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Award-winning item: Building for Creative Industries [Transformation of the Former Police Married Quarters Site on Hollywood Road into a Creative Industries Landmark]
Business Owner: Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Govt.
Category: Space, architecture, facility for public
Company: Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Govt. (Hong Kong)
Award Number: 14G110974
Outline of Good Design Award winners: Outline of Good Design Award winners 2014

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Outline: The site was occupied by the Police Married Quarters since 1951. They are revitalised and rebranded as 'PMQ' to house studios and workshops for over 100 artists, in order to promote creative industries, encourage interactions and dialogues among different disciplines of creative industries, and enhance the public's appreciation of design.
Producer: Mr. Wing-tak CHAN (Chief Project Manager), Mr. Wing-tak LEUNG (Senior Project Manager), Mr. Allen MOK (Project Manager)
Director: Ms. Alice YEUNG (Chief Architect)
Designer: Mr. Kwok-cheung KING (Senior Architect), Mr. William TSANG (Project Architect)
More information: http://www.pmq.org.hk
Already in service/use: 2014/6/21

Evaluation

Based on a monotonously spaced private house built in 1950s, PMQ is ingeniously transformed into a public cultural and commercial landmark of diversely functional rooms. To revitalize the post-war building, the architect, while successfully retaining original simplicity and rationality implied, applies many strategic elements, including canopy, glass exhibition hall connecting two wings and two-story restaurant which successfully promotes its desirability, variety and integrity. However, renovated PMQ's success depends on its subsistent management and operation strategy.