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为香港半岛酒店设计一个以直升机候机室为主题的多功能休息酒廊，既是一流的直升机升降场，又是一个独一无二的幽静的多功能厅。
1.精心研究和协调各类值得研究的、可作为室内装修的历史事件，以及飞机内舱细节和飞机外部结构，特别是道格拉斯（Douglas） DC3和DC4的内装饰。研究包括从有名望的航空公司、航空专家、历史学家以及一大批飞行先驱者那儿追索有关档案资料。从设计和研究之初，开发各图书馆资料达二年之久，可归结成一部珍贵的历史资料集。
2.另一项具有挑战性的特色是：能看到海港景色的透明玻璃的高度有限；这是由于大楼外部设计、大楼檐板特征所决定的。这就要求一个独特无比的设计方案，以求能够最大限度欣赏到香港海港的景色。
1.这一目的通过将精选的金属构架躺椅，安排得接近透明玻璃参数而得到解决，一系列有特色的铝翼叶构成海港景色的“镜框”。这些翼叶也为精美的阅读灯提供了控制点，同时还为计划中的音响编程提供了耳机控制。
2.从技术观点而言，该候机厅的设计是提供最高的安全等级和直升机旅行的营业业务。不仅要保证安全和机客检票，同时还要提供行李称重和有一定的含储能力。总而言之，该候机厅的平面布置要适应国际旅行要求和相应的设备安装。这是设备完善的航空站，备有技术监控设备、飞行员休息厅、淋浴间等，进一步使该候机厅具有了现代化直升机场的设施。
1.设计的主旋律是唤起人们对30年代至40年代航空黄金年代的回顾，在那时出现了连接北美和亚洲的豪华而又高标准的商业航线。
2.与商业航空开创期同日而语的是，众所周知的泛美航空公司（PanAm）的“特快客机”。由于“特快客机”逐渐将航空设计美学和最高水准的豪华内舱有机结合而闻名于世。这便成为候机厅设计的原型和灵感。利用航空主题，值得纪念的航空事件和精选的各个时期的物品，使该厅成为博览馆和一流的旅行水准的完美结合。
3.当不作为直升机机场使用时，该候机厅可作为幽静的多功能厅使用，配有设备齐全的小厨房，分隔开来可适用于特殊的宴请需要。专门设计的室内家具可重新结合以适应大多数场合的需要，特别设计的活动桌可用于私家宴请或会议需要。
4.候机厅内最引人注目的可能要算一些私人捐赠的物品，其中包括半岛董事长及其朋友的赠品，经整理后展示于候机厅内的专门设计的橱内，成为大厅内的焦点。这些展品包括：一部1942造的“ Pratt & Whitney”辐射式飞机引擎、1994制造的“ Hamilton Standard”螺旋桨，道格拉斯DC— 4/C— S4机舱等。
5.为了取得中国航空班机候机厅所特有的独一无二的室内效果，所有室内装饰和家具均精心设计和精心选择。
6.通过配有不锈钢和铝构件的花岗岩楼梯，可直接步入上面的直升机停机坪。该楼梯以一幅专门设计的官方赠送的大匾，以及“机翼”式铝挑棚为显著特色，并与楼梯扶手相匹配。这是全天候的楼梯，成为从候机厅到停机坪的主通道，其设计使来访者会产生并留下永久的印象。
To produce an exclusive and unique interior design for the Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel helipad lounge,a space required to operate as a first class helicopter arrival/departure area as well as an exclusive venue for private functions.
1.The responsibility of initiating all historic research and co-ordinating the collection of aviation memorabilia which would become an integral component of the interior,as well as detailed study of the aircraft interior cabin details and external fabrication methods for aircraft of the period,specifically the interior of the Douglas DC 3 and DC 4.The research encompassed sourcing archival material from prominent airlines,aviation specialists and historians,as well as a wealth of aviation pioneers.From the initial period of design and research,the library of resources developed over two years into a notable memorabilia collection.
2.Additional challenges were presented by the limited height of the vision glass area(which allows views of the harbour)determined by the exterior building design and the feature'cornice/soffit'at the top of the tower(directly below the helipads),and the 1.7 meter height from the interior floor level to the cornice soffit.
1.This goal was achieved by locating the especially selected metal frame lounge seating adjacent to the parameter of the vision glass,where a series of feature aluminum blades'frame'the harbour view.These blades also provide control points for dedicated reading lights and headphone controls for planned audio programming.
2.From a technical viewpoint,the lounge is designed to facilitate the highest standards of security and handling for helicopter travel.Provision for security and customs checks is provided as well as baggage weighing and storage capacity.Iltimately the lounge is planned to accommodate international travel requirements and associated equipment.A fully equipped pilot's station complete with technical monitoring equipment,pilot rest and shower area further defines this lounge as a state-of-the-art helipad facility.
1.A theme evocative of the golden years of aviation circa 1930-40s was developed,evoking the time when commercial aviation routes linking North American and Asia were emerging in the highest standards of aircraft travel luxury.
2.Synonymous with this pioneering period of commercial aviation were the famous Pan Am“Clippers",which were known for their progressive combination of aeronautical design aesthetics as well as the highest standards of interior cabin luxury.This became the model and inspira-tion for the design of the lounge,which uses a hierarchy of aviation themes,memorabilia,and select period artefacts to combine both museum and first class travel standards in one venue.
3.When not operating as a helipad port,the lounge can accommodate private functions,and has a fully appointed kitchenette and server to cater for special events.The custom-designed interior furnishings can be rearranged to suit most occasions with a specially designed de mountable table available for private dinner parties or meetings.
4.Perhaps the most notable artefacts within the lounge are the items which were kindly donated by individuals,including the Peninsula Chairman and some of his friends,and reconditioned and displayed in specially designed cabinets positioned within the lounge as interior focal points.These include:a 1942[Pratt&Whitney]radial aircraft engine,a[1944]Hamilton Standard Propeller,and a fuselage section from a Douglas DC-4/C-54.
5.All interior finishes and furnishings were carefully designed and/or selected with particular attention to achieving an exclusive interior unique only to the China Clipper Lounge.
6.Direct access to the helipads above is achieved via a granite clad stairway with stainless steel and aluminum detail.This stairway features a specially designed official opening plaque as well as a feature“Wing"aluminum canopy with matching balustrade.This all-weather stair acts as the main transitional space from lounge to pad and is designed to both introduce and leave a lasting impression upon all guests who visit.
