MICHAEL LAI WING CHUNG
PORTFOLIO OF WORK
MICHAEL LAI WING CHUNG TEL: (+852) 9656-5319 | E-MAIL: WINGCHUNG.LAI@GMAIL.COM ADDRESS: 11D, KWUNG HOI MANSION, LEI KING WAN, SAI WAN HO, HONG KONG
Michael Lai is an architect with diverse professional and educational background. His work experience covers projects of different sectors, including office, hotel, mixed-use and residential in Hong Kong and China, spanning across project stages from feasibility studies, concept design, government submissions, tendering and construction. Also, he recently obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London, equipping him with unique skill-set readied for the challenges in this dynamic industry. With particular focus in commercial projects, Michael’s work approach emphasizes commercial sensitivity and design rationality. Through his work he displayed effective communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
EDUCATION
University of London Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) The University of Hong Kong Master of Architecture (Distinction) Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies) (Hons)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Registered Architect (HK)
PROJECT EXPERIENCE LWK+PARTNERS (HK) LTD. | Associate II (Senior Designer) | Senior Designer
Vanke Aoti Centre, Hangzhou, China Mixed-use development of two office towers and a shared podium. Since completion it has been home to Mitsubishi in Hangzhou. The project is recognized with multiple international design awards. | Design Competition | Concept Design | Schematic Design | Detailed Design | Shop Drawing Review | Design Award Entries | Architizer A+Awards 2021 Commercial – Office Building High-rise (16+ floors) (Special Mention) | The MUSE Design Awards 2021 Architectural Design – Office Building (Platinum) | International Property Awards (Asia Pacific) 2019 Office Architecture for China (Winner) | PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2018 Best Office Architectural Design, China - Winner Asia Best Office Architectural Design - Finalist
MixC Dongguan, China A flagship mixed-use development totalling 500,000m2 in CFA by CRLand. It is comprised of two (2) residential towers, one (1) hotel + office tower, a podium shopping mall and a semi-outdoor retail street. | Schematic Design | Detailed Design | Shop Drawing Review | Design Award Entries | Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022 Winner, Mixed-Use Architecture Guangdong Province, China | The Global RLI Awards 2021 RLI Future Project - Finalist
Zichen Paradise Walk, Nanjing, China A 250m(H) office + apartment tower with retail podium by Longfor. | Concept Design | Schematic Design | Design Award Entries
Aoti Vanke Centre, Hangzhou, China
| The 12th International Design Awards Architecture Conceptual Category (Bronze Prize)
Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza, China Invited international masterplan competition by CRLand. | Design Competition
Guangzhou South Station Mixed-use Development, China An office tower cluster by Vanke, in close proximity to GZ South Highspeed Rail Station. | Concept Design | Schematic Design
Songgang Mixed-Use Development, Shenzhen, China Podium shopping mall and retail streets in a large scale mixed-use development by New World China Land. | Concept Design | Schematic Design MixC Dongguan, China
2021 2014 2011
2016 2016
PROJECT EXPERIENCE (CONT’D) LWK+PARTNERS (HK) LTD. (CONT’D) | Associate II (Senior Designer) | Senior Designer
Star Ferry Pier Central Revitalization, Hong Kong Feasibility study to turn the terminal building into an F&B destination. | Feasibility Study
Baijingfang Mixed-use Development, Hangzhou, China Feasibility study supporting a land bid by The Wharf. | Feasibility Study
BENOY LTD. | Architect | Architectural Assistant
Huatai Mixed-Use Development, Shenzhen, China A New World China Land mixed-use development comprised of eight (8) residential/ apartment towers clustered around a central garden space, sitting on top of a podium shopping mall. | Concept Design | Schematic Design
Xuhui Vanke Centre, Shanghai, China Mixed-use development neighbouring Shanghai South Station, an intergration of botanical gardens and commercial spaces. | Schematic Design
