Kingston International Centre

BEAM Plus Online Exhibition

Rendering Image of Kingston International Centre

Main façade plane – Top Corner Folding-out and Opposite Bottom Corner Folding-IN

Vertical Green Wall

Extensive Green Roof Coverage

B100 Bio-diesel Generator as a renewable energy source

49000L Rainwater Storage Tank for Recycling and Irrigation Purpose

Kingston International Centre

19 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

Rendering Image of Kingston International Centre
Kingston International Centre
Main façade plane – Top Corner Folding-out and Opposite Bottom Corner Folding-IN
Vertical Green Wall
Extensive Green Roof Coverage
Extensive Green Roof Coverage
Extensive Green Roof Coverage
B100 Bio-diesel Generator as a renewable energy source
49000L Rainwater Storage Tank for Recycling and Irrigation Purpose

Thanks to government new initiatives of transforming Kowloon East (KE) district as an alternative attractive Central Business District (CBD), Kingston International Centre aims to provide high quality office spaces with integration of sustainability elements for building users.

Kingston International Centre is located at 19 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay. It is divided into 3 portions, tower with 22 storeys for rental offices, 3 storeys podium with restaurants and 3 storeys basement car park.

Green Features

Site Aspects

Significant greenery coverage which is equivalent to 40% of site area
More than 850m² extensive green roof area to alleviate urban heat island effect
Provide a comfortable microclimate condition on pedestrian level. No pedestrian area is subject to excessive wind velocity nor air stagnation due to building layout
Apply environmental management system starting from foundation until building completion including various dust, noise, and waste water pollution control

Materials Aspects

Provision of Refuse Storage and Recovery Room (RS&MRR) with recycling bins at every floor to facilitate source reduction and recycling at tenant spaces
Support environmentally friendly products by adopting 100% of sustainable timber products

Energy Use

Energy efficient design to reduce carbon dioxide emission by more than 30% compared to Baseline Building Energy Code
- Energy efficient water-cooled VSD centrifugal chillers
- Low-E Double glazed curtain wall for solar heat gain reduction of the building envelope (and hence air conditioning consumption)
- Demand control ventilation (DCV) through carbon dioxide sensors
- Provide pre-cool fresh air by thermal wheel heat recovery system
- Occupancy and daylight sensors to reduce lighting power consumption
- Provision of Bio-diesel Generator as a renewable energy source
Installation of modern Building Management System (BMS) for advanced MVAC system control, lighting zone control and other BS equipment monitoring. Energy consumption will also be recorded to facilitate periodic review

Water Use

Installation of water efficient fixtures including faucets, showers, water closet and urinal to reduce annual potable water and flushing water consumption by 60% and 40% respectively
Provision of rainwater harvesting system for irrigation water use. It is estimated more than 800 cubic metre rainwater can be recycled and reused
Provision of Twin Tanks for both Potable and Flushing Water Supply

Indoor Environmental Quality

Provision of adequate filtration media and fresh air ventilation supply to achieve Excellent IAQ standard
Ensure building envelope and building service system designs to achieve optimum acoustic performance
Amenities installed for the benefit of building users and operation & maintenance such as landscape garden, gondola, back-up chiller, etc

Innovations and Additions

Adopt Electronic Project Management (ePM) system from design stage to construction stage to reduce use of paper for communication and document filing
Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities for 222nos. of motor vehicle parking and 23 motor cycle parking spaces

Kingston International Centre | Steensen Varming

Project Details

Number of Blocks	1
Number of Storeys	28 (B1-B3, G/F, 1/F-3/F, 5/F-13/F, 15/F-23/F, 25/F-27/F)
Type	Commercial

Project Team

Project Developer / Owner	Star Wing International Limited
Project Manager	Swire Properties Management Limited
Architect	DLN Architects Limited
M&E Engineer	WSP Hong Kong Limited
C&S Engineer	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Facade Consultant	HS&A Facade Consultants
Main Contractor	Hsin Chong Construction Company Limited
Quantity Surveyor	Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainable Design Consultant	Atkins China Limited

Green Features

Site Aspects

Significant greenery coverage which is equivalent to 40% of site area
More than 850m² extensive green roof area to alleviate urban heat island effect
Provide a comfortable microclimate condition on pedestrian level. No pedestrian area is subject to excessive wind velocity nor air stagnation due to building layout
Apply environmental management system starting from foundation until building completion including various dust, noise, and waste water pollution control

Materials Aspects

Provision of Refuse Storage and Recovery Room (RS&MRR) with recycling bins at every floor to facilitate source reduction and recycling at tenant spaces
Support environmentally friendly products by adopting 100% of sustainable timber products

Energy Use

Energy efficient design to reduce carbon dioxide emission by more than 30% compared to Baseline Building Energy Code
- Energy efficient water-cooled VSD centrifugal chillers
- Low-E Double glazed curtain wall for solar heat gain reduction of the building envelope (and hence air conditioning consumption)
- Demand control ventilation (DCV) through carbon dioxide sensors
- Provide pre-cool fresh air by thermal wheel heat recovery system
- Occupancy and daylight sensors to reduce lighting power consumption
- Provision of Bio-diesel Generator as a renewable energy source
Installation of modern Building Management System (BMS) for advanced MVAC system control, lighting zone control and other BS equipment monitoring. Energy consumption will also be recorded to facilitate periodic review

Water Use

Installation of water efficient fixtures including faucets, showers, water closet and urinal to reduce annual potable water and flushing water consumption by 60% and 40% respectively
Provision of rainwater harvesting system for irrigation water use. It is estimated more than 800 cubic metre rainwater can be recycled and reused
Provision of Twin Tanks for both Potable and Flushing Water Supply

Indoor Environmental Quality

Provision of adequate filtration media and fresh air ventilation supply to achieve Excellent IAQ standard
Ensure building envelope and building service system designs to achieve optimum acoustic performance
Amenities installed for the benefit of building users and operation & maintenance such as landscape garden, gondola, back-up chiller, etc

Innovations and Additions

Adopt Electronic Project Management (ePM) system from design stage to construction stage to reduce use of paper for communication and document filing
Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities for 222nos. of motor vehicle parking and 23 motor cycle parking spaces

Kingston International Centre | Steensen Varming

Project Details

Number of Blocks	1
Number of Storeys	28 (B1-B3, G/F, 1/F-3/F, 5/F-13/F, 15/F-23/F, 25/F-27/F)
Type	Commercial

Project Team

Project Developer / Owner	Star Wing International Limited
Project Manager	Swire Properties Management Limited
Architect	DLN Architects Limited
M&E Engineer	WSP Hong Kong Limited
C&S Engineer	Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited
Facade Consultant	HS&A Facade Consultants
Main Contractor	Hsin Chong Construction Company Limited
Quantity Surveyor	Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Sustainable Design Consultant	Atkins China Limited

Kingston International Centre | Steensen Varming