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Chu Hai College Campus

Chu Hai College Campus
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CHU HAI COLLEGE CAMPUS

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CATEGORY
Higher Education

LOCATION
80 Castle Peak Road, Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong

LEAD ARCHITECT
Rocco Yim

CLIENT
Chu Hai College of Higher Education

MAIN CONTRACTOR
CR Construction Company Limited

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Rider Levett Bucknall

ACOUSTIC
Shen Milsom & Wilke

BUILDING SERVICES
J. Roger Preston Limited

CIVIL
Ove Arup & Partners

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Ove Arup & Partners

ENVIRONMENTAL
Ove Arup & Partners

TRAFFIC
Ove Arup & Partners

PROJECT MANAGER
Ove Arup & Partners

STRUCTURAL
Ove Arup & Partners

AREA
26500.0 m2

MANUFACTURERS
AkzoNobel, Guang Ya Aluminium Industries, Redland Concrete

BEAM ACCREDITATION
Allied Environmental Consultants Ltd.

YEAR
2016

LANDSCAPE
Earthasia Ltd.

PROJECT TEAM
Rocco Yim, CM Chan, William Tam, Henry Ho, Stephen Chan, Hoi-Wai Sze, William Lee, Li Qingyue, Agnus Lau, Alan Chiang, Nicholas Ho

Text description provided by architect.

The new campus design signifies a highly linked & connected institution. It looks into the compact urban condition of Hong Kong itself for direct inspiration and epitomizes a miniature city, dense and connected.

Chu Hai College Campus
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Chu Hai College Campus
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Chu Hai College Campus
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The spatial organization maximizes density by stacking multiple slab blocks of different programs vertically on top of each other over a podium of communal activities, including a number of lecture theatres and a gymnasium.

A folded vertical Student Boulevard rises to form a 3-dimensional street network in the air that weaves and binds the different blocks and levels into a connected whole.

From the Boulevard, students can gain free access to a series of sky gardens and roof decks of various scales on different levels: turfed green lawn sloping towards the sea, student plaza & mini café etc., all afforded with magnificent sea views and lively atmosphere.

Chu Hai College Campus
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Chu Hai College Campus
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The footprints of the buildings are restricted to that of the existing foundations to minimize unnecessary modification.

Programs requiring larger footprints such as the classrooms and libraries are suspended out from the main slab blocks to make up for the required floor area.

Architecturally, the library and the student union are remodeled as bridges that connect the east and west slab blocks into an iconic gateway.

Chu Hai College Campus
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Chu Hai College Campus
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The classrooms on the upper floors are tapered outwards, creating a sloping wall as a reflector to redirect sunlight to the interior corridor and allow natural ventilation to reach the lower levels.

The elevation of the building reflects an authentic expression of its complex section. Formally, the cantilevers and bridges extending from the slab blocks resemble the image of a tree crown and symbolize the primitive learning space under the shade of the green canopy.

Chu Hai College Campus
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Chu Hai College Campus
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Its composition and construction also resemble the inherent spirit of Chinese Calligraphy, namely the beautiful balance of solid and void in the elevation.

The erection of the new campus in essence alludes to the creation of a new character: a new rudiment that would form the root of new knowledge for the generations to come.

Chu Hai College Campus
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