Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP, ) is a

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architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

and

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordin ...

firm founded by

Ronald Lu Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP, ) is a Hong Kong architecture and interior design firm founded by Ronald Lu in 1976. The practice provides architecture, interior design and master planning services in various sectors including culture and community, ...

in 1976. The practice provides architecture, interior design and master planning services in various sectors including culture and community, education, mix-used, commercial, residential, hotel and retail,

transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship betw ...

. It is headquartered in

Wan Chai Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area nort ...

, Hong Kong, with offices in

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and

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as well as a non-PRC office in

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, Taiwan.

History

Ronald Lu & Partners was established in 1976, founded by

. It is a design-led firm providing services mainly in

architectural design Building design refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings. All building projects require the services of a building designer, typically a licensed architect. Smaller, less complica ...

, interior design and master planning. It first started with small housing projects and now participates in various large-scaled, mix-used developments locally and internationally. Projects include West Kowloon Cultural District Conceptual Plan,

Chinese Opera House The China National Opera House (CNOH) or China Central Opera (中央歌剧院) is a State-run opera company based in Beijing, China, and under the Chinese Ministry of Culture. CNOH consists of an opera troupe, a choir, a symphony orchestra and a ...

, revitalisation of the

Peak Tower The Peak Tower is a leisure and shopping complex located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are ow ...

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is the second Disney hotel in the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The theme of the hotel is of a Victorian style, and is located near Disneyland Harbour. The hotel is built on r ...

City University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a world-class public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. Currently, CityU is ...

Academic Building III,

China Resources Building China Resources Building () is a 48-floor office building located at 26 Harbour Road in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong. It was built in 1983. Tenants * China Resources Enterprise * Consulate of North Korea North Korea, officially the Democ ...

, Hong Cheng Plaza Guangzhou and Shanghai Minhang Xinzhuang Comprehensive Development. RLP now has over 550 staff across its Hong Kong headquarters and four

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater Chin ...

offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Notable projects

West Kowloon Cultural District, Conceptual Plan

Located at the wedge-shaped waterfront reclaimed land west of

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, the

West Kowloon Cultural District The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) is a large arts development in Hong Kong. Based on a Foster and Partners master plan and comprising , the district will eventually include 17 venues. The Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera, the Freespace c ...

is an area of 40 hectares, featuring cultural and recreational, public, commercial and residential uses. A 23 hectare

public park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to res ...

at the tip provides green open space for the city in a similar fashion style to

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. RLP has worked in collaboration with

Foster + Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide. ...

as local consultant to produce the winning conceptual master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District, selected through international competition in April 2011.

Chinese Opera Centre, Hong Kong

Bing Thom Architects Bing Wing Thom, (Chinese: 譚秉榮; 8 December 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950.

Zero Carbon Building (ZCB)

ZCB, a joint project of Ronald Lu & Partners and the Construction Industry Council and Development Bureau, is the first

zero carbon building A Zero Energy Building (ZEB), also known as a Net Zero Energy (NZE) building, is a building with net zero energy consumption, meaning the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to the amount of renewable energy c ...

in Hong Kong, built in 2012 on Sheung Yuet Road,

Kowloon Bay Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong. The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, bet ...

Industrial Area. It costs HKD $240 million, covering a total area of 14,700 square metres of land, comprising a three-storey building and a landscape area. It houses seven zones: indoor exhibition and education area, eco-home, eco-office, eco-cafe, multi-purpose hall, eco-plaza, outdoor exhibition areas and Hong Kong’s first urban native woodland. 90% of the site area covers with plants, served as recreational use, 60% of which is planted with local vegetation.

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre Hong Kong is located in

Tuen Mun Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital is a public hospital, with a 24-hour accident and emergency department, in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its construction began in 1979, and it was inaugurated on 8 March 1990. It is governed by the Hospital Authori ...

, and is the first counseling facility of this kind outside the United Kingdom.

Awards

BEAM Plus
Provisional “Platinum”, HKGBC * BEAM Platinum Awards, HKGBC

* Champion of HKIE Innovation Award 2012/2013 * Perspective Global Awards * Asia Pacific Interior Design Award 2012 * Green Building Award 2012 * Hong Kong

BIM ''Bim'' is a 1974 Trinidad and Tobago film written by Raoul Pantin and directed by Hugh A. Robertson. It was described by Bruce Paddington as "one of the most important films to be produced in Trinidad and Tobago and... one of the classics of Ca ...

Awards * Quality Building Award 2012 *

The American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to sup ...

Hong Kong Awards * The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Awards * MIPIM Asia Award 2013

References

External links

* {{official website, https://rlp.asia Architecture firms of Hong Kong