As one of the HKIBIM's BIM awarded consulting firms in 2019, hpa has its own in-house BIM team established 10 years already with sufficient hard and software (e.g. over 30 numbers of workstation with the latest version of Autodesk Revit) supports and accomplished about 300,000 m² of projects using BIM up to now. This experience allows the team to efficiently produce and convey design package at different stages and intact work with clients from design to tender stage not limited to the architecture but also interior and associated building features. Their experience to handle large sets of building information model produces presentations and drawings via renderings, walk-through, visualisations, schedules, quantity of materials and clash analysis, etc. enable the stakeholders to fully understand the workability of design.

Their strong professional building surveying teams are well experienced and capable to handle delicate matters with innovative technology to help on site inspection for identify the conditions of existing building. The use of Drone Aerial Photography and 3D imaging Laser Scanning has helped to carry out digital photography and measurements with 3D information to verify record plans and extent of renovation works to facilitate the professional and design. For complicated drainage system, 3D Leica camera is used to carry out digital photography and measurements and to verify the extent of repair works. For the situation where it is difficult for Drone survey, a 27 foot tall Carbon Fibre Camera Stand can be used to reach at high level for photo taking using the mobile phone to control the camera. Also, they use 3-D laser Scanning Camera. This camera was used to carry out the site measurement of existing building or verify the dimension of new building and can be used to record the position of the drainage system. The survey information can be converted to meaningful analytical reports using latest Excel version and Adobe Acrobat. Our high-tech survey methods will undoubtedly provide quality services to the Clients. 

To ingratiate the new era of digital transformation, hpa has approached some service providers such as Oracle and Microsoft, etc. to provide a total solution for revitalising their system of project management and drawings production, in order to meet the high-demand of the market needs and rapid technological change within their construction industry.

hpa has invested in the technology of Virtual Reality (VR) for design applications since 2017. The office aims at exploring the technology’s potential in transforming their design methodologies, and how their clients can experience and review their proposed concepts. 

Their firm’s 407-hectare City of Pearl design in Manila, presented to President Duterte and President Mayor Estrada in 2017 as one of the largest China-Philippine projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, was fully visualised in “Virtual Reality” to offer their client an immersive experience in understanding the scale and environment. Their China Project Dongguan Creative Industry Park was also visualised in “Virtual Reality” technology.