R&F Centre, Harbin , China A 100,000m2 retail podium forming the heart of the new riverside CBD. | Concept Design | Schematic Design
Hua Guo Yuan Mixed-use Development, Guiyang , China
The St. Regis, Hong Kong
| Concept Design
K11 Beijing, China | Concept Design
DENNIS LAU & NG CHUN MAN ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS (HK) LTD. | Architectectural Assistant
The St. Regis, Hong Kong A prestigious hotel development of 129 keys, constructed on the existing foundation of the former exhibition centre in the form of a composite steel structure. | Design Development | Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing | Construction Supervision
Wellesley, 27D Robinson Road, Hong Kong High-end residential development by Henderson Land, with 90 units and a total GFA of 15,000m2. | Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing | Construction Supervision
Kingston International Centre, 19 Wang Chiu Road, Hong Kong Grade-A office building of 54,000m2 developed by Swire Properties. | Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing
Kingston International Centre, Hong Kong
AOTI VANKE CENTRE
HANGZHOU, CHINA
| Design Competition | Concept Design | Schematic Design | Detailed Design | Shop Drawing Review | Design Award Entries
Aoti Vanke Centre is a mixed-use development with two office towers and a shared podium housing a small-scale business hotel. The project is a joint-venture between Vanke and Mitsubishi. Since completion, it has been home to Mitsubishi and smart Automobile, an electric vehicle subsidiary of Geely, signifying its commercial success in attracting the best tenants in the new CBD of Hangzhou. In the capacity of Senior Designer, I delivered the project from concept competition (winning entry), schematic design, facade design package, laison with LDI for government submissions and shop-drawing review, all the way to completion within 3 years. The project is recognised with multiple international design awards.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. Vanke / Mitsubishi 95,000m2 2020 2 x Office Towers Podium Street Retail
Awards: | Architizer A+Awards 2021 Commercial – Office Building High-rise (Special Mention) | The MUSE Design Awards 2021 Architectural Design – Office Building (Platinum) | International Property Awards (Asia Pacific) 2019 Office Architecture for China (Winner) | PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2018 Best Office Architectural Design, China - Winner Asia Best Office Architectural Design - Finalist
HA N GZHO U AOTI VAN KE C EN TRE HA N GZHO U AOTI VAN KE C EN TRE
01 PEDESTRIAN FLOW
02 EXTRUSION
03 ROTATED TOWER
04 BRIDGING MASS 04 BRIDGING Bridging the towers MASS with shared amenities
01 PEDESTRIAN FLOW Street permeability enhanced Street permeability enhanced
02 EXTRUSION Height limit informs a 2-tower arrangement Height limit informs a 2-tower arrangement
03 ROTATED TOWER Tower rotated to optimize view Tower rotated to optimize view
05 LIFTED PODIUM 05 LIFTED Podium lifted toPODIUM engage streetscape
06 LATERAL SHIFTING 06 LATERAL SHIFTING Massing dialogue with surroundings
07 SPIRALLING SHEAR 07 SPIRALLING SHEAR Lateral shearing to create terraces
08 CENTRAL COURTYARD 08 CENTRAL Sun-filled courtyardCOURTYARD and movement of air
Podium lifted to engage streetscape
Massing dialogue with surroundings
Lateral shearing to create terraces
Sun-filled courtyard and movement of air
Bridging the towers with shared amenities
MIP IM AWA RD S 2021 MIP IM AWA RD S 2021
Pedestrian Access to Central Courtyard
Central Courtyard between Office Towers
Project Overview in Qiantang River Context
AOTI VANKE CENTRE
HANGZHOU, CHINA
Aoti Vanke Centre is a mixed-use development with two office towers and a shared podium housing a small-scale business hotel. The project is a joint-venture between Vanke and Mitsubishi. Since completion, it has been home to Mitsubishi and smart Automobile, an electric vehicle subsidiary of Geely, signifying its commercial success in attracting the best tenants in the new CBD of Hangzhou. In the capacity of Senior Designer, I delivered the project from concept competition (winning entry), schematic design, facade design package, laison with LDI for government submissions and shop-drawing review, all the way to completion within 4 years. The project is recognised with multiple international design awards.
