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HKIA AnnuAl AwArds 2014
Design Concept diagrid uniform structure to efficiently taking
The Forum is an iconic gem in the middle the structural loads to the existing podium,
of Hongkong Land's Exchange Square prime optimize solar visual glare reflection from the
rental stronghold. The design of the five- facade curtain wall and add a few outdoor
storey office building adopts a simple and terraces for the offices.
compact footprint of a box and redefines a
well-connected outdoor public plaza. The Jury Report
building geometry was tilted by 15 degrees The Forum is angular and crystalline like a
off one corner to open up a pleasant covered diamond in the podium of Exchange Square. It
walkway across the site, allow for an elegant creates a diagonal circulation flow as a corner
of the cubic form is tilted up at an angle
toward the main approach from an expanded
and remodeled open plaza. A very high level
of execution with careful detail treatment was
noted and appreciated.
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