The Background Hong Kong is one of the cities in Asia providing the best tertiary education with totally 8 universities rendering various educational programs to the local and foreign students. Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU), one of the long-established educational institutes, is set up as a college (Hong Kong Shue Yan College) since 1971 and is accredited as a University in 2006. It is the first private university in Hong Kong which aims to promote innovative and multifaceted interdisciplinary collaboration in research to encourage open and constructive dialogue between academics from various disciplines, academics, industry and the public sector. Stepping into the 21st Century, technology becomes the vital part in our daily life and constantly changing our daily living mode. We are all living in a mobile phone, big data technology world. In the near future, robotic and automatic industrial development will speed up and robot will certainly take up most of our working task. Therefore, HKSYU targets to provide a Big Data Centre to provide technological and robotic development research and learning to embrace this technological trend for our new generation. Chief Brief University is the cradle for our next generation. Study should be fun and attractive to the teenager. To embrace the new technology in the 21st Century, the University aims to deliver a good provision of study and learning environment for the Big Data, Virtual Reality (VR) and Robotic industry for a better research and teaching facility and injects new dynamic study areas in this global technological trend. The main functions of the Big Data Centre involve the following -Big Data laboratory with teaching, learning and research study -Robotic Lab to provide the experimental research and exploration on the impact to human working nature -Virtual Reality Cave Lab to imitate the scientific research and explore the technological advancement in different daily life field HKSYU request a cutting edge, forward looking and cyber feel Big Data Centre which provide a totally Hi-Tech image in this new technology era.

Big Data Centre The design fosters a high tech, cyber look and Avant-grade solution to the Big Data Centre. The whole design needs to be consistent to have a strong impact to every visitor and the below is the main successful area. Lobby The lobby, being the first arrival place where people get into the centre, aims to project an Avant-grade and cyber impression imprint to every visitor. The logo wall which facing the lift is designed with a 3D triangular pattern in reconstitute granite stone. The cyber and hi-tech feeling is further enhanced by extending such pattern to the ceiling with LED as the pattern divider. The ceiling panels are mixed with perforated acoustic board and gypsum board to echo the existing floor tile pattern. The whole space becomes a balance setting three dimensionally and tie together harmoniously. On the lift lobby wall, perforated metal panel with concealed LED are installed to hide the existing services duct door. Monotone colour is adopted and mixed with stainless steel logo and white metal wiring panel to give a timeless design. Corridor The corridor leading from the lift lobby is the common area connecting various functional rooms and serve as an important area to showcase a cyber feeling. The design tries to celebrate such important area by inputting an irregular spatial articulation in this continuing pattern wall three-dimensionally. Most of the ceiling is covered by gypsum board to conceal the existing E/M ducts, only part of it is exposed to give a contrast to the white flat ceiling. The LED lighting is running in zig-zag pattern leading one to go into this interesting space. For each functional entry, blue LED lighting is installed to signify the transitional space. It is a playful and yet cyber design to differentiate the traditional corridor design. Big Data Room It serves as research and learning centre with 32 learning seats capacity and an adjoining server rack data room. The Big Data room adopts an open ceiling to give an airy and open feeling. 1500mm long LED lighting tubes are hanged randomly at the ceiling in a liberal and artistic disposition. Green niches are designed for highlighting the platform for professor. A full height writing board cabinet is designed on the wall facing all students. The server room has minimal separation with big data room by installing full height glazing panel. Electrical controlled curtain can roll down for privacy in case of any repairing work is needed. The whole server room is painted in bright orange colour to supplement the green colour palette in the Big Data room. VR Cave This room is divided into 2 major areas. The front part near the entrance is a podium platform for teaching/learning purpose. The inner is the experiencing VR cave with technical support. The platform is designed with an irregular podium desk in white spray paint. Students can freely take their seats for different function including symposium, learning or seminars here. Lighting is specially designed with LED light bended into curvy shape with a concentric pattern. Behinds the black curtain separating the white podium desk, the 3-meter-high Virtual Reality chamber is housed here. Students can experience virtual tour by wearing goggle and therefore a dark environment with minimal lighting is installed in this area. Robotic Lab A more generic design approach is adopted in this room in view of the unforeseen changes and variation of this requirement in the near future. The design is designed with hexagonal lighting randomly hanging at the ceiling, wall is cladded with white glazing panel and the floor is covered by grey PVC flooring. A monotone environment makes it a perfect area for carry out experimental research for robotic technology.

The Big Data Centre underpin an essential foundation to provide solid teaching and learning course in Vitural Reality, Robotic development in the University and start a new study sector in the university, not only attract the local students but oversea teenagers from China and Asia Pacific. This can widen the curriculum in the University and provide more study selection to the young people.

The Big Data provide a good platform for academic and industrial collaboration that paved a good future for this new technological development. The center will host and invite local and oversea qualified academic for seminar, exchange and symposium. This will inject a new driving force to the development this new technology development. At the same time, all the students/graduate provide a huge working/research force in this industry.

The project is in charged by 3 core teams including interior, architect and project manager. In the beginning, the design team will work closely with client to provide options of layout, 3D rendering, material sample to settle the design proposal. Once confirmation is granted, the project management team will work with E/M engineers and QS to have construction drawing and quotation for client approval. During construction stage, onsite construction manager will closely monitor the project progress to ensure due completion. Regular and ad-hoc meeting will arrange to ensure good communication to solve site problem.

1. The agreed budget is HKD 12 -13 million. 2. The interior fitting out part of the HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSIT is designed by DPWT Design Ltd. 3. The design process of the office is as follows: 1) Site inspection and discussion with client: DPWT carry out site inspection to have an understanding of site condition. Communication with the client to understand their needs and prepare the onwards design concept. 2) Layout plans and renderings: According to the result of site survey and the communication with the client, DPWT then prepare the drawings and renderings with internal review. The final confirmation is granted after around 3-4 presentations. 3) Construction drawings and selection of materials: the construction drawing was prepared after the approval of layout plans and renderings by client. 4) Phasing of construction: regular site inspection is conducted in weekly basis 5) Completion of construction and opening: the final outcome receives a very positive feedback from client.

The agreed budget is HKD 12 -13 million. The expenditure is mainly on the interior work and the E/M work.

The final outcome of this project receives a very positive feedback from client The success of this project not only enhances DPWT's status in the client side, but also underpinning a good cooperation foundation between the two parties in the future. The design effect of this project, not only acts as an advertising project to showcase DPWT design ability, but also provides the potential business opportunities for DPWT in joint projects with other companies.