| Project | French International School |
| Description | This is a project to build a new school (for primary and secondary), which was 50% financed by the French Government. The school auditorium also served as the local French cultural centre at the time. The school was completed on time and within budget; and achieved its diversed objectives. The project won HKIA’s design award in 1984. |
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Introducing Combined Service Co-ordination Design to Hong Kong In 1982, M&P was the first M&E consultant to introduce CSCD to Hong Kong. This CSCD enabled the school to be designed without the need of false ceilings to conceal the M&E services. Even now, most projects in Hong Kong only adopt CSCD technique in a limited way; and in most cases, combined services co-ordination is carried out by contractors on site. |
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External Chilled Water Pipes with UPV casing The school was designed with a central air-conditioning system, and the chilled water pipes were located on the external walls to economise on the interior spaces. But these insulated pipes had an impact on the esthetics of the building, and so M&P designed them with UPVC casing and injected chemical insulation. This design enabled the chilled water pipes to have similar finishes as the rainwater pipes on the external walls, and improved the building esthetics. The UPVC casing is durable and remains in service after 30 years. This external chilled water pipework with UPVC casing was another innovative design successfully introduced to Hong Kong by M&P. |