P&T Group
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| P&T Group 巴馬丹拿集團 巴马丹拿集团 | |
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| Practice information | |
| Founded | 1868 |
| No. of employees | 1600+ |
| Location | Hong Kong Singapore Shanghai Dubai Abu Dhabi Wuhan Bangkok Ho Chi Minh City Shenzhen Macau Kuala Lumpur Jakarta |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | Exchange Square Jardine House Standard Chartered Bank Building |
| Projects | Over 5,000 finished |
| Website | |
| https://www.p-t-group.com/ | |
P&T Architects & Engineers Ltd (P&T, Chinese: 巴馬丹拿), formerly known as Palmer and Turner Hong Kong and in Chinese as "Kung Wo Yeung Hong" (公和洋行), is a firm of architects who have designed many landmark buildings in Hong Kong, Shanghai and in southeast Asia. It is one of the oldest architecture and engineering firms in the world.[1]
History
Based in Hong Kong, P&T claims its roots when architect William Salway set up his own practice on 1 October 1868.[2] Herbert William Bird, a partner of the firm from 1901 to 1928,[3] was also a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Hong Kong public records suggest that Palmer & Turner arose out of Palmer & Bird – a prominent firm at the time whose senior partner was Lennox Godfrey Bird, younger brother of HW Bird.[4] It is known that Clement Palmer, then only 23 years of age, designed the first Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building in 1883. Arthur Turner, a structural engineer, joined the firm in 1884. From 1891 onwards, the name Palmer and Turner was kept, despite the arrival of new partners.[1]
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the practice was very active in colonial Hong Kong, and in Shanghai, which was treaty port at the time. A Shanghai office of Palmer and Turner was opened in the mid-1920s, and it designed many important buildings that constitute the Old Bund in Shanghai, including the Peace Hotel.[1] Following a rule change by the architects' professional body, HKIA, in 1981, after which full liability partnerships could incorporate, the practice was incorporated and renamed P&T Group in 1982. Its holding company, which owns all its offices premises and practices, was transferred into a trust protecting its owners, with rules determining dividends, and the reinvestment of profits within the company.[1] The company's fortunes have waxed and waned over the years. During the Asian financial crisis, its headcount was pruned from 800 employees down to 450. In China, business has fallen from its peak in the 2000s, when the mainland accounted for over half its revenues, to less than 30 per cent, the firm shrunk from some 2,000 employees to just over 1,600.[1]
P&T, having been working in the region since 1998, opened an office in Dubai in 2004.[5][6]
Projects
Hong Kong
Notable commissions in Hong Kong include:[3]
- Hong Kong Club Building (second generation, 1897)
- Mountain Lodge (second generation, 1900)
- Victoria Hospital (1903)
- Alexandra House (first generation, 1904)
- Rosary Church (1905)
- Netherlands India Commercial Bank (1906)
- Victoria Theatre (1911)
- No. 27 Lugard Road (1914)
- Rutton House (1923)
- Shek-O Clubhouse (1924)
- Hop Yat Church (1926)
- The Falls (1928)
- St. Stephen's College (1929)
- SCMP Building (1932)
- Pedder Building (1932)
- Ko Shing Theatre (1932)
- Bank of Canton Building (1932)
- War Memorial Hospital (1932)
- Kau Yan Church (1932)
- HKSBC Head Office (third generation, 1935)
- Maryknoll School & Convent (1936)
- Hillcrest Apartments (1937)
- Eu Gardens (1938)
- Marina House (1939)
- Holland House (1939)
- Hong Kong Hilton (1963)
- Standard Chartered Bank Building (1990)
- Hong Kong Science Museum (1991)
Shanghai
Notable commissions in Shanghai include:
- Peace Hotel (1926–29)
Singapore
Notable commissions in Singapore include:
- Rediffusion Building, Clemenceau Avenue (1948–49)
- MacDonald House, Orchard Road (1949)
- Sandes Soldiers Home, Portsdown Road (1949)
- Odeon Cinema, North Bridge Road (1953)
- Bank of China Building, Battery Road (1953)
Part of P&T building works
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Hong Kong Club Building (second generation, 1897) -
Pedder Building, Hong Kong (1923) -
HSBC Building, Shanghai, Shanghai (1923) -
Customs House, Shanghai (1927) -
Sassoon House, Shanghai (1929) -
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Prince's Building, Hong Kong (second generation, 1965) -
Jardine House, Hong Kong (1972) -
Exchange Square, Hong Kong (1988) -
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Marks & Spencer, Hong Kong
References
- ^ a b c d e "A Hong Kong architecture firm shows how its done after 150 years in the business". South China Morning Post. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Roberts, Jeff (3 June 2009). "P&T Group est. 1868". Construction Week. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects: Authorized Architects in Private Practice 1903–1941" (PDF). HKIA Journal (45): 48. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Historic Building Appraisal" (PDF). Leisure and Cultural Services Department. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
The first owner of No. 27 Lugard Road was Herbert William Bird (1872–?), Lennox's elder brother, who bought the land at a price of $2,160 on 27 July 1914 in public auction.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "International architects P&T celebrate second successful year in Dubai". Al Bawaba (MyWire). 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "P&T Dubai continues to expand operations". Al Bawaba. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2009.