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© Antony Gormley; photograph by Stephen White, London
From top left Murmur, 2014, stained stainless steel tube, plastic spigots, 20x20mm • Gut XIII, 2013, cast iron, 196.5x50x44cm • Form, 2013, cast iron, 73x55x63cm
Perrault inaugurates tallest building in Austria
英國藝術家Anthony Gormley在香港白立方舉行 《香港：狀態與狀況》展覽，以一系列雕塑描繪本地 人口稠密的都市環境，為畫廊的空間注入生氣。 Anthony向《透視》表示：「香港無疑是世上其一 高密度城市，其都市卻處於山海之間，彼此的關係可 謂全球獨有，令我十分感興趣。這裡密密麻麻的摩天 大樓與大自然有緊密的關係，促使我們反思人類棲息 地和自然生態之間的互動。」 Anthony的雕塑《放鬆》（2012）以扭曲的形態， 佔據畫廊面向街道的大門，令人格外留意自身在建築 中的時空定位。Anthony說：「我的藝術生涯一直都 試圖在個人意識和深度空間之間找到平衡，本次展覽 則以兩種對比表現這種意念。其中《形體》（2013） 是一蜷縮狀的鐵製雕塑，把身體構想為一幢建築， 《呢喃》（2014）則是在《形體》的大型『空間框架』 上衍生的作品，擠滿整個畫廊的空間，只留下一條小 小的空隙讓觀眾通過。」 「相比之下，我們生活中很多時候都只會觀察 事物的表象，往往受牆壁或眼界等框框所限。我一 直問自己，我們能否排除限制，獲得終極自由？雕
Lane Crawford opens homeware store at IFC mall Lane Crawford, Hong Kong’s iconic luxury department store, has opened a new 6,873 sq-ft homeware store at IFC mall, designed by Yabu Pushelberg as a large apartment, along with a 480 sq-ft courtyard where designer collections and new products are also showcased.
‘States and Conditions, Hong Kong’ animates the entire architecture of the White Cube Hong Kong gallery with sculptures by British artist Anthony Gormley, activating the built environment with a particular resonance to the dense urban conditions particular to Hong Kong. “What excites me about this city is that yes, it’s a high density town, but there are very few places in the world where there is a relationship between mountains and sea that is mediated by a city,” Gormley told Perspective. “Here in Hong Kong, you have a high-density, high-rise city whose downtown area has this strong relationship with nature and the untouched elemental world. Hong Kong allows us to think about the human habitat in relation to the wider biosphere.” Obstructing the main entrance from the street, Ease (2012) suggests an awkward occupation of the gallery architecture and 80 | perspective
encourages an awareness of our position in space and time. “All my life I have attempted to reconcile consciousness and deep space. In ‘States and Conditions, Hong Kong’, I have contrasted two ways of doing this: Form (2013), a condensed iron mass made by applying the constructional rules of architecture to the body, and Murmur (2014), an expanding nest of space-frames that extend the previous work, Form, so that it only just fits in the room,” Gormley explained. “In contrast, I am aware of how much of our lives we relate to surfaces, to appearance, to the defining edges of our world, whether walls or horizons. I am always asking: is this limit surmountable? Is there a possibility of imagining an ultimate freedom? Sculpture can be a material catalyst for extending our thoughts and feelings beyond the limitations of a palpable or perceivable world.” The exhibition is on view till 3 May.
香港高級百貨公司連卡佛在國際金融中心商場開設面積6873平方呎的家品店，室
Dominique說：「其起伏的幕牆不單改變了綜觀多瑙城的角度，更提供
內設計由Yabu Pushelberg操刀，有如一間大型公寓，更有面積480平方呎的庭
了新切入點，探索城中前所未見的兩極特質。另一方面，我們與室內設計師
院，展出設計師的別注家品及全新產品。
Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost合作，令建築的結構更為突出和矚目。」
Archaeology meets architecture at V by Crown
Island School design competition winners revealed
V by Crown, an A$309 million, 29-storey residential apartment building by Allen Jack + Cottier Architects and located in Sydney’s Parramatta district, will both preserve and honour recently discovered archeological remains integral to the area’s historical and cultural past. An 1840s house, underlying convict hut, wheelwright’s workshop and the cellar of the Wheatsheaf Hotel will all be preserved in situ, sheltered by a distinctive canopy. Artefacts recovered from the archaeological excavation will be displayed in an interpretation centre, so that the general public can share in the historical development of Parramatta City.
