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Private Sector Azura
Projects
The Azura development is located in the extension. The purpose of this was to serve the swimming pool deck disposition. A water
Mid-Levels district of Hong Kong Island. The as sun shading and to reduce heat gain in the feature was also added to provide a calm and
tower is set close to Seymour Road, creating interior spaces. Precast façades and lot forms comfortable ambience on the ground floor, as
an open space at the back to promote cross were adopted for typical floor construction. well as at the three swimming pools on the
ventilation between Azura and neighbouring This resulted in reduced wastage of timber fifth floor.
buildings. Uncommon in Mid-Levels, a formwork and enabled the re-use of steel During the construction phase, high noise
spacious vehicular entrance court was created moulds after completion of the project. mitigation construction and demolition
to minimise the traffic impact on Seymour Insulated glass units with low-e coating and procedures were scheduled so as not to
Road. Also, to alleviate the heavy traffic flow sun-shading features for the living/dining affect the neighbouring Jewish Temple
of pedestrians from Central, a plaza set back rooms and bedrooms were also added to during service times. The noise level of
from Seymour Road was created to draw in reduce noise and solar heat gain. piling works was reduced by approximately
residents entering from Robinson Road, with Within the development, the clubhouse 5dB by providing acoustic enclosures to the
an escalator installed to ease them to their swimming pool and additional three rooftop piling rig. Pipe jacking was used to lay the
dwellings. swimming pools were combined in a single drainage instead of open trench methods
Comprehensive building analysis was carried tower. A sun path study was carried out for to avoid disrupting the road traffic and
out to create open spaces from existing
buildings and to provide greening at the PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.21 hectare
podium level. Both the open spaces and Site area (approx.) 19,166 m2
the podium set back are intergrade to form Gross floor area (approx.) 50
a pedestrian path along Seymour Road. To Number of floor above grade 1,426
improve the neighbourhood streetscape and Approximate final population Residential
the pedestrian network, as well as implement Key Occupancy type(s)
the client’s vision for the neighbourhood, a
new paved sidewalk network was proposed
in the vicinity as part of the Master Landscape
Plan. The Azura project is a pioneer in repaving
and widening the sidewalk to improve and
mitigate congestion in Mid-Levels. New
railings were also installed along Seymour
Road to improve public safety.
Wide balconies and shallow balconies
were installed for east- and west-facing
units respectively with an architectural fin
176 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Projects
The Azura development is located in the extension. The purpose of this was to serve the swimming pool deck disposition. A water
Mid-Levels district of Hong Kong Island. The as sun shading and to reduce heat gain in the feature was also added to provide a calm and
tower is set close to Seymour Road, creating interior spaces. Precast façades and lot forms comfortable ambience on the ground floor, as
an open space at the back to promote cross were adopted for typical floor construction. well as at the three swimming pools on the
ventilation between Azura and neighbouring This resulted in reduced wastage of timber fifth floor.
buildings. Uncommon in Mid-Levels, a formwork and enabled the re-use of steel During the construction phase, high noise
spacious vehicular entrance court was created moulds after completion of the project. mitigation construction and demolition
to minimise the traffic impact on Seymour Insulated glass units with low-e coating and procedures were scheduled so as not to
Road. Also, to alleviate the heavy traffic flow sun-shading features for the living/dining affect the neighbouring Jewish Temple
of pedestrians from Central, a plaza set back rooms and bedrooms were also added to during service times. The noise level of
from Seymour Road was created to draw in reduce noise and solar heat gain. piling works was reduced by approximately
residents entering from Robinson Road, with Within the development, the clubhouse 5dB by providing acoustic enclosures to the
an escalator installed to ease them to their swimming pool and additional three rooftop piling rig. Pipe jacking was used to lay the
dwellings. swimming pools were combined in a single drainage instead of open trench methods
Comprehensive building analysis was carried tower. A sun path study was carried out for to avoid disrupting the road traffic and
out to create open spaces from existing
buildings and to provide greening at the PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.21 hectare
podium level. Both the open spaces and Site area (approx.) 19,166 m2
the podium set back are intergrade to form Gross floor area (approx.) 50
a pedestrian path along Seymour Road. To Number of floor above grade 1,426
improve the neighbourhood streetscape and Approximate final population Residential
the pedestrian network, as well as implement Key Occupancy type(s)
the client’s vision for the neighbourhood, a
new paved sidewalk network was proposed
in the vicinity as part of the Master Landscape
Plan. The Azura project is a pioneer in repaving
and widening the sidewalk to improve and
mitigate congestion in Mid-Levels. New
railings were also installed along Seymour
Road to improve public safety.
Wide balconies and shallow balconies
were installed for east- and west-facing
units respectively with an architectural fin
176 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
