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Design for hospital wins architectural award
The architectural design for the Castle Peak Hospital Redevelopment Phase 1 (Stage 1) in Tuen Mun has won the 1995 Architectural Services Department (Arch SD) Annual Award.
Six other projects have also been chosen to receive the certificates of merit. They are the Kowloon Walled City Park, Cheung Chau Field Studies Centre, Cornwall Street Park and Squash and Table Tennis Complex in Sham Shui Po, Practical School at Au Tau in Yuen Long, construction of Dog Kennels at Burma Lines in Fanling and Warehouse Project (conversion of Old Aberdeen Police Station).
There were a total of 21 entries. The panel of judges, chaired by the Director of Architectural Services, Mr Kenneth Chan, comprised the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong; and the President Designate of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Dr Tao Ho.
Mr Chan said that according to the panel, the Castle Peak Hospital project had been developed with great awareness for scale and the human aspects of the design, creating a non-institutional feeling for the patients, including pleasing interiors using the advantages of natural light.
The panel of judges described the design as a departure from the norm and was both innovative and refreshing. The care given to detail and the design of features was reflected in the quality of finish achieved, which enhanced the sense of scale and proportion achieved.
The 1995 Arch SD Annual Award and the certificates of merit will be presented at the department's annual dinner tomorrow (Friday).
Meanwhile, the 21 entries of the competition, together with other works of Arch SD, will be displayed at the deck level of the Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway between December 1 and 7.
The exhibition is organised to tie in with the Government's "Serving the Community Week" programme. Admission is free.
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