Rocco Design Architects
| Rocco Design Architects Limited | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Rocco S. K. Yim |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Hong Kong Station, Citibank Plaza, Guangdong Museum. |
| Projects | West Kowloon Cultural District (in selection process) |
Rocco Design Architects Limited (Chinese: 許李嚴建築師事務有限公司), led by Rocco Yim, is a Chinese design architectural practice based in Hong Kong.[1] It is responsible for the design of many iconic buildings in the special administrative region and Guangdong province, including the Hong Kong SAR Government Headquarters, iSQUARE, One Peking Road, Yunnan Museum and Guangdong Museum. It employs 160 staff in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Mr. Rocco S.K. Yim is the founder of its predecessor firm Rocco Design Associates, in March 1979. Mr. Patrick P.W. Lee joined the predecessor firm Rocco Design Partners in June 1980. In June 1982, Mr. Bernard M.B. Hui joined the partnership. Messrs. C.M. Chan and Derrick Tsang are Directors of the current practice. The Directors are directly and actively participating in all aspects of the projects, from conceptual design through to implementation and completion. The works of the studio are guided by a persistent attention to the quality of the total environment, sensitivity to local culture and contexts, dedicated to the uncompromising fundamentals of architecture and practice.
A Quality System of management has been established and is being practiced. The firm achieved certification by the HKQAA under ISO 9001:1994 in November 1995 and ISO 9001:2008 in January 2014.
Their works have been consistently awarded both locally and overseas, including a First Prize Award for the L’Opéra de la Bastille international competition in 1983, 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. The firm has exhibited four times in the Venice Biennale over the last decade, in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2012. In 2015 the practice has been invited to showcase their works at AEDES Architecture Forum Berlin, in the dedicated Exhibition titled "Intensity: the works of Rocco Design Architects, Hong Kong".
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
- iSQUARE
- Yunnan Museum
- HKSAR Government Headquarters
- One Peking Road [1]
- Citibank Plaza [1]
- Man Yee Building
- China Online Centre
- Victoria Towers
- Guangdong Museum
Gallery
One Peking Road
iSquare
Guangdong Museum
Further reading
- Being Chinese in Architecture: Recent Works in China by Rocco Design. 2004. ISBN 978-9-889761-02-8.
- Presence: The Architecture of Rocco Design. 2013. ISBN 978-9-881858-32-0.
- Reconnecting Cultures: The Architecture of Rocco Design. 2013. ISBN 978-1-908967-00-8.
- City in Architecture: Recent Works of Rocco Design Limited. Images Publishing Group. 2006. ISBN 978-1-876907-22-8.
References
- 1 2 3 Kristal, Mark (July 2008). "Detour: Hong Kong". Dwell Magazine. pp. 192–198. Retrieved 2012-01-28.