 Design
With 136 years of experience designing
and planning cities, P&T Hong Kong has
contributed to the authentic look and feel
of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur,
and Manila. Neihu Technology Park was designed
by P&T's chief designer, Remo Riva and
renowned architect Chen Zheng-Xi (陳正熹).
With their strong background in European
aesthetics and award-winning talent, these
two architects shaped Neihu Technology Park
into a noteworthy trade centre in Asia Pacific.
Structure
Secured by the foundation structure with
anti-floating wall-piles and interlaced
underground walls, the diaphragm wall pilings
for the entire area reach down to a maximum
depth of 34-39 meters. For some parts requiring
reinforcement, the structure is drilled
as deep as one meter into the base rock.
These structures are to increase the loading
and anti-seismic. The main structures have
passed the scrutiny of the Architectural
Institute of the Republic of China under
the highest national standards for structural
coefficients. Building materials have also
been rigorously tested to ensure quality
and safety.
The square-structure includes a mat-type
foundation on the periphery with diaphragm
walls as thick as 100cm. The entire area
is built with non-water temper steel and
3500-4000 psi concrete (base to 2nd floor)
to absorb the bending, pulling, twisting
and shearing forces of an earthquake.
The Exterior
Different from the traditionally square
look of office buildings, this curvier design
creates a 180 meter ultra-wide facade. This
three-tower design has a corridor 500 meters
long and its domed modules make the reflective,
full-length French windows possible. Fluorocarbon-coated
aluminum panels are matched with granite
bases; the fluid lines reflect technology
and simplicity. All in all, it has the grandeur
of a landmark.
Designed by Yao Ren-Gong (姚仁恭) of Dagong
Design Consultants (大公設計顧問事務所), the winner
of the 1999 ILAD Award of Excellence, the
hidden lights glow at night to fully illuminate
the style, texture and color of this masterpiece,
reinterpreting the meaning of elegance.
This building becomes a glowing object,
reflecting perfect modernity in this city
of technology.
Raised seven meters high, the symmetrical
lobby, surrounded by a VIP driveway, was
designed from the principles of Korea's
Rodin Museum. The symmetrical 'glass-box'
design is integrated with the lobby pillars
and echoes the post-modern style of natural
light through high glass ceilings.
The Glass House is the first of its kind
in this nation. The exterior of this building
is structured upon four dimensions of aluminum
frame and glass - 8mm+0.76pvb film+8mm total
reflection tempered glass to create the
best sound and heat insulation. The high-tech
screen system, structured by laminated multi-layer
glass and fluorocarbon finished aluminum
panels, has been through wind and storm
tests. The hi-tech appearance conceals the
technologies that ensure safety. The glass
wall sustains earthquakes better than other
types of glass so that if the glass shatters,
the safety glass protects the occupants.
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