Danish Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Hong Kong-based Thomas Chow Architects have been appointed to design the new Island School in Hong Kong. The brief for the 28,000 sq-m new building is a sustainable learning landscape with state-of-the-art facilities to support optimal learning conditions for the school’s students. The new school will be placed on the site of the existing school, which was built in 1967. The site has a clear visual connection to the green mountain landscape and the Hong Kong city skyline and waterfront. 丹麥Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects與香港周德年建築設計有限公司獲委設計 香港的港島中學。
© Antony Gormley; photograph by Stephen White, London
Gormley interprets 雕塑時空 space and architecture at White Cube HK
© Antony Gormley; photograph by Stephen White, London
展期至5月3日。
由建築師Dominique Perrault設計的DC Tower 1是奧地利最高的建築，整幢大 樓皆以閃閃發光、起伏有致的幕牆包圍。
塑可以促使啟發我們的思想和情感，超越觸手可及 的感官世界。」
DC Tower 1, Austria’s tallest building, has been unveiled, designed by architect Dominique Perrault to function as two pieces of a gigantic monolith and an arch created with undulating and shimmering façades. “Visual qualities of the folded façade create a new way to read the skyline of Donau City, its undulations signalling the entry point of this new polarity,” noted Perrault. “For interior spaces, on the other hand, with Gaëlle LauriotPrévost, the associate designer, we have tried to make the building very physical and present.”
耗 資 3.09億 澳 元 興 建 的 V by
佔地2萬8000平方米的新校舍將設先進的校園設施，營造可持續發展的環境，
Crown住宅大廈樓高共29層，
為學生提供最佳的學習條件。新校舍將取代建於1967年的原校舍，清晰地聯繫四
由Allen Jack + Cottier
周的山景、海濱與都市環境。
Architects負責設計，坐落於悉 尼的Parramatta區，見證該區的 歷史文化。 藉著獨特的罩棚設計，大廈 的原址保存了上世紀40年代的房 子、拘留所、車輪匠的工場，以 及舊Wheatsheaf酒店的酒窖。 而在原址掘出的文物則將 收藏於訪客資訊中心，與廣大市 民分享Parramatta區的發展史。
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由Aedas設計的旺角酒店式公寓在「2014 MIPIM建築 回顧未來項目大獎」中，獲得住宅組別的獎項。 旺角是世界上人煙最為稠密的地方之一，每平方 公里有13萬人。Aedas的設計以當代方式詮釋傳統建 築，佔地只614平方米，內設酒店式公寓。
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Vattanac Tower on schedule for completion
建築的設計靈感源自戰後的建築風格。戰後初 期，旺角有不少住宅單位都加築了非法的鐵造露台， 而Aedas則重新詮釋這類建築，採用不規則的外牆設 計，為每間公寓創造無阻的極致景觀。 Aedas亦受家居陽台的設計啟發，在建築看似起 伏的表面鋪設綠牆，進一步連繫城市的歷史景觀，同 時增加行人區的綠意，提升生活質素。
The 188m-high, 39-storey Vattanac Capital Tower One in Phnom Penh is on track for completion later this year. Prominently located in the heart of the capital’s central business district along Preah Monivong Boulevard, this world-class commercial complex will also include Grade-A offices and Cambodia’s first luxury retail mall. Designed by architects TFP Farrells as an iconic landmark with a strong Cambodian identity, the nation’s first high-rise utilises the firm’s extensive knowledge and experience of ‘place-making’ to create a visionary project and an internationally unique cultural presence for Phnom Penh. Clarification: the image which appeared in the March issue of Perspective was incorrectly credited to Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, which will occupy the top 14 floors of the tower. The image should have been credited to TFP Farrells.
