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ATKINS BAGS HKIA RUNWAY RECLAMATION DESIGN CONSULTANCY SERVICE CONTRACT Atkins has won a consultancy service contract for the detailed design of 650ha of reclaimed land for the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport. The contract covers the design of the ground improvement works, reclamation, seawalls, re-provisioning works and the extension and modification of present large box culverts. The third runway is intended to allow the airport to handle 30 million more passengers each year. The detailed design will be delivered swiftly to allow the main works contract to be awarded this year. Atkins will continue to render its services once construction has begun, providing design support. "Atkins has been providing consultancy services for the HKIA for over 20 years and this latest consultancy commission gives us the opportunity to build on our longstanding relationship with the client," says Atkins project director Damian Creally. More information at www.atkinsglobal.com
HONG KONG INVESTORS GIVEN FIRST BITE AT WING TAI'S LEADING SINGAPORE BUILD Wing Tai Asia has put on the market the first six sky villas in its Le Nouvel Ardmore development in Singapore, letting investors in Hong Kong go straight to the head of the queue to buy. The developer held a sales exhibition at the Island Shangri-La hotel in Hong Kong late last year. "Le Nouvel Ardmore is our trophy development," says Wing Tai Holdings Ltd deputy chairman Edmund Cheng. "We are delighted to introduce it to sophisticated buyers in Hong Kong who are looking for astute investment opportunities to own an exclusive luxury property in Singapore." Wing Tai Asia says returns on investment in property in Singapore continue to be attractive. The company says a home in Le Nouvel Ardmore combines the space of a conventional villa with the amenities and services of a condominium unit. Prizewinning architect Jean Nouvel designed the 33-storey development. More information at www.lenouvelardmore.sg
THE HUB CHARITY SCORES A HOLLYWOOD HIT WITH HEATHER GRAHAM HEADLINING
BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS LAMBORGHINI'S NEW, RAPID-MOVING HURACÁN MODELS The Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder and Huracán LP 580-2 Coupé have been launched in Bangkok, just in time for the Holiday Season. The LP 610-4 is powered by a V10, 570 hp engine that propels the car from standstill to 100 kmh in 3.4 seconds. The LP 580-2 is a two-wheel drive version, engineered and tuned for a heightened driving experience. It has a naturally aspirated 5.2l V10 engine sending 580 hp to the rear axle. Each design detail of the LP 580-2 celebrates function, and is the result of a close collaboration between the Centro Stile designers and Lamborghini’s aerodynamic experts. The front intakes direct cooling air and a headwind to increase downward pressure on the front axle. The spoiler lip at the rear works with the rising diffuser in the underbody to improve airflow around the back of the car, and means a movable rear spoiler is not required. For more information on Automobili Lamborghini, please visit www.lamborghini.com
LEAD 8 WINS SHENZHEN BAY COMMERCIAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN COMPETITION
More than 400 guests took part in last year's charity fundraiser for The Hub Hong Kong, Hollywood Goes to the Races. The evening raised HK$2.5 m for the Sham Shui Po charity that helps provide children with the opportunity to become valuable members of the community. Prominent members of Rotary, and the racing and business communities rubbed shoulders with actor Heather Graham, known for her star turn in Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me. Guests were entertained with live music including a special performance by Indonesian pop singer Shanty Paredes. The money raised from the evening will be used to fund the ongoing work of The Hub, including the Choose Hope Dream Big initiative.The project allows underprivileged children to experience the world of work with a professional in the industry of their choosing. The Hub also plans to open a second centre this year. The centre will offer help with school work, coaching and mentoring, English classes and computer training, as well as family counselling and day-trips.
Lead 8 has been appointed by China Resources to provide architecture and interior design for the 80,000 m² high-end retail complex, part of China Resources’ commercial retail development located in the heart of Nan Shan HouHai, Shenzhen Bay. The mixeduse development is set to become Shenzhen China Resources headquarters. With a total GFA of 860,000m² and a total investment of approximately RMB 20 billion, the project includes China Resources Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen Science and Technology Centre, a 400m China Resources Headquarters office tower, business centre, arts and cultural centre, Andaz Hotel and high-end residences Hyatt House.The blend of activities in the development is first of its kind in China - creating a diverse and dynamic destination in the area, due for completion in 2019.
