SYSTRA Hong Kong Achieved a Noteworthy Recognition for the Lee Gardens Rejuvenation Project

SYSTRA Hong Kong Achieved a Noteworthy Recognition for the Lee Gardens Rejuvenation Project

SYSTRA Hong Kong was proud to be recognised a special award for the project Walking in the Garden: From Reconnecting to Rediscovering (Area and Street Rejuvenations in the Lee Gardens Area) presented by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA).

SYSTRA Hong Kong, as the Traffic Engineering Consultants, led by Ronald Lu & Partners, was attained Finalist recognition in HKIA Award of Hong Kong – Urban Design & Master Planning in HKIA Annual Dinner cum Annual Awards Presentation 2024.

The Project comprises upgrading of various buildings in the Lee Garden area through the Alterations and Additions works, provision of a series of footbridges and a covered walkway for improvement of pedestrian connectivity and a proposed streetscape plan for enhancement of walkability and walking experience.

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided Sustainable Traffic and Transport Consultancy Services for Lee Garden Area Rejuvenations Project

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided strategic sustainable traffic and transport solutions for the Lee Garden Area Rejuvenations Project. Our key Scope included various Traffic and Pedestrian Design and Assessments to support of the planning and design for the traffic circulation and pedestrian related facilities for Statutory Submissions.

Key Scope and Solutions:

• Pedestrian Accessibility Review
• Implementation of Streetscape Plan
• Traffic and Pedestrian Demand Studies for Planning of Pedestrian Links
• Traffic Engineering Design and Traffic Re-arrangement for the Pedestrian Links (including both the covered walkways and footbridges)
• Traffic and Pedestrian Signage for the Streetscape Plan
• Temporary Traffic Management Schemes for Construction of Pedestrian Links

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Sustainable Development Awards recognition for the Leung Fung Yee Building and Kunkle Student Centre at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

SYSTRA Hong Kong was secured two latest awards for the Leung Fung Yee Building and Kunkle Student Centre at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) presented by The Quality Building Awards 2024 (QBA 2024) Award.

The Project Team led by Leigh & Orange Limited Architects, received the Sustainable Development Award and the Merit Award for Hong Kong Non-Residential (New Building – Government, Institution or Community).

The project comprises three main parts covering a site area of 2050 m2. The Lower Block, namely Kunkle Student Centre, serves as a student activity centre with a wide range of student amenities and The Upper Block, namely Leung Fung Yee Building is designed as a re-provision of demolished staff quarters, with addition of visitor flats and special student amenities like black box theatre and fitness centre and the Link-bridge is provided connecting the two blocks.

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided Traffic and Transport Consultancy Services for the Leung Fung Yee Building and Kunkle Student Centre

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided Traffic and Transport Engineering Consultancy with strategic sustainable mobility solutions for the Redevelopment of the Project. Our key Scope included Transport and Traffic Design and Assessment in support of the general transport related facility and accessibility layout design and Statutory Submissions.

Key Scope and Solutions:

• Transport Accessibility Review and Study
• Transport Servicing Provision Estimation and Optimisation
• Traffic Engineering Design for Access Arrangement, Internal Vehicular Traffic Circulation, Carpark Layout, Loading & Unloading Area as well as Pick-up Drop Off Bay
• Swept Path Analysis and Technical Review for Internal Traffic Facilities including Internal Carriageway, Drop Off Facilities, Carpark etc.

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SYSTRA Hong Kong Won Awards from 2023 MIPIM Asia Awards for Hangzhou Westlake 66

MIPIM Asia Awards Gala Dinner was held on 6 December 2023. SYSTRA Hong Kong, as the Lead Traffic Consultant, led by the Architect, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, was awarded with Gold Award – Best New Mega Development for the project Hangzhou Westlake 66.

Westlake 66 is nestled at the heart of the Hangzhou CBD, a central business district that will comprise a 100,000 m² of prestigious retail space, five Grade A office towers and a luxury hotel. The project is scheduled for completion in phases from 2024.

The project consists of a total gross floor area of 290,000 m² and it was recognized for its role in reinvigorating a deteriorated neighbourhood, transforming it into a new hub for technology startups and young professionals, which included retail, office, hotel, and relics with earning Gold in the Best New Mega Development category.

SYSTRA Hong Kong Celebrates Excellence and Innovation with the MIPIM Asia Awards

SYSTRA Hong Kong, the leading traffic consultant, was part of the project team that responsible for access arrangement, parking requirement, internal traffic such as loading and unloading requirement, drop off area, internal traffic sign and road marking as well as reviewing the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) report.

Key Scope and Solutions:

• Provide professional traffic advice on proposed schemes
• Develop and enhance the connectivity, car park arrangement, delivery strategy etc.
• Ensure the traffic arrangement is able to satisfy both users and operators

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SYSTRA Hong Kong Won 3 Awards for Chung Chi Student Development Complex, CUHK

SYSTRA Hong Kong was recently awarded 3 awards for The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) presented by The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) and Hong Kong Green Building Council.

SYSTRA Hong Kong, as the Traffic Engineering Consultants, led by Leigh & Orange Limited, was awarded with Merit Award for Hong Kong (Institutional Building) and Finalist in Special Award for (Sustainable Architecture) in HKIA Annual Ball cum Annual Awards Presentation 2023. The project was also awarded with Grand Award for New Buildings Category, Completed Projects – Institutional in 2023 Green Building Award.