MIPIM建築回顧未來項目大獎已舉辦了13年，一
Aedas scores 初探未來 MIPIM ‘Future Project’ commendation The Aedas-designed Mongkok Residence in Hong Kong has received a high commendation at 2014 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards in the residential category. With a population density of 130,000 people per square kilometre, Mongkok is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Standing on a site of just 614 sq-m, Aedas designed a building that will offer serviced apartment accommodation and set an example of contemporary interpretation of traditional architecture. The design of the building drew inspirations from post-war structures. In the early post-war years, it was common to create illegal iron balconies for residential units in Mongkok to acquire maximum view. Aedas reinterpreted these structures in a modern way, using irregular protrusions to create
直是唯一專為未來的建築項目而設的獎項。獲獎作品
樓高188米的Vattanac Capital Tower One將於本年底完工，成為柬埔寨金邊中心商
都是創意盎然的精品建築，能夠滿足客戶要求之餘，
業區的新地標，集甲級寫字樓及高級商場於一身。 建築的設計出自以TFP Farrells之手，結合柬埔寨的本土色彩，以及事務所的豐
亦為周邊社區帶來貢獻。
富經驗，成就出當地首幢世界級建築。
更正啟示：《透視》三月號報導金邊瑰麗酒店（位處大樓頂層14樓）一文所用 的圖片版權應由TFP Farrells持有，特此聲明。
Kaisin monograph at Eslite HK Following his solo exhibition as part of last year’s BODW Belgian Spirit theme, a new monograph on the works of Belgian architect and designer Charles Kaisin has been released, available from Eslite. Kaisin participated in a creative exchange with Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) and IVE students, and HKDI principal Lesley Lu expressed hope that the architect’s creations would spark greater interest in the environment and renewable materials among the public. Currently on show at the HKDI is George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher, an exhibition co-organised with Vitra Design Museum and sponsored by Herman Miller.
unobstructed views for each apartment. Also inspired by the home gardens which people created on the balconies, Aedas came up with a green wall that seemingly protrudes from the solid facade of the podium to further connect the building with the historical cityscape. This green wall will enhance the quality of life for the neighbourhood by increasing the provision of greenery at the pedestrian level. Now in their 13th year, the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards are the only awards exclusively for future projects. With a strong focus on creativity, these awards showcase projects that are examples of fine architecture, but have also responded to the client’s development brief, and considered the way in which they will impact and contribute to the community around them.
繼去年在以「比利時精神」為題的設計營商週舉行「動．時空」展覽之後，比利時 設計師Charles Kaisin將推出個人作品集，並於香港誠品有售。 Charles在此前曾在香港與香港知專設計學院（HKDI）及香港專業教育學院的 學生交流。HKDI院長盧林表示，希望透過展出Charles的作品，喚起大眾關注環境 保育及再生物料。 HKDI現與Vitra設計博物館合辦「George Nelson：Architect，Writer， Designer，Teacher」展覽，更獲Herman Miller贊助。
MAY SET TO BE BUMPER ART MONTH IN HK
Sicis opens Beijing showroom Italian tile and mosaic specialist Sicis has signed an agreement with a distributor for the Beijing market, Di Lusso Gaopin (Beijing), to launch Design Sicis, a 600 sq-m showroom situated on the third floor of a building in the heart of Beijing. Celebrating the union between Italian mosaics and Chinese decorative art, the space was realised in partnership with Studio Marco Piva. The first exhibition area recreates the noble and refined mood of an elegant home, while the second floor is made up of libraries of mosaics in marble, glass and other materials.
Hong Kong will stage two major art shows next month — Art Basel 2014 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the Asia Contemporary Art Show at the Conrad Hotel. The latter will see 100 participating galleries from 18 countries bringing together some 3,000 pieces of work. “The show is 25 per cent larger than last year’s, and was sold out five months in advance,” said Mark Saunderson, director of the Asia Contemporary Art Show.