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AEDAS BOSS KEITH GRIFFITHS PREDICTS THE SHAPE OF CITIES OF THE FUTURE The chairman of architecture and design firm Aedas, Keith Griffiths, gave his prediction of the future of cities in a speech at a recent TEDx conference in Shanghai. Griffiths said future cities would consist of high-density urban hubs built around business districts over subway interchanges and major road intersections. "In these city hubs we live, work and recreate within a short distance and much shorter journey time," he said. The land outside urban hubs would be developed into lower-density residential communities with parks, community centres and schools. Griffiths said cities already had mixtures of types of building, but that we needed to join the dots and develop complexes for living, work and recreation in highly connected areas. More information at www.aedas.com
SCIENCE PARK PHASE 3 LAB SCORES THE HIGHEST BEAM PLATINUM PLUS RATING The 8-storey Building 15W in the third phase of Hong Kong Science Park has attained a Final Platinum rating in the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM Plus) V1.1 assessment for new buildings. Science Park says the rating of 85.5 is the highest score yet achieved in a BEAM Plus final assessment. The park's third phase is the newest facility developed by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) for nurturing technologies for "smart cities". Building 15W contains more than 14,771m2 of R&D office and laboratory space. The BEAM Plus assessment, managed by the Hong Kong Green Building Council, rates a building on its site, materials, energy and water use and indoor environmental quality, and on its innovations and additions. More information at www.hkstp.org
HOK'S 24 OFFICES DONATE 4,000 HOURS OF DESIGN TO CELEBRATE TURNING 60 To commemorate HOK’s 60th anniversary, the global architectural practice asked each of its 24 offices to donate at least 60 hours of design services to the community in which they operate. By the end of last year, the practice had contributed more than 4,000 hours to volunteer design to the HOK 24 / SIXTY campaign. The practice improved youth, education, housing and community spaces around the world through partnerships with non-profit organisations and volunteer groups. In mainland China, an experimental performance space for theatre education was designed for the Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre. The work saw a 350m2 storage area converted into a 200-seat junior theatre. In Beijing, the company's volunteers helped draft an improvement plan for the Beijing Public Bicycle System that would help reduce maintenance costs through design and the provision of infrastructure. The Hong Kong team led activities for children at the Shek Kip Mei Centre for Kids where they helped dream up and then design treehouses.
10 DESIGN WINS CONTEST TO DREAM UP A VISION FOR ZHUHAI 'CITY HEART'
10 DESIGN has won the international open competition to design the Core of Zhuhai City Heart project in the southern Chinese city, beating 14 other architecture practices. Zhuhai developer Huafa Group intends to build 1.4 million m2 of gross floor area for mixed use in the Jida district – part of the city government’s plan for development of Zhuhai in time for the completion of the bridge spanning the Pearl River Estuary. Huafa has already developed the Zhuhai Heart district to the north of the project site and the Nanshan district to the south. 10 DESIGN’s winning entry envisages a central plaza and a series of interconnected garden spaces to unify the development and allow room for much needed open space as well as shops and places to eat and drink. The aim is to weave together the housing, shops and leisure facilities rather than segregate them.
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ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS HAS A VISION FOR CREATIVITY THAT IS BLACK AND WHITE
Conceived as a series of vertically stacked plates, off-set at each level with connecting curved elements, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a 7-storey mixed-use building in Moscow. The offices, restaurant and conference facilities for Dominion-M rely heavily on a neutral colour scheme that contrasts black and white across its 21,184m2 GFA. A central atrium rises through all levels, bringing natural light into the building. Balconies at each level project into the atrium and correspond to the displacement of the outer envelope. A series of staircases interconnects the central space. Office spaces are arranged within a system of standard rectilinear bays to offer multiple possibilities for small or expanding companies. The Dominion Office Building is among the first of the new projects to be built for the growing creative and IT industries establishing themselves in Moscow's southeast.
KIEV'S SKY TOWERS ARE ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION IN 2016, SAYS DLN
LONDON MARKET GETS FIRST LOOK AT FLATS IN CANNING TOWN’S DISCOVERY TOWER Mountain Capital, in conjunction with Knight Frank, has begun marketing homes in Discovery Tower in London’s Canning Town. Discovery Tower is in Hallsville Quarter, a £600-million town centre being created by Bouygues Development. Knight Frank released 160 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, ranging in size from 52m2 to 91m2, to the market late last year. All the homes in the 17-storey tower are designed with open-plan living in mind and built to a high specification. Discovery Tower will include a concierge, a private architect-designed sky garden on the top floor, a gymnasium and around-the-clock security. The project is due to be completed in the fourth quarter of next year. More information at www.knightfrank.com.hk
SURVEYORS FACE CAREER THREAT AS OTHER EXPERTS MUSCLE IN, SEMINAR HEARS Project complexity and the public's demand for more from the built environment will continue to pose challenges for quantity surveyors, a conference has heard. How QS Will Succeed in Tomorrow’s World – a joint conference hosted in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong institute of Surveyors and Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors – heard that surveyors faced tests in managing quality and cost control. "The advent of Building Information Management systems and non-traditional firms such as the large accountancy practices and engineering firms now offering what was previous considered services sacred to the quantity surveying profession is challenging the traditional roles and functions of many quantity surveyors," AIQS President Peter Clack told the 350 conference attendees. HKIS President Vincent Ho says the complexity of work meant that surveyors were also in greater demand for building and infrastructure construction projects. Among the topics discussed were risk management, BIM and green buildings, exploring the professional development and future opportunities. The HKIS represents 9,349 members in Hong Kong. For more details, please see www.hkis.org.hk
HKGBC LEADER CELEBRATES PROGRESS AND MILESTONES IN COUNCIL'S SIXTH YEAR
One of the tallest commercial developments in Eastern Europe, Sky Towers in Kiev is due for completion later this year, according to Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man Architecture & Engineers (HK) Limited. Sky Towers comprises two towers of 34 and 47 storeys with a GFA of 155,400m2. The mixed-use towers will have enough Grade A office space to house 17,000 workers, a brand name hotel, shops and restaurants. The project is DLN’s first in Europe. "This is a significant project for DLN as we look to continue building on our industry knowledge and establish ourselves in other regions,” says Alexander Lush, the lead project architect and DLN director. "As the development is designed primarily for commercial purposes, DLN has included a series of winter gardens for the enjoyment of the tenants. These sophisticated public gardens will include indoor plants that will achieve a well-balanced working environment and are unique to the local market. “We feel that green spaces contribute incredible qualities to the vertically dense working environment, and also hold strong visual and psychological effects."
