Rocco Design Architects Associates Limited (), led by Rocco Yim, is a design architectural practice based in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
.
It is responsible for the design of many iconic buildings in Hong Kong and
Guangdong province
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, including the Hong Kong Government Headquarters,
iSQUARE
iSQUARE () is a 31-storey high shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by the Associated International Hotels Ltd.
Introduction
iSQUARE ...
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One Peking Road
One Peking Road is a prominent 30-floor office building in Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
The developer for the project was Glorious Sun Group who paid HK$1.24 billion for the site at a government auction in April 1998. ...
, Yunnan Museum and
Guangdong Museum
The Guangdong Museum () is a general museum of Cantonese art, nature, culture and history in Guangzhou.
History Old building
The Guangdong Provincial Museum was located on 215 Wenming Rd. (), in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, on which was the o ...
. It employs 160 staff in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
and
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
.
Rocco S.K. Yim founded its predecessor firm Rocco Design Architects Limited in March 1979. Patrick P.W. Lee joined Rocco Design Partners in June 1980.
The firm exhibited four times at the Venice Biennale in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2012. In 2015, the practice was invited to showcase their work at Architecture Forum Berlin, in the dedicated Exhibition titled "Intensity: the works of Rocco Design Architects, Hong Kong".
Awards
The firm has received numerous awards, ARCASIA Gold Medals in 1994 and 2003, the Chicago Athenaeum Architectural Awards in 2006, 2011 and 2013, the Kenneth F. Brown Award in 2007, and the World Architecture Festival category winner in 2011.
Within the latest projects, The Yunnan Museum, opened to the public in 2015, has received a "HKIA Hong Kong Medal of the Year", and two Honorable Mentions at the International Design Awards 14 and Architizer Awards 2016.
Notable works
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Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Campus
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Bao'an Cultural Complex
* Wesleyan House Methodist International Church
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iSQUARE
iSQUARE () is a 31-storey high shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by the Associated International Hotels Ltd.
Introduction
iSQUARE ...
*Yunnan Museum
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HKSAR Government Headquarters
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One Peking Road
One Peking Road is a prominent 30-floor office building in Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
The developer for the project was Glorious Sun Group who paid HK$1.24 billion for the site at a government auction in April 1998. ...
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Citibank Plaza
Three Garden Road, Central, is an office building in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong near Garden Road stop of the Peak Tram, completed in 1992 by the Great Eagle Holdings, Great Eagle Group.
The building comprises two wings, each with its ...
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Man Yee Building
The original Man Yee Building (), initially built in 1957, was the first building in Hong Kong with escalators.
Located between Queen's Road Central, Pottinger Street and Des Voeux Road Central in Central on the Hong Kong Island, the tower was d ...
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China Online Centre
The China Online Centre () is a skyscraper located in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong. The tower rises 52 floors and in height. The building was completed in 2000. It was designed by architectural firm Rocco Design Limited, and was developed by J ...
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Victoria Towers
The Victoria Towers () are a high-rise residential development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height.
The complex is located at No.188 Canton Road, at the inte ...
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Guangdong Museum
The Guangdong Museum () is a general museum of Cantonese art, nature, culture and history in Guangzhou.
History Old building
The Guangdong Provincial Museum was located on 215 Wenming Rd. (), in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, on which was the o ...
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Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a public museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong, exhibiting artefacts from the national Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Construction began in April 2019 and the museum officially ...
(planned)
Gallery
File:One Peking Road.jpg, One Peking Road
File:ISQUARE 200907.JPG, iSQUARE
File:Guangdong Sheng Bowuguan 2012.11.18 09-35-49.jpg, Guangdong Museum
Further reading
* ''Being Chinese in Architecture: Recent Works in China by Rocco Design.'' 2004''.'' .
* ''Presence: The Architecture of Rocco Design.'' 2013. .
* ''Reconnecting Cultures: The Architecture of Rocco Design.'' 2013. .
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