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A very British consulate. AJ 30.01.97
Publication Year
1997
Document Status
Current
Abstract
New consulate general, residential accommodation and British Council headquarters in Hong Kong, strung along the edge of the site, around landscaped grounds. Built on a steeply sloping site, a variety of groundworks were required including caisson walls, retaining walls, ground anchors. Materials include Kirkstons slate, white and dark grey granite, anodised aluminium and green-tinted glass. A variety of approaches to air conditioning are used and the building, designed to meet BREEAM requirements, also satisfies the local OTTV criteria - a measure of energy consumption of the building envelope. Includes cost analysis and working details of entrance door and canopy. Architects: Terry Farrell & Partners. Engineers: Ove Arup & Partners. Landscape Architects: Denton Corker Marshall.
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Architects' Journal
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