The Hong Kong Green Building Council passed some important milestones in its sixth year chairman Conrad Wong Tin-cheung told a recent gathering to celebrate its anniversary. “We are proud to have made tremendous strides towards creating a healthier living environment by reducing carbon emissions from the built environment and making Hong Kong more energy-efficient,” he told a cocktail reception in Wan Chai’s Central Plaza attended by more than 100 people with backgrounds in design, engineering and construction. Wong told the reception that last year saw a number of critical milestones achieved. He listed the holding of the WorldGBC Congress, the advancement of the creation of a sustainable built environment in the city, and the BEAM Plus certification scheme’s registration of more than 18.5 million m2 of GFA since 2010 and the certification of 8.3 million m2. More information at www.hkgbc.org.hk
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BENOY HAS ITS IMAGINATION ANIMATED BY HAINAN’S CITS SANYA EYOT PROJECT
DP ARCHITECTS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WINS SINGAPORE PRESIDENT'S DESIGN AWARD
Benoy has joined the China International Travel Service Sanya Eyot project in the southern Chinese province of Hainan.The Sanya Eyot project is in Haitang Bay, an upmarket resort area of the provincial capital, Sanya, which seeks to attract visitors from around the world with its world-class yachting scene, its cluster of top-notch hotels and its unspoiled natural assets. The project is to build a development yielding 32,000m2 of mixed-use space where shopping will be the main lure. Benoy’s design envisages a combination of indoor and outdoor spaces for a multitude of attractions, including art, water shows, cultural performances, recreation, wellness programmes, children’s zones and perhaps a wedding chapel. Construction of the Sanya Eyot project is due to begin in early 2016 and end in late 2018. More information at www.benoy.com
The Sunray Woodcraft Construction Headquarters in Singapore's Sungei Kadut furniture-making area, designed by DP Architects, has won the 2015 President's Design Award for design of the year. The Sunray Headquarters combines office, factory and lodging functions in a single eight-storey building. The structure balances commercial considerations with the need for an uplifting workspace in a cheerless industrial estate, by merging production, warehousing and office areas with showrooms and dormitories for employees, putting them in boxes stacked one on top of the other. The 16,824m2 of space inside allows the smooth movement of people, materials and finished products between spaces. The exterior of each box allows in air and light in a manner suitable for what goes on inside. "By ensuring that form and function work well together, Sunray exemplifies design innovation," says lead designer and DP Architects deputy chief executive Angelene Chan.
REAL ESTATE DEMAND AT LOWEST EBB SINCE 2008 CRASH, SAYS REVENT RICS SURVEY Demand from the retail sector is weakening and rents face downside pressure according to a recent survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Global Commercial Property Monitor. The November survey found that although the demand for commercial and industrial building investments is strong, the retail sector remains under pressure and it is forecast that investment sentiment will continue falling throughout the year. Inquiries from mainland Chinese investors decreased for three consecutive quarters, with occupier demand falling sharply across all sectors, making this year’s results the biggest decline 2008. About 26% of survey respondents say the Hong Kong economy is entering a downturn. "As some of the emerging Asian economies, particularly China, continue to face significant macro headwinds, it is likely to see a more pronounced divergence in the performance of commercial property markets between Tier 1 and lower-tier cities," says RICS Senior Economist Andy Wu. Global Commercial Property Monitor is a quarterly market sentiment survey of commercial real estate market practitioners. The full report can be downloaded at rics.org/ economics
GERMAN HAT MUSEUM‘S AWARD A FEATHER IN DESIGNER ATELIER BRÜCKNER’S CAP
TRANSPORT 'ECO-INNOVATION' UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AT BEC CONFERENCE
Officials, industry experts, business leaders and academics joined the second EnviroSeries Conference of 2015 to assess "eco-innovation" technologies in November. About 150 people attended the Business Environment Council conference held at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. In the morning session, speakers gave their views on green bonds, innovations in business models and sustainable buildings.The subsequent panel discussion was about the role of business in enabling the development and application of new technologies. The afternoon session covered aspects of eco-innovation in transport and logistics, including the Hong Kong government’s policy framework for supporting lowcarbon transport options. Representatives of the transport industry spoke about the environment initiatives their industry was taking. More information at bec.org.hk/events/enviroseriesconference-2015
The German Hat Museum in Lindenberg im Allgäu, designed by ATELIER BRÜCKNER, has won the Bavarian Museum Award. "With a new concept, it dedicates itself to the history of headgear in a well-founded, aesthetical and playful way," the judging panel wrote. "The varied exhibition closes the gap between the utilised materials, the numerous production steps, the required tools and the design of hat fashion through the ages." The permanent exhibition is spread over two floors in the old Ottmar Reich hat factory. A central art installation connects the floors. A tornado of hats rises from the lower floor, which concentrates on the town’s history and hat production, and whirls the visitor's attention up to the upper floor, which tells about the hat as a part of our cultural history. More information at www.atelier-brueckner.com
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FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SOTHEBY’S BULLISH ON NEW ZEALAND REAL ESTATE New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty is looking back on what it describes as a positive year with strong sales results in each of its regions. The company now holds housing sales records in Queenstown,Wanaka, Arrowtown, Coromandel and Hawke's Bay.
