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QBA 2016

PMQ wins the Quality Excellence Award

Renovation of the former police quarters at Hollywood Road, Central, Hong
Kong was completed in mid-2014. The Police Married Quarters (PMQ) was
transformed into a creative industries landmark.

n 2009, the former Hollywood Road Partnership approached the design of the
quarters was rated as a Grade 3 Historic interior spaces through a series of minimal
IBuilding and included in the Development interventions within a found space to breath
Bureaus Conserving Central project. The life into this historically significant building.
Musketeers Education & Culture Charitable Flexible display systems and a series of
Foundation was awarded the operating rights, temporary and permanent installations are
in collaboration with the Hong Kong Design placed throughout the building with the
Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University intention of creating a vibrant and visually
and the Vocational Training Councils Hong inspiring environment to activate the spaces
Kong Design Institute. between the retail and business units.
The PMQ project is a historical landmark Working closely with Hybrid (graphic
which has been restored to inspire designer), a range of furniture, signage and
creativity through creating opportunities landscaping elements were designed to
for aspiring artists, designers and a selected provide a tool for way finding supported
complementary mix of tenants to build and by pop up elements and curated events
market their brands while promoting the which aim to energise and enliven the user
design industry in Hong Kong. The Oval experience.

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