L5 Floor Plan
L1 Floor Plan
Central Courtyard
Office Lobby Opening Towards the Central Courtyard
Tower Facade
Drop-off Area
MIXC DONGGUAN
DONGGUAN, CHINA
| Schematic Design | Detailed Design | Shop Drawing Review | Design Award Entries
MixC Dongguan is a flagship mixed-ise development by CRLand. It is conceived as a catalyst of urban transformation from sub-urban industrial landscape to a robust lifestyle and cultural hub. It seeks to provide a onestop destination of high quality apartments, energizing public spaces, and convenient commercial facilities. One of the major merits of the project is its interlace with multiple transportation networks, providing three-dimensional and seamless connections between two MRT lines, local light rail system, bus stops, taxi stands and car park. Internally, an elevated pedestrian circuit connects the tourist center, galleries, shops, F&Bs and a series of event plazas. The project is scheduled to open in mid-2023.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. CRLand 500,000m2 2023 (projected) 2 x Residential Towers 1 x Hotel + Office Tower Podium Shopping Mall Retail Street
Awards: | Asia Pacific Property Awards 2021-2022 Winner, Mixed-Use Architecture Guangdong Province, China | The Global RLI Awards 2021 RLI Future Project - Finalist
Transit-Oriented Development
Retail Street Phsycial Model (1)
Retail Street Phsycial Model (2)
Landscape Avenue between Mall and Retail Street
MIXC DONGGUAN
DONGGUAN, CHINA
Aoti Vanke Centre is a mixed-use development with two office towers and a shared podium housing a small-scale business hotel. The project is a joint-venture between Vanke and Mitsubishi. Since completion, it has been home to Mitsubishi and smart Automobile, an electric vehicle subsidiary of Geely, signifying its commercial success in attracting the best tenants in the new CBD of Hangzhou. In the capacity of Senior Designer, I delivered the project from concept competition (winning entry), schematic design, facade design package, laison with LDI for government submissions and shop-drawing review, all the way to completion within 4 years. The project is recognised with multiple international design awards.
L2 Floor Plan
B1 Floor Plan
Mall Main Entrance (1)
Mall Main Entrance (2)
3D Study of Facade Feature
Facade Drawing with Service Gantry
GZ SOUTH STATION
GUANGZHOU, CHINA | Concept Design | Schematic Design
Guangzhou South Station Mixed-use Development is comprised of a Grade-A office tower, a business hotel and a shopping mall. The project is in close proximity to the High-speed Rail station, making it one of the most coveted addresses of the blooming inter-city transit oriented development in southern China. The project was given planning and facade approvals by the Municipal Planning Bureau in 2020.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. Vanke 85,600m2 N/A Office Tower Retail Mall Hotel
L1 Plan
Central Courtyard
L2 Plan
Retail Mall Entrance
Pedestrian Approach to Central Courtyard
GZ SOUTH STATION
GUANGZHOU, CHINA
Office Low-zone Typical Floor Plan
Office High-zone Typical Floor Plan
Curtain Wall Detail
Curtain Wall with Natural Ventilation System
SZ BAY CULTURAL PLAZA
SHENZHEN, CHINA | Design Competition | Masterplanning
Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza is an invited competition by CRLand, among the competitors are internationally acclaimed firms like Foster + Partners, OMA and Oval Partnership. The design scheme strategically divide the 1km-long site into three notional zones to delineate reasonably-scaled catchment areas for commercial activities. It also explored different ways to maximize the commercial viability of the cultural spaces to promote long-term success and sustainability of the project.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. CRLand 300,000m2 N/A Cultural Spaces Retail Mall Office Towers Public Open Spaces
Schematic Section
Retail Atrium Interior
Master Layout Plan at Footbridge Level
STAR FERRY PIER CENTRAL
CENTRAL, HONG KONG | Feasibility Study
Star Ferry Pier Central Revitalization is a feasibility study to turn the ferry pier building into an F&B destination at the heart of Central. It was prepared as part of a lobbying exercise to gain supports from the Harbourfront Commission. The proposal would see the terminal building enclosed by glazing for better weather protection, as well as keeping the diesel smell away from the F&B establishments. Various programmatic set-ups are explored, including co-working space, E-Sports centre and gourmet grocery store.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. The Wharf 2,800m2 N/A Ferry Pier F&B Retail Shops
First Floor Part Plan
Co-working Space
Proposed Additional Glazing Facade
HUATAI MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
SHENZHEN, CHINA | Concept Design | Schematic Design