意大利瓷磚和馬賽克專家Sicis與北 京Di Lusso Gaopin達成協議，在 位處北京心臟地帶的一幢大廈三 樓 ， 改 裝 為 面 積 600平 方 米 的 「Design Sicis」展廳。 與Studio Marco Piva共同構思 的室內設計結合了意大利馬賽克和 中國裝飾藝術。其第一展區擁有優
香港下月將舉辦兩大藝術展，分別為假香港會議展覽中心舉行的2014年巴塞爾藝
雅而高貴脫俗的格調，二樓則以雲
術博覽會，以及假港麗酒店舉行的亞洲當代藝術展；其中後者將匯集來自18個
石、玻璃及其他材料，呈現出不同
國家的100間畫廊，展出約3000件作品。 亞洲當代藝術展總監Mark Saunderson說：「展覽的規模比去年大了四分之
的馬賽克設計。
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Liang Yi Museum celebrates Hollywood Road heritage
Ritz-Carlton Kyoto pays homage to Japan’s cultural heart Co-presented with Japanese property developer Sekisui House, the newlyopened Ritz-Carlton Kyoto retains the aesthetics of a traditional Meiji house and courtyard in the architectural structure of the building. Located on the banks of the Kamogawa River in Nijho Ohashi, the hotel’s luxury guestrooms and suites offer full views of the river and the Higashiyama Mountains, their interiors — by Peter Remedios and Spin Studios — paying homage to the traditions of Japan. This is expressed in patterned motifs created by local artisans, and the incorporation of Zen rock gardens (karesansui) and water features, including a four-storey waterfall apositioned in the heart of the hotel. The Kamogawa Suite and its sister suites with their moon deck gardens (tsukimidai) and floor-to-ceiling windows offer panoramic views of the river and mountains. Meanwhile, Italian restaurant La Locanda pays homage to the hotel site’s history with a private room, Ebisugawatei, sited in a preserved historically-listed building
The new Liang Yi Museum has opened its doors on Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road, whose defining character faces looming displacement by F&B establishments and rising rents. The museum, located in a refurbished 1960s tenement building with a black and white tiled façade typical of the era, stands as one of the few remaining markers of Hollywood Road’s past as the art and antiquing hub of the city. The non-profit private museum sprawls over 20,000 sq-ft of exhibition space, and opens with exhibits Ming and Qing Masterpieces: Icons of Antique Chinese Furniture and Shanghainese Deco: Vanities in the Roaring Twenties. 兩依藏博物館正式在荷李活道開幕，以保留正被大小飲食場所和租金上漲所蠶食的 個性，展現著名古董街的瑰麗風采。 博物館坐落於歷經翻新的六十年代唐樓，其黑白瓷磚外牆屬當時的典型設計， 代表荷李活道身為藝術和古玩中心的點滴。 這非牟利的私人博物館佔地2萬平方呎，首個展覽為《中國古代家具藝術的巔 峰 — 明清家具傑作》。
由Ritz-Carlton及日本地產商積水建房攜手建成的Ritz-Carlton Kyoto於最近正式開 幕，展現傳統明治時代的房子和庭院設計。 酒店的豪華客房和套房坐享鴨川河畔和東山山脈全景，室內設計則由Peter Remedios和Spin Studios操刀，風格參照了日本的傳統建築。 由當地工匠悉心設計的圖案可見於其石林及水景之間，酒店中央則有一道四層高 瀑布。 鴨川套房與其他套房都設有傳統的「tsukimidai」花園，亦有落地玻璃引入四周 的河川和山脈美景。 此外，其La Locanda意大利餐廳則於狀態完好的古建築內，設計出名為 「Ebisugawatei」的貴賓房，向酒店的歷史致敬。
Make completes first residential building in HK Targeting a BEAM Plus Platinum rating, the 23-storey Dunbar Place in Kowloon — by Make Architects for Swire Properties — uses recyclable aluminium building material, and limits the use of glass to reduce energy consumption. Make has incorporated green landscape design to more than 30 per cent of the site area to maximise biodiversity, with the use of green roofs on the clubhouse and building, and a vertical garden at the carpark entrance. “Our concept was to create and implement an innovative design with a striking visual appeal that is also environmentally responsible,” said John Puttick, partner and lead architect for Make in China.
