Gammon Construction Wins Contract for Lyric Theatre in West Kowloon Cultural District

Gammon Construction Limited has been awarded a HK$1.5 billion contract by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong to deliver the extended basement and public infrastructure works for the L1 Contract for Lyric Theatre Complex and Extended Basement at WKCD.

The project involves excavation and lateral support followed by construction of a two-level reinforced concrete structure, as well as public infrastructure works including drainage, a traffic lay-by and associated temporary works.

The contract is Gammon’s third award from the WKCDA. It is also carrying out foundation works for the theatre, for which it has twice received the Authority’s highest commendation for safety performance.

Gammon will employ a number of innovations that improve safety and productivity in delivery of the works. These include modular components that can be fabricated at its offsite steel factory before being bolted together onsite without the need for welding. Its in-house instrumentation and monitoring team has also developed a bespoke system for the project to help monitor and manage movements and ensure the nearby Airport Express railway is not affected.

The project team will be further supported throughout the contract by other in-house divisions including the virtual design and construction department, which will develop the digital Building Information Modeling and use other related technologies such as 3-D scanning and 3-D printing to assist in delivering the works to the highest standards of accuracy and quality.

The Lyric Theatre forms part of the West Kowloon Cultural District development, which aims to establish a vibrant world-class cultural quarter on Hong Kong’s harbor front that blends art, education and public space.

Work on the project is expected to be substantially complete by mid-2020. A workforce of 450 will be engaged at the peak construction period.