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HKIA AnnuAl AwArds 2014

is also encouraged to be extended to the
publicly accessible space along Portsdown
Road. In contrast, blank walls such as
escape stairs and service exits that face
the public space and one-north Park are
discouraged.

Jury Report
This outstanding building is one of the
few projects that was designed to follow
correctly the innovative urban design
principles established by Zaha Hadid
in her Singapore Master Plan. It has the
merit of taking as the starting point of
its architectural design the complex 3D
volumetric outline that was originally
intended to give shape to a major part of the
city. On this basis, the designers developed
a project that is wrapped in a spectacularly
smooth external skin that houses its complex
internal programme. The aerodynamic
horseshoe scheme, in addition to being
aesthetically stunning in terms of its form
and materiality, resolves in an elegant way
the relationship between the public spaces
- in particular the inner sheltered garden -
and the private realm of the various office
floors. The circulation system, both vertical
and horizontal, is resolved inventively and
the overall environmental performance of
the building, particularly in terms of solar
shading and ventilation, is excellent.

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