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由 Make Architects負 責 設 計 的 九 龍 Dunbar Place屬太古地產旗下項目，樓 高共23層，既採用了可回收的鋁合金 建材，同時大幅減少使用玻璃，以減低 能源消耗，更藉此榮獲BEAM Plus白金 評級。Make同時將超過百分之30的面 積撥予項目的自然園景，包括綠化會所 和建築的天台，及於停車場入口處加置 垂直花園，大大提高其生物多樣性。 Make合 夥 人 兼 首 席 建 築 師 John Puttick說：「我們希望結合創新構思與 矚目的視覺效果，實踐對環境負責的建 築概念。」
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the aim of all creative tasks. A calm, considered approach is necessary. And for all planners, be they for events or roads or buildings, those simple aphorisms quoted when a child are most useful: “many a ‘twix (mistake) between the cup and the lip” and “a stitch in time saves nine”. Experience enforces this and good planners of any discipline will pass this onto their younger colleagues. In Canada, a graduating engineer receives a finger ring made from the steel used in a engineering disaster — it is a simple reminder not to rush, to check and then check — again. 我終於在晚上有空閒的時間了。經過緊湊的10個星期 籌備，香港ArtWalk現已完滿結束，讓所有參加者都樂 在其中。忙亂的時光總算過去了。
Creativity is not simple, but simplicity is the aim of all creative tasks — as anyone who’s undertaken the planning of a major event like Hong Kong Art Walk well knows 創作從來不是簡單的事情，但每位創作人都明白一切從簡的 道理；而所有曾經籌辦香港Art Walk的人，更加深明此道
坦白說，如此長時間地工作，加上偶爾創作和 （時常）解決難題等負擔，確實十分累人。所有令人 期待的憧憬，都幾乎被繁重的工作耗掉了。事情紛紛 接踵而至，彷彿永無止境。然而，活動策劃其實就如 （或說應像）動工興建一幢建築一樣，一切理應循序 漸進，按部就班。 在我倡導古蹟保育和改善城市規劃期間，我發現 建築師、工程師及發展商等主理大型基建項目者，其 實全都非常務實和謹慎。
I have my nights back again. After an intense 10 weeks, the event I have been organising — Hong Kong ArtWalk — has been held and enjoyed by everyone who attended. This busy period is over. The long hours of pragmatic, sometimes creative and (more often) problem-solving energy are, let’s truthfully admit, draining. Any initial adrenaline rush of anticipation is worndown by the actual work. And, it can appear to be never-ending. There is task after task. But, all is sequential, there is order and a time-line to event planning, as there is — or should be — in the building of any physical structure. In our campaigns for heritage preservation and better urban planning, I have invariably
found the people who build large infrastructure projects — architects, engineers and builders — wonderfully pragmatic and careful. As much as I despise our road and highway planning for unnecessary intrusion into quiet residential areas (visit Tseung Kwan O!), I admire the approach to traffic management issues and the inventive use of scarce road space to allow traffic to creatively move between road lanes to and between difficult points of access and egress. Only those who have planned an event or built something know the effort and long hours required to achieve a good, and in construction projects, safe result. Creativity is not simple, but simplicity is
另一方面，雖然我不屑香港的街道和高速公路如何 莫名其妙地侵擾寧靜的住宅區（看看將軍澳吧！）， 但我卻很佩服香港的交通管理方式及其盡用道路空間 的創意，令車流能夠靈活往來不同的行車線，或進出 較為偏僻的地方。 而只有曾經籌辦活動或規劃建築的人，才知道出 色的成果（或安全的建築）背後所需的時間和努力。 創作從來不是簡單的事情，但每位創作人都明白一 切從簡的道理。冷靜、周詳的計劃是不可或缺的。所有 活動、街道、建築或其他事物的籌劃人，都應謹記 「慎始敬終」、「亡羊補牢，未為晚也」等老生常談。 此外，經驗亦會助你一把；而任何出色的籌劃 人，都會將這等老生常談，薪火相傳予年輕的同事。 正如在加拿大，每位行將畢業的工程師都會獲贈一枚 象徵前人過錯的鋼製戒指，以警惕他們不要操之過 急，應該再三謹慎檢查。
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From top Ling Pui Sze’s video projection on H o l l y w o o d R o a d d u r i n g A r t Wa l k o f h e r performance playing a zheng after ‘inking’ the strings to produce an ink painting • Long-duration performance by Rental United, simulating a foot massage parlour, ArtWalk 2014
John Batten is co-convenor of the Central & Western Concern Group and writes on art, culture & heritage issues 百德約翰是中西區關注組 召集人，並撰寫藝術、文 化及歷史遺產的專題文章
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