The pioneering project, the Redevelopment of Block D & G at Chung Chi Campus of CUHK was built in 1960s. The projects aim to create a new pedestrian-friendly journey with public realm, enhances campus walkability and connectivity, promotes a low-carbon prototype for campus development, and establishes a green lifestyle showcase for the staff and students.

The project is carried out in 2 phases, which consist of 2050 m² site area. Proposed new building of Upper Block at Block D site provides staff quarters and visitor flats with associated car parking for residence and Lower Block at Block G consists of communal facilities such as offices, music rooms, meeting rooms and roof garden with connection to Upper Block by means of covered footbridge.

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided Traffic Consultancy Services for Redevelopment of Chung Chi Campus, CUHK

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided traffic consulting services for the Redevelopment of Block D & G at Chung Chi Campus, CUHK, which summarised the analysis on the traffic engineering design and assess the potential traffic impact of the proposed development in support of the proposed general building plan.

As the project obtains Provisional Platinum rating in BEAM Plus New Building, SYSTRA Hong Kong also carried out a proposed car parking provision that complies with the requirements stipulated in the general building plan, aiming to provide traffic engineering solutions in requiring disposal of waste and abated environmental nuisance.

Key Scope and Solutions:

• Swept Path Analysis
• Campus Traffic Impact Assessment
• Estimation of Transport Provision Requirement
• Analysis of Maximum Vehicle Size for Various Access Roads
• Planning of the Internal Traffic Network and Access Strategy
• Analysis of Internal Traffic Facilities including internal carriageway, drop off facilities, carpark etc.

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SYSTRA Hong Kong Won Awards from 2023 AIA Honors & Awards for HKUST Guangzhou Campus

2023 The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Hong Kong Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on 4 December 2023. SYSTRA Hong Kong, as the Traffic Engineering Consultants, led by the Architect, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, was awarded with Merit Award for Architecture and Merit Award for Urban Design.

The award-winning project, the 1.1-sq-km Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Guangzhou Campus, was opened in September 2022. The project is located in Nansha Area, south of Guangzhou and adjacent to the Qingsheng station on the high-speed Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.

The campus is developed into two phases, which consists of a total GFA of 1,082,000 m² to accommodate more than 10,000 students and faculty with full range of facilities, including lecture theatre, classroom, laboratory, library, sports, hostel, green area & amenities.

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided Traffic Consultancy Services for HKUST Guangzhou Campus

SYSTRA Hong Kong provided traffic consulting services for the HKUST Guangzhou Campus from Master Planning Stage to Preliminary Design Stage, aiming to enhancing overall traffic and transport connectivity, providing people-oriented and efficient traffic infrastructure within the campus.

As the campus features carbon neutrality, SYSTRA Hong Kong also carried out a feasibility study on innovative traffic strategy such as car free zone and emission free autonomous network, aiming to provide traffic engineering solutions in a smart, sustainable way.

Key Scope and Solutions:

• Campus Traffic and Transport Planning related designs
• Analysis of External Traffic Connectivity and Strategic Routing
• Planning of the Internal Traffic Network and Access Strategy
• Estimation of Internal Traffic Demand
• Sizing and Design of Internal Traffic Facilities including internal carriageway, drop off facilities, cycling track, car ramp, L/UL docks, basement carpark

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MVA’s Significant Project Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts, Wins Multiple Awards

Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts, has again been given two prestigious awards – the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021 and the Quality Building Award 2020.

Tai Kwun (meaning ‘Big Station’) is the Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong, formerly known as the Central Police Station in the colonial era. The renovation and revitalisation project began in 2008, took twelve years of making.

Awards:

• The RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021
• The Quality Building Award 2020 – Grand Award in Hong Kong Building (Renovation/ Revitalisation) category

The RIBA International Awards for Excellence is globally recognised and awards buildings that change the world. In 2021, there were 16 remarkable projects which won the Prize, ranged from 11 countries. Tai Kwun, is the only winning structure from Hong Kong. The award was presented in July 2021.

The Quality Building Award (QBA), an award co-organised by nine leading professional institutions of the property sector in Hong Kong, recognised Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts with Grand Award in the Hong Kong building (Renovation / Revitalisation) Category.

SYSTRA MVA as the Lead Traffic Consultant

SYSTRA MVA provided professional traffic engineering and transport planning consultancy services for the conceptual design stage and construction for Tai Kwun. The revitalisation project has been recognised by several international and local awards in which MVA contributed since 2008, led by local and international Architects and conservation architects.

The historical site is the only winning structure from Hong Kong in the RIBA recognition, and it also won the Grand Price – Hong Kong Building (Renovation/ Revitalisation) category in the latest QBA.

Key Solutions:

• Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA)
• Transport Planning – Pedestrian Forecast
• Traffic Improvement Works outside Site Boundary
• Construction Traffic Impact Assessment (CTIA) + Temporary Traffic Management (TTM)
• Implementation Roadworks Around the Site
• Temporary Relocation of Traffic Signal Light

Photo source: RIBA © Edmond Leong