The existing Science Tower and Botanical Laboratory have served the Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, since 1989 and 1999, providing research and development facilities for thousands of students for over 35 years. The latest addition to the family is the Research and Development Crop Science Laboratory which supports advanced research and provides precise controlled environment for experiments.
To overcome different challenges of their era, each generation of sustainable laboratories has adopted different innovative approach of the time and has provided research and development facilities for students. The three generations of research and development facilities have demonstrated the transition of interpretation in sustainable building and technology design of their time.
It is also aspiring that the same architect has been in charge of the 3 generations of sustainable designs.
Year
2022/23
Prize
Finalist in HKIA Special Award - Heritage & Adaptive Re-use
Architect(s)
Urbanage International Ltd.