TRAXON SHEDS LIGHT ON EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF ART AT LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
It says it has seen several strong listings in Hawke's Bay, including a 719m2 single-level home set on 4,431m2. In Nelson, the market remains robust, with more-than-usual numbers of inquiries and competing offers. New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty thinks Christchurch continues to offer great value for buyers of homes across every price bracket, the median house price having dropped during the year, and that some bigger houses are bargains. The Southern Lakes region is still seeing good sales, with competitive bids on several properties.
A work of art in steel conceived by British artist Alex Chinneck and lit by Traxon LED luminaires and dynamic light control was the largest outdoor project unveiled at the 2015 London Design Festival. The work, A Bullet from a Shooting Star, is a high-voltage electricity pylon, 35m high and 15t in weight, turned on its head so its base reaches into the Greenwich sky. The SEAM international design team took on the job of lighting the art installation. They turned to Osram subsidiary Traxon Technologies. Washer Allegro luminaires with LED technology light up the inside of the pylon, and an e:cue Butler XT2 light management system allows dynamic colour control. The result is that coloured light plays on the installation every night in pre-programmed sequences of slow, dynamic motion and various grades of colour saturation. More information at www.traxontechnologies.com
RIVERSIDE 66 IN TIANJIN TAKES TWIN MIPIM ASIA AWARDS FOR HANG LUNG PROPERTIES
LINDEN COMANSA, BKL JOIN FORCES AGAIN AT UPCOMING BAUMA PLANT TRADE SHOW
Hang Lung Properties has claimed the Best Innovative Green Building and Best Retail Development at the MIPIM Asia Awards for the Riverside 66 development in Tianjin. The gold awards recognise the property industry’s best and brightest, rewarding innovation and achievement across the AsiaPacific Region. This year's awards saw 36 winners in 12 categories selected from the more than 100 entries from 17 countries. Hang Lung's 153,000m2 Riverside 66 centre spans 7 storeys, is Gold LEED Certified and effectively integrates the interior with the external environment through a unique façade extending for about 380m. The shell is built from more than 10,000 glass panels and 22 concrete ribs, creating a fully transparent shopping space. It's this glass shell design which promotes the mall’s diversity, offering a glimpse of the tenants and activities within. Riverside 66 was designed by Benoy, with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and P&T Architects, and opened in September 2014.
Spanish manufacturer of tower cranes Linden Comansa and German crane dealer BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH will exhibit together again at the Bauma 2016 construction machinery trade show, to be held in the German city of Munich from April 11 to 17. The companies first exhibited together at the last Bauma show. BKL is one of Europe’s largest crane hire, sales and service companies, with more than 350 tower cranes and nearly 50 mobile cranes in its fleet. "Exhibiting with BKL in 2013 brought more business to both companies while our partnership grew stronger, so teaming up again for 2016 was a wise and easy decision," says Linden Comansa chief executive Alberto Munárriz. More information at www.lindencomansa.com
BASF COATINGS ‘RAW’ COLOUR TREND BOOK ADDS DESIGN FOR ASIA AWARD TO TALLY JANET MCNAB TO LEAD STARWOOD'S SHERATON, ST. REGIS HOTELS IN MACAU
BASF has won one of the Design for Asia Awards 2015 for the latest edition of its annual colour trend book, RAW. The book by BASF’s coatings division makes colour trends and colours tangible for automotive designers. The annual previously won Horizon and Red Dot design awards. "The overall design of the trend book reflects the components of the colour collections we have developed and in so doing creates understanding about the trends we have identified with our intensive research," says BASF coatings division’s Astrid van der Auwera. BASF’s coatings division develops, produces and markets innovative automotive coatings, automotive refinishes, industrial coatings and decorative paints. More information at www.basf-coatings.com
Janet McNab is the new Managing Director of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central. McNab oversees hotel operations at the 4,000room Sheraton and the newly opened 400-room St. Regis. "Managing two internationally renowned brands presents an exciting new challenge and I am happy to be returning to the Greater China region, where I launched my international career," McNab said at the announcement late last year. An Australian, McNab has spent 25 years working for Starwood, including 13 years in Thailand, China and Indonesia. McNab was previously the Area General Manager for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in South Thailand, and General Manager of The Westin Siray Bay Resort. In her new role she reports to Josef Dolp, the newly appointed VicePresident of Operations for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and Korea for Starwood.
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HONG KONG'S COURT OF FINAL APPEAL FALLS UNDER OSRAM'S SPOTLIGHT One of Hong Kong's most significant colonial-era buildings, The Court of Final Appeal is now showing off its refurbished façade to full effect with a Traxon dynamic lighting solution. The 261 Traxon Wall Washer Shield AC XB, in warm white with 30 degree of optics, is mounted in the windows and roof top to highlight the architecture of the façades. A Schneider BMS system is used as a main lighting control to generate DMX signals to control colour temperatures during different time periods each day. The combined effect is a glamorous outlook that turns the Court into a modern work that dazzles passers-by. "We are glad to provide the former Supreme Court and Legislative Council building with a dynamic lighting solution to celebrate its historical architectural elements," says Terry O’Neal, Chief Executive of OSRAM Lighting Solutions Asia Pacific. For further information, see www.osram.asia
CL3 ARCHITECTS OFFERS A TOUCH OF TECHNOLOGY TO PARK LANE HOTEL GUESTS
4N DESIGN ARCHITECTS ENGAGE IN WHIMSICAL WELLINGTON ST. REVITALISATION
Design firm CL3 Architects has completed the refurbishment of The Park Lane, Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel, introducing a new design to the hotel’s welcome area and lobby lounge. "Our design team reconfigured the lobby layout entirely to bring in elements from its surroundings," said architect and interior designer William Lim. "Materials such as marble, copper, steel, timber and glass have been incorporated to create stunning visual contrasts against a raw industrial framework." In the lobby, grey marble flooring and exposed ceilings give a sense of depth and space. As visitors approach reception, a large video wall makes a striking first impression, while two check-in counters crafted in timber with black mirror stainless steel highlights stand in front.The lobby lounge has a gallery of specially commissioned artwork. It is divided into semi-private zones by glass panels and metal folding gates.
