects
Wing Hing International (Holdings) Limited
Arhold & Company Limited
Embassy Court Sdn Bhd
Tr i d e n t M a l a y s i a S d n B h d
The Royal Australian Institute of Architects
WSP Hong Kong Limited
BSC Colour Living
G r o s v e n o r A s i a Pa c i f i c
Urban Entertainment Limited
Habitat Properties
Th e W h a r f G r o u p
Landscape Architects
E&M Engineers
H e b e H a v e n Ya c h t C l u b
Wa l t D i s n e y I m a g i n e e r i n g
ACLA
CSA Limited
Henderson Land
W i n d s o r A rc h M a c a u
Earth Asia Limited
Celtech Technical Management Ltd
HELP University Malaysia
WSP Group
Urbis Limited
Daniel Chan & Associates Ltd
Essential Kitchens Limited
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
Yu a n Y i D e v e l o p m e n t C o m p a n y
JRP
Event Canopies Asia
Graphics
Pentac Engineering Consulting Engineers
Guangzhou Jimei Design & Construction Company
Beta Design
Scott Wilson Limited
Haizhi Construction Engineering Company Limited
Hongkong Land H o n g Ko n g R u g b y Fo o t b a l l U n i o n H o n g Ko n g Yu a n y i G r o u p H S B C H o n g Ko n g
MAP would like to express their gratitude to the many companies and individuals who have s u p p o r t e d t h e m a n d t h e i r w o r k o v e r t h e y e a r s.
Architectural Designing Institute
China Electronics
Graphia Zenith Creative Company Limited
Hsin Chong Construction Group
China Construction Eight Engineering Division Decoration Company Limited Design Link
LASVIT (Hong Kong) Limited Quantity Surveyors
Lightsource
DLS Partnership
Lutron
H u a w e i Te c h n o l o g i e s
Brand Consultants
EC Harris
New Design Limited
ISS Property Services
Design Bridge
H A Brechin & Co. Ltd
OTIS
K n i g h t F ra n k P e t t y
Redgoods Limited
Levett & Bailey
Passion Living Accessories Limited
Leighton Asia
Widnell Limited
Realty Partners
LV M H A s i a Pa c i f i c
WT Partnership
Saint-Gobain HanGlas (Shanghai) Consulting Company
Link REIT
Surveyors
Schindler
Ly n x P r o p e r t i e s
CBRE
Shanghai ZhaoXuan Interior Design Company Limited
Macau Land Developments
KC Surveyors
Shenzhen King Façade Decoration Engineering
Magna Prima Berhad
K.R. Associates
Th e M a n h a t t a n H o n g Ko n g
Knight Frank Limited
Studio Festival
Maunsell Aecom
Savills Property Management Limited
Sun Kian Ip Group
L a n g D o a n Ke t C o m p a n y L i m i t e d
Limited
Company Limited
Melco Crown Entertainment
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M G PA H o n g Ko n g
Project Managers
Millennium Asset Management
IBI Project Management
M o d e r n Te r m i n a l s L i m i t e d
ISG Asia Project Management
M o ĂŤ t H e n n e s s y A s i a Pa c i f i c
Projexasia Limited
T H E C L I E N T S a n d C O N S U LTA N T S
MAP Architecture and Planning
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Credits
Watermark Publications (UK) Limited PO Box 92 Haslemere Surrey GU27 2YQ UK Designed and edited by Ian Lambot Cover concept by Berthold Weidner Text Š MAP Chinese editor: Alex Lai All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in any form or by any means without the permission in writing from Watermark Publications (UK) Limited. MAP architecture and planning Limited 2101 Asian House 1 Hennessy Road Wanchai Hong Kong tel (852) 2877 9282 fax (852) 2877 9283 email info@maphk.com www.maphk.com Photographs John Butlin Hilton Hotels Minkey Choi
Melco Crown Entertainment Tim Nolan Chester Ong Craig Ramsay Steve Shaver Dio Wong Andrzej F Wronkowski Watercolours Ian Primmet
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