Major infrastructure project Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is slated to open later this year. Aedas and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, under AECOM, designed the Passenger Clearance Building (PCB) which will be the border crossing point between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao and a major gateway to and from Hong Kong. Chairman and Global Design Principal Keith Griffiths presented the design of the PCB at a technical seminar.
The PCB is the largest building of the Hong Kong Border Crossing Facilities, and it receives passengers from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China needing to clear immigration and customs. The clear, simple circulation through the facility is reinforced by the waveform roof whose design was inspired by the surrounding seas. Movement through the building is punctuated by four canyons allowing the penetration of natural daylight to all levels and to the four 18 metre wide, 200 metre long water bodies at ground floor. The canyons and the strong directional wave form of the roof ensures that the public can easily find their way through the 200 metre long immigration and customs procedures. The elegant modular roof form ideally lends itself to off-site pre-fabrication and has enabled an efficient construction process, achieving a very high level of quality.