A 5-storey post-war building at 53 Wellington Street, typical of the area's simple concrete structures built in the 1950s and 1960s has recently received a face lift. 4N sought to add a new veil to an old face with the installation of a new façade system. A combination of red perforated louvers, wood-face frame and light strips, created a chic and modern new look for the building. "While protecting and preserving the old concrete structure, we were building a new aluminium façade in and half-covering it," says 4N director Danny Ng. "The louver system was designed with perforations to allow interesting sunshade as well as letting sunlight still enter the building." The outer frame of the louver was made with a wood-faced metal frame and a monolithic grey metal frame. Within the cavity of the façade system, a new glass balustrade was installed, as well as an optional area for hanging signage, to be installed as and when needed.The staircase was another key design element. A cladded metal mesh was paired with the old balustrade and reclaimed timber railing. Light strips were installed to add whimsy.
GVDC HAS ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC COLLABORATION AND RESELLER PARTNERSHIP Global Virtual Design and Construction, (GVDC), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Yau Lee Holdings that specialises in Building Information Modelling services and R&D solutions for the construction industry, and GRAPHISOFT, a member of the Nemetschek Group, specialising in building information modelling software development for architects designers and designbuild firms, have announced a new partnership to the promotion and development of advanced technology tailored for the specific needs of Hong Kong.The deal struck last year also covers innovative green building design and asset management solutions. A strategic goal of the partnership is to bring combined holistic full life-cycle building management experience to the industry. Announced the same day, GVDC has entered into a strategic collaboration and reseller partnership with Kalloc Studios for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Guangdong. GVDC also announced a Memorandum of Understanding for a Strategies Partnership with ESRI China. "We are eager to explore possible fields of co-operation with different leading technology firms worldwide. I strongly believe this innovative collaboration will bring a breakthrough in green building solutions for the benefit of the whole community," says GVDC chief executive Rosana Wong.
SHANGHAI HEATING, VENTILATION FAIR SEES 15% INCREASE IN VISITOR NUMBERS The Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning welcomed 207 exhibitors and 15,726 professional visitors, mostly from the mainland, last September. Organiser Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) says attendance increased by 14.7% over the 2014 edition and that the event continues to serve as an important sourcing platform for HVAC products for Eastern and Central China. This year's fair was part of the Intelligent Green Building exhibition and was held alongside four other fairs: Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology, Shanghai International Lighting Fair, Building Solar China and Shanghai Smart Home Technology. The five events spanned four halls, occupied 40,000m2 of space, and brought together more than 700 exhibitors and about 50,000 visitors. Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) General Manager Richard Li said the HVAC trade show had grown with the demand for individual heating solutions in Central and Eastern China. Beijing will host a HVAC trade show, the China International Trade Fair for Sanitation, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning, at the New China International Exhibition Centre from May 30 to June 1. More information is at www.ishc-cihe.com
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THE FUTURE TENSE Despite the peaks and valleys of the past few years, the tone was upbeat at MIPIM Asia's annual summit, although the future looks less bright
more crucial. "I think this is the driving force in Asian real estate. E-commerce affects behaviour and the fast change of tastes and China is a great example of this. When you segregate a consumer base into ages and demographics there’s so much change," he says. "You can apply the same to logistics, and it's how you harness the technological changes and the consumer taste changes.The key word is 'agility'. Every shopping centre operator knows this challenge. No one quite knows what the solution is but everybody knows it's a challenge we're facing up to." PEOPLE IN THE STREETS Gaw Capital president Kenneth Gaw sees more disturbing trends brought on quantitative easing by central banks worldwide. "This is wonderful for hot assets, especially for income-producing real estate in big gateway cities. These will continue to go up in value," he says. "One thing that will throw all this into disarray, if you look through history, is wars and revolution. That may sound extreme in peaceful Asia, but what happens with that money printing is a huge wealth gap [being] created." "People who have capital are getting richer and richer exponentially. People are finding it difficult to catch up. Just last year you saw the Umbrella revolution in Hong Kong, which was a wake-up call. The last time we say this kind of wealth gap we saw revolution: 1917 Russia, 1949 China," he added.
The subheading given to the most recent edition of the MIPIM Summit Asia was telling. With a theme of Vision 2025, the event reflected on the first decade of the summit and looked into the future. Seminars and presentations included why China is still a prime investment destination, trends in retail, technology's effect on construction, with spotlight sessions on Japan, South Korea and Australia, and each was flavoured with predictions of what the next decade may look like.
The question then becomes one of the role that developers and their investors will play in keeping the peace. As a beneficiary, Gaw believes the industry needs to participate in finding a solution to issues such as affordable housing.
