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SWAN PAVILION HEADQUARTERS OFFICE ICE HOUSE ROAD HONG KONG ISLAND

Swan pavilion is located at the north of the park becauseit is far away from the main pollutions, Festival walk (air), and MTR station (sound). Which can provide condence, quiet environmentfor people to take rest.

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CONCEPT

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VELOCITYHEADQUARTERS OFFICE ICE HOUSE ROAD HONG KONG ISLAND

Central is the heart of nancial business district in Hong Kong. Most of the famous nancial

towers are located there, e.g. IFC, HSBC etc, where adding a new nancial headquarters can

strengthens the prosperous image strongly. Moreover ow of vehicles (Connaught Rd C) is quite

fast, which is similar to operation of a nancial headquarters, where everything is done as fast as

possible, since ‘TIME IS MONEY’. Therefore, it sheds light upon the theme of my design, ‘VELOCITY’,

to respond to site.

CONCEPT

- Curved wooden wall link exterior and interior area- Create more open space by setting tower back from south- Water and green features act as attraction and welcoming elements

- 2 entrances for different types of people - Escalator to 1/F (Customer Service Centre) - Extra elevator to serve headquarter

G/FEFFICIENCY

FACILITIES FEATURES

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VENTILATION CORES- Provide ventilation cores for ofcers to gather & break, which can improve communication among college

- Reduce use of air-conditioning by introducing natural ventilation

CONCEFORCE COREHARBOR

VIEW

Welcoming people & specify main entrance

Set back from South to provide an open space

Draw attention from main road (Connaught Road Central)

Extrude North-East corner to specify headquarter & capture more sea view

Side core at South since view is blocked by neighbouring building

THEME

G/F: LOBBY

1/F: CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA

3-7/F: HEADQUARTER

9-26/F: TYPICAL OFFICE

8/F: EXIBITION HALL &SKY GARDEN

9,14,19,24/F: SKY CORNER

SPEED HIGH SPEEDLOW SPEED

CIRCULATIONEFFICIENCY

VELOCITY

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NEW TREND (Financial Headquarter): Create unstressed area for the ofcers to rest by providing different modes of entertainment.

Distribute 3 open spaces, at roof, wooden balcony and onto different oors, creating inter-different oors, creating inter-communication.

SHADING DEVICE- Shading device on South- West prevents overheating and reects sunlight into tower indirectly

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BMW WELTCOOP HIMMELB (L) AU MUNICH GERMANY

Coop Himmelb (L) AU were the winner of the competition of

BMW’s headquarters and museum in 2000. they introduce a large

transparent hall with sculptural roof and double cone on existing

company headquarters building.

The building capture the view of the landscape of the

Oympiapark from inside by using transparent glass facades, which

create a visual interaction between BMV Welt and surrounding.

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BMW WELTCOOP HIMMELB (L) AU MUNICH GERMANY

Double Cone, the focal point of the building. It is an event space

offering all the options of a public assembly place, e.g. concerts,

exhibitions and talk shows. Since the shape of this area is much special

than the others, it can highlight the items which are displayed there.

The heart of BMW Welt, vehicle delivery, forms the spatial hub and

functional backbone of the building, and the processes connected with

this function extend over almost all levels. The bridge can bear high

loading since it only get 4 points’ structural connection.

Reference: Coop Himmelb(L)AU: Beyond the blue, Peter Noever