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Hysan Place is the latest addition to Hysan’s portfolio at its northern gateway. Just three years after its opening, Hysan Place is already regarded as a Hong Kong retail landmark, with its office portion housing many top international corporations. Beyond its commercial successes, however, the 40-storey project is also known for its intelligent design and features that put environmental concerns high on the agenda. It is no coincidence that Hysan place was among the first recipients of BEAM Plus Platinum certification for new buildings, and was the first mixed-use office and vertical mall complex in Greater China to be awarded LEED Platinum for Core and Shell by the United States Green Building Council. This all goes back to the core values of Hysan, a company guided by the principle of being a responsible business that takes into account the needs of its stakeholders, including its impact on the environment and the communities it serves.

Although a single building, Hysan Place goes beyond its site boundary and aims to benefit the environment of the entire district. Its key green features include:

 

 

Site Aspects

  • Urban windows at lower floors that improve the microclimate in the neighbourhood
  • Green roofs at various levels, such as the rooftop Urban Farm, which help to mitigate the heat island effect
 

 

Indoor Environmental Quality

  • Possible natural ventilation
    on office floors by operable vents


For more information on its project features and the sustainable mindset behind the development, please see pages 152 to 157 of Construction Industry Council and Hong Kong Green Building Council’s “Hong Kong Report on the State of Sustainable Built Environment 2014”:

https://www.hkgbc.org.hk/ebook/HKGBC_HongKongReport_2014/index.html

 

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Innovations and Additions

  • District cooling:
    Central chiller plants offer chilled water for project site and upcoming developments.
  • Achieving 100% of relevant sub-items of the Urban Design Guidelines.
 

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Energy Use

  • Projected annual operating energy of about 19% saving.
  • Use of LED and T5 lamps to achieve 28% reduction in lighting energy consumption.
  • Use of heat pumps in the indoor swimming pool for heat recovery during dehumidification process.
  • Use of high-insulating double-glazed fenestration, with U-value and shading coefficient as low as 1.5 W/m2K and 0.33 respectively.
  • Use of chiller with high COP, variable speed drive fans and pumps in air-conditioning system to enhance energy efficiency.
  • Area allocation:
    Function rooms are assigned to perimeter zones and are adequately day- Spatial and engineering services design allows future changes.
     

 

Site Aspects

  • Wind and visual environment:
    Stepped height approach, short building height with outdoor greenery and facilities.
  • Landscaping:
    Variety in plant species with 36% of the site coverage.
  • Appreciate outdoor greenery as outdoor study area.
 

 

Materials Aspects

  • Material selection:
    Intentionally use of regionally manufactured materials, rapidly renewable materials (bamboos), reusable materials, low water consuming devices and high efficient equipment.
  • Internal staircase, sports hall and dance studio with extensive use of bamboo products.
     

 

Indoor Environmental Quality

  • Indoor environment quality:
    IAQ excellent class with desirable performance of ventilation, thermal comfort, lighting, acoustics and amenities.
  • Architectural fins and Low-e glass for optimisation of indoor daylight.
  • Extensive use of daylight sensors and occupancy sensors at function rooms, toilets and changing rooms to automatically turn off lights when not in use.


Project Details

Completion Year 2013
Number of Blocks 1
Number of Storeys 2
Number of Floors 3
Number of Units 4
Internal Floor Area (IFA) (sqm) 5
Type Commercial
Total Site Area 6

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