There were three key recurring themes throughout the panel sessions. One was the stealthy emergence of alternative investments as a growth sector for investors. The second was the continuing influence of technology on all areas within real estate, from construction and design to end-user behaviour.The final theme was the importance of entertainment and leisure as an element of any investment. CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT? Although this year shapes as a challenging one, as signalled by a long-anticipated 25-basis point interest rate by the United States Federal Reserve in the middle of December, developers and investors are bullish in regional markets. That confidence is driven by growth forecasts for a mainland Chinese economy driven by middle-class consumption and the burgeoning Asean economic bloc. The summit heard that the mainland's still-growing middle class, increasing retail sales and a host of other core drivers have not evaporated with its shrinking economic growth, and investors are yet to turn away. "Another thing we like about China is its stable political system, and they’re determined to reach 6.5 percent growth," says CITIC Capital Holdings' senior managing director Stanley Ching. Ching was among the summit's 900 delegates and guests that hailed from more than 30 countries, brought together or the two-day summit dissecting the trends, policies and practices that help define property markets in the Asia-Pacific region. CLEVER RETAIL New technology will be at the heart of the retail sector's evolution, and it was one of the hottest topics to carry over from the 2014 summit. In the keynote speech, Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman Allen Zeman predicting shopping centre operators and developers must incorporate lifestyle elements to remain profitable. Zeman expects retail will become less important to the real estate mix over the next decade, with food and beverage eventually comprising up to 70 percent of the total as e-commerce eats further into traditional bricks-and-mortar retailing. The keynote featured some of Asia's most important voices. It was arguably the most enlightening and most daring of the event. Asked for their thoughts on where Asian real estate was heading, Justin Chiu,ARA Asset Management chairman and Cheung Kong Holdings executive director reflected on a decade of growth in mainland China. "Definitely there [will be] opportunities because I see crisis. Wherever there is crisis we need to watch for opportunities. The economy will be a challenging one, so we have to take up the challenge and analyse the situation. The foot should not come off the gas pedal. Just be cautious." AGILE AND ELECTRIC Andrew Weir, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong chairman and global chair of real estate for KPMG, feared more taxation and policy shifts as asset values rise. But, as with many speakers, Weir sees technology becoming Text: Elizabeth Kerr
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Sands China president Wilfred Wong told the audience the real estate industry had been left to its own devices for too long and should expect increasing government intervention. NICE AND NICHE Where then is future growth to come from? "I would say that niche or specialty property types are an excellent diversifier to a portfolio, be it a separate account or part of a fund strategy," Skip Schwartz, Heitman managing director for private real estate equity, told a panel discussion on alternative investments on the summit’s second day. "One, it's driven by demographics, which for research departments is much easier to articulate and forecast. It's easier to project the population growth of Singapore than its GDP in the next five years. Two, there can be a large amount of income in a lot of these strategies and it provides a nice balance with other capital appreciation executions." Among the assets seen as strong alternatives were self-storage facilities, which are gaining a foothold as urban centres expand, the underserviced student housing sector and data storage. "I think the data centre market across the region is reflective of the globe outside of China," says Jonathan Berney, Chayora Limited chief operating officer. "There is a driver for data sovereignty, so there's a rush to have data stored, managed and consolidated in each of the sovereign nations within Asia."
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This exhibition ams to explore the interactions between people, light, and cities in the year 2050. “Nightscape” does not just mean the evening view, it means how people, light and cities are in a state of being. How can lighting design contribute to the cration of “wonderful interaction of light and people”? The exhibition will feature five interactive light experience rooms for you to immerse yourself in a “light” journey where you can enjoy and feel various forms of light and lighting. There will also be provoking video interviews with visionaries who share their visions for lighting in the future. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/lpa.exhibition
R+T Asia debuted in 2005 in Shanghai, and has experienced rapid growth ever since . Today R+T Asia is the leading trade show for the industry in Asia and earns excellent reviews from its attendees. With success driven by global reach, this show connects the world and creates more business oppor tunities for our exhibitors. This year will include new sections such as Smar t Home , Window Zone , InnovAction, Inter national Window & Door Summit (IWDS). www.rtasia.org
E ve r y ye a r, t h o u s a n d s o f g ove r n m e n t o f fi c i a l s , policymaker s and environmental industr y player s from all over the world come together at the Macao International Environmental Co-operation For um & Exhibition (MIECF) for three days of activities, information exchange and policy updates. With an exciting lineup of an international conference, exhibition, business matching and networking activities, MIECF offers access to unparalleled oppor tunities in environmental industr y, from the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region of Mainland China (PPRD Region), Asia-Pacific, Europe, Po r t u g u e s e - S p e a k i n g countries and beyond. www.macaomiecf.com
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EM B R AC I N G I NNOVAT I O N TH R O UGH TH E SP I RI T O F COLLABORATION The inner operations of creative thinkers working on creating extraordinary places came under the microscope in a speaker series hosted by brand consultants and designer, Marc & Chantal and PRC Magazine.
