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Columbarium & Garden of Remembrance at Kiu Tau Road, Wo Hop Shek

Description

The project provides 35,310 indoor niches, 8,400 outdoor niches, centralized joss paper burners, The project provides 35,310 indoor niches, 8,400 outdoor niches, centralized joss paper burners, administrative facilities, Customer e-Information Centre for web-worshiping and searching of the tombs or niches of ancestors, and Gardens of Remembrance for scattering of cremated ashes with Chinese and Western thematic memorial pillars for about 9,000 nos. of plaques to be inscribed.

The project consists of a 5-storey 120m-long niche block tucked into the natural valley; external niches at the stepping platforms next to the niche block; and a single-storey low block accommodating other supporting facilities.

A meandering path is provided leading worshippers from the reflecting pond at the entrance which purifies the minds of the worshipers, to the niche block, as well as the grand steps to the external niches and the Gardens of Remembrance.

Awards

HKIA Annual Awards 2012
Medal of the Year
ArchSD Annual Award 2012
Design for Asia Awards 2014
Silver Award
ULI Global Awards for Excellence 2014
finalist
Civil Service Outstanding Service Award Scheme 2013
Partnership Award - Gold Prize
Good Design Awards 2014
Best 100 Design

Project Data

Location
Kiu Tau Road, Wo Hop Shek, New Territories, Hong Kong
Type
Food, Health and Environmental Hygiene
Completion Year
2012
Client
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, HKSAR Government
Site Area
36,545 m2
GFA
N/A

Project manager

Project Manager :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Architect :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Landscape Architect :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Building Services Engineer :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Quantity Surveyor :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Structural Engineer :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Main Contractor :
Able Engineering Company Limited