SB 13 HK: Sustainable Design

Case Study_
the HONG KONG DESIGN INSTITUTE
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HK Natural Condition
Site: HKDI
 Project
Contradictions
 Programmatic Organization

Typical approach
Connecting with the public

Activities extended from interior to

external plaza
Urban interaction
Legibility
Metaphor = Communication
Education supports young talents
towards a higher level
Decompose into simple elements
Podium
Connector
Legs of education
Sky city

The Podium
The Grid / Organizational System
Flexibility of space
 Language
Learning Centre

Studios
Fashion gallery along 7/F corridor

Flexible spatial use of Exhibition Hall

24 hr. zone

Library

Library sitting/reading area along

7th floor periphery of glass wall.
Effective circulation design
Natural lighting
Cross ventilation
Tree preservation &
Landscape design
 Green slope Street level green area 2/F podium garden 2/F podium garden

9/F garden

Ground floor entrance

Roof Garden

Second Floor (podium)

9/F garden

Tree preservation & landscape design

Roof Garden
• The Total Green Area : 6600 sq. m
• The Green Ratio : 30.4 %
(Fulfills HKBEAM pre-requisite on minimum landscape area)
Efficient structural system - superstructure

Finalized structural system ( Platform ) Finalized structural system

TOWERS PERIPHERAL TRUSS AT SKY-PLATFORM

steel CHS diagrid Top chord by post-tensioning beam
R.C. walls Diagonals by steel CHS section
Bottom chord by R.C. beam
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