Creating an optimal user experience of the built environment should be a simple exercise in designing a physical place that allows people to thrive. Alas with any system that involves humans, there's always complexity. A trio of salons, hosted late last year by design consultancy Marc & Chantal and PRC Magazine, investigated some of the complexities in developing a sustainable, significant user experience through a holistic design approach.The series covered topics as wide-ranging as acoustics, wayfinding, landscaping and architecture. The speaker series was hosted by Marc & Chantal, a creative agency specialising in branding, with founding partner Marc Brulhart being the driving force in the organisation of these series. Founded in 1993, Marc & Chantal provides creative solutions in a variety of industries, with specialties in brand strategy, visual identity and signage, brand centres, show suites and now wayfinding. Their work has most recently moved into a physical expression of branding through wayfinding. The studio integrates elements of architecture and design into its practice, with the results working on an emotional and intellectual level to build connections between users and the built environment, lending sense to shared spaces and a sense of place to sprawling and complex institutional environments.
THEMED ON COLLABORATION • The first salon last September was called Orchestrating an Architectural Masterpiece in Paris: An Expert Acoustician at Work • Last October’s salon, delivered by hosts Marc & Chantal, was Creating Memorable Places with Wayfinding: Brand Personality Adds Value • In early December, the final salon in the series was Destination and Context: Collaborating with Nature
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SOUND APPROACH This close relationship with architectural teams was evident in the salon featuring Marshall Day Acoustics.A firm of acoustic consultants and noise control engineers, the consultancy was founded in 1981 to offer expertise in architectural and environmental acoustics. With offices in Australia, New Zealand, China, Ireland and England, international projects include performing arts design, building acoustics, environmental noise, industrial and marine noise control, sound system design and structural dynamics and vibration analysis. Marshall Day Acoustics Hong Kong director Thomas Scelo offered the firm’s Philharmonie de Paris project in Archestrating an Architectural Masterpiece in Paris: An Expert Acoustician at Work. Marshall Day, which specialised in the areas of sound and vibrations as well as theatre planning, was involved in the project from the architectural stage as part of the design team which tendered for the project. “The brief really was asking the design team to answer a real challenge,” he says. The project included a venue of 2,400 seats, which was meant to primarily be for symphonic music but also needed to cater for increased capacity crowds for other types of concerts such as jazz, rock and heavy metal. It was also to be the home of resident orchestras, it needed to have work spaces for staff, storage, exhibition spaces and libraries. “In the end it is a 93,000 sq m project,” he says. "That was the brief for the architectural part.The brief for the acoustic was 65 pages long. This is the 60th concert hall that our firm designed. It’s the first time that they had a brief of 65 pages just for acoustics.”
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SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME The exacting nature of the acoustic brief meant it was vital the firm worked closely with the architects. "The acoustics solution of the design has to be (tied) to the … architectural design. That means you do not just build a room and clip on some acoustic panels and some absorptions and some things. It has to be fully integrated. "We acousticians want to shape the room to some extent. It's really important that from day one, we understand it's not just the architectural concept but the end result." When it came to designing the acoustics of the actual concert hall, Marshall Day worked with architect Jean Nouvel to create an asymmetric space – which flies in the face of typical concert hall convention. The rationale was that the sounds of the different instruments go in different directions, and it was achieved with a design in which an intimate chamber nested within a larger volume. "Acoustically, it means that some of the volume will have services that can reflect sound and reflections that go to the audience.The inner space consists of intimacy, clarity and loudness. The outer space consists of reverberant, envelopment and spaciousness. This contributes a lot to the clarity. "And some of the sound will actually escape and go into that bigger chamber outside and build up a reverberation like in a cathedral and that sound will reverberate back to the people." By altering the geometry of the space, it was possible to optimise and maximise the clarity of the acoustics and change the reverberation.
SYNERGY IN SHOPPING The firm's work on the HANDS shopping centre in Tuen Mun was a prime example of synergy. Developer Link had already commenced the branding work with HANDS – or Have A Nice Day Shopping – when Marc & Chantal came on as a wayfinding designer. Brulhart says the approach was influenced by the branding message and developed further by the physical appearance of the mall, which had two buildings which mirrored each other. A graphic language was created to drive navigation around the mall, using these two aspects for inspiration.The agency then went back to the architects and clients again to better understand the uses of the spaces. The firm is also working on Hong Kong's first paediatric hospital on the old Kai Tak site in the emerging East Kowloon downtown area.Again, a collaborative attitude has seen the firm working hand-in-hand with the architects. "From day one the team was sharing a common vision. A hospital is a bit different than other buildings. There are lots of rooms that have special functions that need to be in special places for special reasons," says Brulhart. "We looked at the users and that is where it becomes a bit more tricky – that is where you have the patient and they go from infant to teenager so needs and ways of perceiving … and communication is very different. "And then you have visitors that come to visit their child or their relatives and they are all a little bit emotional. It's a demographic that is quite complex." By working with architects and doing research with child psychologists, they have created unique wayfinding and branding appropriate to the diverse needs of the facility's users.
Speaker: Thomas Scelo, Marshall Day Acoustics
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NATURAL PROGRESSION BuregaFarnell Landscape's Toby Kyle spoke about Designing the Landscape for Resorts at the Third Salon. In delivering workable spaces, the firm’s philosophy was to integrate interior and exterior environments to create a seamless connection. Kyle spoke about three hospitality projects which illustrated how having an integrated space enhanced the guest experience. "We have an interest in connecting building with landscape," he says. "These three projects are quite different but the common thread is this idea of making the most of the natural environment, using nature to help define the destination." As with the other salons, the emphasis in creating spaces was reliant on the need to be in tune with the architectural statement. "What we have learnt over the years is what we can do as landscape architects is not to stick to a particular style and not have strong ideas about what is our style. It is more about supporting the architect statement." Using the work on a South Cambodian resort as an example, he said the firm aimed to maximise the unique location of the Koh Seh Island resort. "It's a very unique location. It's got such amazing wildlife in a natural context." He said part of the process of the landscape design was understanding the island, its context, what was valuable and what could be utilised. The design aimed to incorporate that, as well as acknowledging the site's history, climate and available resources, which was done in conjunction with the architects.
