Previous Next Feature Staircase in Timber, Glass & Steel The client desired a mix of structural timber, glass and steel to provide a ‘raw’ look to the interior of this store. PCE designed base building alterations for the L1 void and developed a stair with exposed steel channel stringers providing a profiled recessed within[...]
Read MorePrevious Next New Flagship with ‘Wrap-Around’ Cantilever Stair on Feature Wall PCE were responsible for the base building alteration and strengthening to create a three-level storefront atrium with an 18m tall feature wall supporting a wrap-around cantilever stair featuring semi-circular stair flights at the wall ends and a sculpted three-dimensional stair soffit. Other elements[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Jeff Koons Hulk Sculpture Exhibition Several Jeff Koons Hulk sculptures and other works of art were displayed in the Gagosian Gallery in 2014. The gallery is located within a 100 year old listed building that had not been designed to support the concentrated 1.2 tonne weight of each sculpture. PCE undertook an[...]
Read MorePrevious Next HSBC Project Plaza & Grain of Rice As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations, the ground-level plaza beneath the iconic HSBC headquarters was revitalized using mixed brick paving to form an image of the past local street layout with a series of etched vertical cantilever glass display panels. Work included justification of[...]
Read MorePrevious Next HSBC Project Plaza As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations, the ground-level plaza beneath the iconic HSBC headquarters was revitalized using mixed brick paving to form an image of the past local street layout with a series of etched vertical cantilever glass display panels. Work included justification of the adequacy of the[...]
Read MorePrevious Next New Global Flagship Store This Peter Marino designed flagship store provided 2,500m2 of luxury retail space on two levels in the heart of the China World Trade Centre development. PCE were appointed at an early stage to study a range of options for the substantial alteration of the existing structure. Design and[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Temporary Pop-up Store A 7.5m diameter translucent flat dome pop-up boutique comprised of a series of blades and rings was shown to PCE as a concept. We developed a solution using stainless steel blades with two discreet stainless steel ring ties for stability onto which the polycarbonate tube cladding could be installed.[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Flagship Glass Pavilion on Reconstructed Basement Store PCE was responsible for the design of major basement and plaza reconstruction works required for the feature glass entrance pavilion at this unique Apple store. Nine structural bays in the upper basement and plaza with a footprint of around 625m2 were demolished and reconstructed so[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Specialist Design Support PCE provided full engineering design services for this new flagship store including a 4-level part suspended internal stair within tight spatial constraints and new balcony conversion. Subsequent work included a complex design solution to support an innovative cast glass block 3D facade using concealed inter-locking stainless steel edge panels.[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Major Sculpture Exhibition PCE were appointed engineer for the inaugural 2017 Sculpture Park exhibition in the grounds of the Hong Kong Government offices. Eighteen different artists each exhibited a sculpture and all needed checking and approval. We prepared a general site assessment and developed a simple approach with the artists to obtain[...]
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