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Project Cost (Phase I)
Site Area (Phase I)
Total GFA (Phase I)
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Project Data
$16M
5000 m2
228 m2
Project Inception (Phase I) Feb 2000
Commencement (Phase I) Jul 2000
Completion (Phase I)
Dec 2000
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The Site
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• Millennium project for HK’s Eco-tourism
• Architecture
harmonize with adjacent wetland
environmental friendly
convey message :
Respect Ecosystem
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The Goals
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Visitor Centre (Phase I)
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Master Layout
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Visual Impact
• Building echoes adjacent wetland
• Low rise, simple massing, use of natural finish
materials, sculptures of wetland animals
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Roof Insulation
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Building Envelop
Deep overhang
Double Wall
Minimum opening
Timber Screen
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• OTTV = 4.32W/m2
• Statutory requirement =
70W/m2(podium),
30W/m2 (tower block)
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OTTV
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Use of Natural Ventilation &
Daylight
• Photo cell to switch on
lighting when
illumination level is
low
• Wind sensor to switch on
extraction fan when
natural air movement is
insufficient
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• Old bricks from China
• Granite rock paving from boundary wall of Wanchai
Police Headquarters
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Material Re-use
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• Gabion wall infill made from oyster shell from Lau
Fau Shan
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Material Re-use
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Material Re-use
• Boundary fence wall using dismantled timber
formwork from concreting
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• Pulverized fuel ash (PFA) as cement
replacement for all structural concrete
Use of non-depletable substances
• Use of environmentally friendly refrigerant
(zero ozone depletion potential) R407c for
the direct expansion type A/C system
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Material with recycled content
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• Steel metal decking as permanent formwork for
roof slab
• Prefabricated
Air ducts
• Use of second
hand formwork
from other
building sites
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Minimize Construction Waste
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Landscape Design
• Use of native wetland
plant species where
suitable
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