Office
BUILDING
DESIGN STAGE
3.1.2 Consideration of Impact to Neighbourhood
DESIGN STAGE
3.1.2 Consideration of Impact to Neighbourhood
Case study of H Queen’s:
Wind Guide
To bring in breeze for the open zone, wind
guides are introduced to divert
from Queen’s Road Central and Pottinger Street
to the 3/F flat roof and to redirect the potential
kitchen exhaust to the flat roof. Extensive
computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling
has been carried out to help to achieve this.
Figure 3.1.10 Exterior view of H Queen’s
(Source: Henderson Land Development Company Limited)
Figure 3.1.9 Wind guide of H Queen’s
(Source: Henderson Land Development Company Limited)
Case study of Hysan Place:
Urban Window
Several large openings are designed at lower levels
of the building and act as ‘urban windows’ to
enhance natural air ventilation and improve the
micro-climate in the neighbourhood. They will also
lessen the wall effect and help retain good visual
permeability. Some openings also provide green
spaces to mitigate the heat island effect.
Figure 3.1.7 Urban window of Hysan Place
(Source: Hysan Development Company Limited)
Case study of
China Resources
Building (CRB):
Podium Design
Figure 3.1.8 China Resources Building
(Source: China Resources Property Limited)
Office
BUILDING
• Remove part of podium
massing to enhance natural
ventilation, lighting and
building permeability at the
podium
• 24-hour barrier-free podium
access
• CRB, Causeway Centre and the
Harbour Road Garden were
upgraded as a whole, with a
unified architectural character
• Renovation took place in phases
for the convenience of users,
podium → Main Building →
Garden
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