Architectural Services Department is committed to taking bold action to sustainability from our projects. We are taking a leadership position and promoting cultural and behavioural change beyond our business, working closely with our clients, supply chain and consultants, to champion action on climate. ‘One design to act’ is our pathway to advancing sustainability for our projects. It brings together all the climate commitments we have made to date and it is based on taking practical, evidence-based action founded on climate science, research and collaboration.

The project provides 160,000 indoor niches, a 2-way 2-lane access road connecting the building to Nim Wan Road, a rooftop garden, outdoor joss paper burners, administrative facilities and a Gardens of Remembrance for scattering of cremated ashes with memorial walls holding about 20,000 nos. of name plaques.

Located at a rural and coastal setting, the project is designed to avoid sense of intimidation and anxiety, by embracing with the natural environment and dense landscaping.  The key design objectives are to create a calm, comfortable, open-viewed and peaceful space, where respect and remembrance are paid towards the deceased.  Many efforts are paid to strike a balance between keeping a dignified image and creating a humane atmosphere so that this building of a dualistic nature can serve its purpose as the meeting place of life and death.

The niches floors adopt balcony approach and high headroom to allow cross ventilation and bring natural light into the interior.  The atriums help encourage the stack effect of ventilation and bring direct sunlight to the G/F.  The site design aims to maximize view to the open sea by proper orientation of the building blocks. 

Rainwater which is collected from the open hard paved area and road is used for irrigation or toilet flushing. The efficient and smart drainage system achieve the saving of 71% annual irrigation water. 12,000m2 of eco-paver blocks with recycled glass content was used in this project. Due to their high versatility and durability, future maintenance could be minimized. Joss paper burners play a key role to reduce air pollution significantly during joss paper burning process in this project.  The total weight of suspended particulates was less that 100mg/m3 of the exhaust gas, over 90% particles were removed, less than 100mg/m3 of hydrogen chloride and 650mg/m3 of carbon monoxide were reduced by the burner with water spray and electrostatic precipitator installed.