FUTURE'S PAST The firm also counts the luxurious Grand Hyatt Lijiang Mountain Lodge among sits portfolio. Set in a national park in southwestern China, the heart of the project involved working with the landscape, particularly the views, the mountain and the foothills to provide a sense of connection with the land. "The overall identity for this project ‌ was really the idea of a village cluster and lodge set in the foothills of the mountains," he says. Maximising the vista also underpinned the strategy for a third project, a development in Zhuhai that began with a site filled with vegetation. "Ensuring that we keep as many existing trees was a strong driving factor for the landscape early on in the project," he says. "We wanted to create a sense of longevity that it was an established lodge." In beginning with a comprehensive mapping of the site, designers based the decision on the value of the trees in the landscape and could then bring building locations to suit the position of the most valuable trees. "Views from the resort are obviously a really important part of the value of the public areas but also the guest rooms. We worked closely with the architect just to tweak the locations, making sure that buggy paths were efficient, using contours, missing trees and orienting the guest rooms so they all had a view of the mountain."
AFTER THE COLLABORATION "We wanted to better understand how the complex network of architects, consultants and other designers work together in the very intricate coordination of modern projects," says Brulhart. "As a part of that eco-system, we wanted to share our experiences, perspective and how we have found that we can best work with architects to deliver stunning, integrated results. We thrive in collaborative environments and want to help in finding best practices to enable architects, acousticians, landscape designers, wayfinding designers and many others work together." Brulhart says the practice has long believed that salons are the perfect way to exchange ideas and connect with others so they decided to host this series to bring together speakers they admired and an engaged audience to discuss these issues. "The mixture of perspectives and industry experience at the salon series was the perfect combination to lift the conversation further and hopefully spark a long-term exchange and more progressive methodology."
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與其他兩場沙龍相似，重點是創造的空間與建築風格上配合。「多年來的經驗 告訴我們，作為園景設計師不須依循某種特定風格，同時亦不應對自己風格有 太強烈想法，配合建築師的風格來得更重要。」 他引用柬埔寨南部某度假酒店作例子，希望充分發揮該度假酒店的獨特地利。 「它位置非常獨特，是個野生動物數量繁多的原始環境。」 他指出園林設計過程的一部分是理解該島的地理、背景、生態價值及可加以利 用之處。設計方案務求包含上述元素，配合建築師及尊重當地的歷史、 氣候和 可用資源。 事務所亦曾為豪華的麗江金茂君悅大酒店雪山苑設計。坐落在中國雲南的國家 公園內，項目重點是保留天然地貌，尤其是高山及丘陵景觀，令訪客完全置身 其中。「 項目的整體形象，是一個山腳下群居的村莊及小屋。」 盡量保持開揚景觀亦是事務所在珠海項目的重點，地段在初動工時種滿植被。 「項目的早期階段，已著重保留現存樹木作為園林景觀一部份。我們希望營造 悠久的感覺，彷如置身林中的古老小屋。」 地段首先以全面描繪測量開始，再由設計師根據樹木的景觀價值，令建築地點 靠近在最珍貴的樹木附近。 「度假村外望，以及公用地方與客房的景觀顯然重要。我們與建築師細心調整 座向及位置，確保山徑不會過長，利用地勢、樹木缺口及客房坐向，確保所有 住客也能欣賞無價自然景色。」
延續協作精神 Marc Brulhart 解釋舉辦這三場沙龍的用意：「我們希望更暸解這個由建築師， 顧問和其他設計師所構成的複雜網絡，怎樣能在現代項目的複雜協調過程中， 攜手合作成功。
「作為這生態系統之一員，我們希望分享自身經驗，觀點和與建築師合作的要 訣，締造令人驚嘆而合一的效果。我們在協作性環境如魚得水，並希望透過找 尋最佳作法，以使建築師、聲學及景觀設計師、導向設計師等分工合作。」 他更指出曼可尚一直相信講座是保持業界溝通，並交換意見的最佳方法，所以決 定舉辦這一系列沙龍，邀請素來欣賞的業界專才及關心這方面的嘉賓一同探討。 「沙龍上的觀點和專業經驗恰到好處，進一步促進對話，長遠希望能持續交流， 及激發更創新的方法。」
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For information on all category winners please visit: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/winners-2015 www.insidefestival.com/winners-2015
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INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors coincides with the World Architecture Festival and together they form the largest celebration of contemporary architecture and design in the world. 2015 marked the last year that the festival will be staged in Singapore and in 2016 it will return to Europe to take place in Berlin, Germany from 18 to 20 November.
INSIDE 室內設計節與 WAF 世界建築節同時舉行，乃全 球最大型的現代建築及室內設計比賽慶典之一。2015 年 是活動於新加坡連續四年舉行的最後一年。2016 年度將 回歸歐洲，於11月18至20日在德國柏林舉行。
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