{"id":5792,"date":"1994-05-19T11:05:39","date_gmt":"1994-05-19T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bachy-soletanche.com.hk\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=5792"},"modified":"2024-07-24T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T09:05:30","slug":"festival-walk","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.bachy-soletanche.com.hk\/offer-portfolio\/festival-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Project Description<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Festival Walk is a landmark shopping centre in Kowloon Tong. At the time of its opening in November 1998, it was the biggest shopping mall in Hong Kong. The seven-storey shopping mall occupies three lower-ground levels, a ground level and three levels above ground. There are also four floors of offices on top of the mall.<\/p>\n

Festival Walk is directly linked to Kowloon Tong station, which is an interchange station of the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line of MTR. It also has a pedestrian link to the City University of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Scope of Works<\/span><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

Construction of diaphragm walls as retaining structures for the Festival Walk.
\n– Diaphragm walls: (a) 1,620m long, (b) 1.2m thick, (c) excavation area 18,462m2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Owner:<\/span>
\nThe Benbecula Ltd. (Swire Group)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Engineer:<\/span>
\n Ove Arup & Partners<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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General contractor:<\/span>
\n Gammon-Dragages-BSG Joint Venture <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Period of works:<\/span>
\nMay 1994 to Oct. 1995 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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