Previous Next Louis Vuitton Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore PCE were asked to review the initial schematic design developed by others and reduce structural intrusion impacting the see-through façade. By adopting a fresh approach, it was determined that the internal structure could be completely removed by suspending and cantilevering a lightweight roof structure from[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Villa Chameleon, Buwit, Bali, Indonesia PCE were initially appointed to undertake a peer review of the design of a two-level concrete structure for this luxury villa set on a steeply sloping site and subsequently became responsible for the full redesign to provide a totally open framed structure and large infinity pool suitable[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Apple IFC Store Expansion, Hong Kong PCE provided full structural design and RSE services associated with the third-floor expansion of this flagship store. As the store is located on fully suspended structure above the highway, innovative slab opening and hybrid plate strengthening was required for a new stainless-steel dog-leg customer stair. In[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Ovolo Hotel, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong PCE provided full structural design and RSE services for the conversion of this 24F godown into a boutique hotel. Work included total replacement of the façade, insertion of a major 2-level internal plantroom, internal upgrades and concrete repairs. Client Location Architect Completion Date Ovolo Group[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Louis Vuitton Luxury Lounge, Hamad International Airport, Doha The concept for this unique structure is an evolution of the Louis Vuitton pop-up store designed by PCE for the launch of a range of fragrances in Hong Kong. In this case, the structure is much larger and combines both single and double height[...]
Read MorePrevious Next Feature Lightweight Helical Steel Stair The new 500m2 two-level freestanding Rolex store was believed to be the world’s largest airport duty free watch shop at the time of construction and was designed with a floor to ceiling glass façade providing all round visibility of the boutique. PCE designed a self-supporting helical steel[...]
Read MorePrevious 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[...]
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