New Campus Development of Chu Hai College of Higher Education | Rocco Design Architects Ltd

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. 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.

The footprints of the buildings are restricted to that of the existing foundations to minimize unnecessary modification to the foundations. 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. 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. 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.

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中信金融中心是其于深圳市的总部，项目处于深圳湾总部基地的沿海西大门，面向深圳湾，西旁靠着一片公共绿地，建设内容包括：办公室、会议中心、酒店、公寓等，为深圳总部基地的第一座城市综合体。

设计上一方面回应城市发展及城市设计的考虑：如建筑高度的退台要求、城市界面及公共空间的营造、如何引领着后来的建筑设计、与及绿化立体化等等的尝试。另一方面，建筑上化繁复的内容而为简洁明亮的造型和空间，并为瞬息多变的功能需要，提供一个灵活可变的空间框架。

建筑群以一座塔楼及两座凹字形扳楼组成。塔楼置于地块北部，前面的扳楼高度逐渐向深圳湾拾级而下，让塔楼高层饱览海湾景致，亦令城市天际线更富层次感。拾级而下的扳楼营造出三个不同高度的绿化屋顶平台，与垂直绿化墙及空中庭园连接，成为贯穿整个基地的立体绿脉，并面向绿化公园，形成开放的景观界面。

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中信金融中心是其於深圳市的總部，項目處於深圳灣總部基地的沿海西大門，面向深圳灣，西旁靠著一片公共綠地，建設內容包括：辦公室、會議中心、酒店、公寓等，為深圳總部基地的第一座城市綜合體。

設計上一方面回應城市發展及城市設計的考慮：如建築高度的退台要求、城市界面及公共空間的營造、如何引領著後來的建築設計、與及綠化立體化等等的嘗試。另一方面，建築上化繁複的內容而為簡潔明亮的造型和空間，並為瞬息多變的功能需要，提供一個靈活可變的空間框架。

建築群以一座塔樓及兩座凹字形扳樓組成。塔樓置於地塊北部，前面的扳樓高度逐漸向深圳灣拾級而下，讓塔樓高層飽覽海灣景緻，亦令城市天際線更富層次感。拾級而下的扳樓營造出三個不同高度的綠化屋頂平臺，與垂直綠化牆及空中庭園連接，成為貫穿整個基地的立體綠脈，並面向綠化公園，形成開放的景觀界面。