This project is comprised of eight (8) residential/ apartment towers clustered around a central garden space, sitting on top of a podium shopping mall. Located close to the future Xiangmihu financial district in Futian, Huatai is positioned as an ‘Off-CBD’ destination for young professionals and families. The project features a garden central courtyard, where the inward-looking master layout plan directs its focus on. Making use of the significant level differences around the site, the shopping mall adopts a ‘multi-ground’ strategy to maximize the accessibility of the shopping mall from different levels (B1, L1, L3), as well as providing through-paths for the general public’s uses.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. New World China Land 84,600m2 N/A 8 x Residential Towers Podium Shopping Mall
East-west Schematic Section
L1 Floor Plan
L3 Floor Plan
Southern Facade
SONGGANG MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
SHENZHEN, CHINA | Concept Design | Schematic Design
Located in Bao’an district of Shenzhen, Songgang mixed-use development is a comprehensive undertaking to provide dozens of residential towers and a shopping centre which is new to the neighbourhood. The development will also house a public transport interchange, as well as potential underground connection to the MRT station. The project contains an extensive underground retail area which is a combination of two adjacent lots, separated by a vehicular road above ground. Multiple sunken plazas and skylights are introduced to elevate the basement shopping experience, challenging the dogmatic practice of filling below-ground space with deep anchor stores.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
LWK+Partners (HK) Ltd. New World China Land 87,700m2 N/A 15 x Residential Towers Podium Shopping Mall
Feasibility Study to Provide for Subsequent Alteration Possibilities
B1 Service Route Study
L3 Floor Plan
Shopping Mall Interior
THE ST. REGIS
WANCHAI, HONG KONG | Design Development | Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing | Construction Supervision
The St. Regis is a prestigious hotel development of 129 keys, constructed on the existing foundation of the former exhibition centre in the form of a composite steel structure. Due to structural limitation, the hotel rooms are partitioned by block walls, and floor slabs in the form of bondek, instead of traditional RC construction. The project also includes an A&A work to turn two floors of the China Resources Building into a double-height ballroom, connected by a newly erected link bridge from the hotel podium. As a member of the project architect team, I worked closely with the client (CRPL), hotel operator (Starwood), interior design (André Fu), the consultant team, MC and NSCs.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. CRPL 99,000m2 2019 Hotel
Basement Construction
Curtain Wall VMU
Hotel Drop-off Area
THE ST. REGIS
WANCHAI, HONG KONG Aoti Vanke Centre is a mixed-use development with two office towers and a shared podium housing a small-scale business hotel. The project is a joint-venture between Vanke and Mitsubishi. Since completion, it has been home to Mitsubishi and smart Automobile, an electric vehicle subsidiary of Geely, signifying its commercial success in attracting the best tenants in the new CBD of Hangzhou. In the capacity of Senior Designer, I delivered the project from concept competition (winning entry), schematic design, facade design package, laison with LDI for government submissions and shop-drawing review, all the way to completion within 4 years. The project is recognised with multiple international design awards.
GBP Amendment of Typical Hotel Floor
Facade Detail Development
Facade Lighting
Hotel Lobby
KINGSTON INT’L CENTRE
KOWLOON BAY, HONG KONG
| Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing
Kingston International Centre is a Grade-A office developed by Swire Properties. It provides quality and deep-span office space enclosed by unitized curtain wall system. Set out to achieve Platinum accreditation in HKGBC BEAM Plus scheme, the project has many sustainable features, including extended landscaped area for public’s use, vertical greening, bio-diesel generator and rainwater storage tank for gardening usage. The project is conveyed from Swire to Kingston Financial Group prior to its completion.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. Swire Properties 54,000m2 2018 Office
Ground Floor & Landscape Plan
Curtain Wall Installation
Landscape with Water Feature
Provision of Extensive Landscape Area
KINGSTON INT’L CENTRE
KOWLOON BAY, HONG KONG
Low-zone Typical Floor Plan
High-zone Typical Floor Plan
Curtain Wall Cantilevel Edge Detail
Typical Office Floor with 3m+ Clear Height
WELLESLEY, 27 ROBINSON RD.
MID-LEVELS, HONG KONG
| Government submissions | Main Contract and NSC Tenders | Contract Drawing | Construction Supervision | Sales Brochure | Show Flat Construction
Wellesley is a 90-unit high-end residential development by Henderson Land. It sits on an unclassified site at the sought-after address of Robinson Road at the mid-levels. As a member of the project architect team, I went through the phases of government submission, tendering, VMU, DMC drafting, pre-sale events (sales brochure, show flat and media production) and site construction up to typical floor levels.
Architect: Developer: Area: Completion: Building Uses:
Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd. Henderson Land 15,000m2 2018 Residential
Podium Facade Feature Wall Detail
Sales Brochure
Site Construction (Floor Slab Formwork)
Provision of Extensive Landscape Area