SCOTT BROWNRIGG

DRU International is the company by which Design Research Unit operates overseas, with permanent offices in Hong Kong and London.

DRU, founded in 1943, provides architectural, interior and graphic design services across a wide range of business sectors including transportation (road and rail), retail and commercial design as well as corporate communication systems such as identity, signing and print.

DRU International's offices in Hong Kong are at 2103, Universal Trade Centre, 3 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong, telephone 2377 4737, fax 2736 6457.


Activities

Architecture, interior design, graphic design:

Transportation:

• LRT, MRT, light rail, tramway and urban rail projects, including associated infrastructure, stations, maintenance and repair facilities, depots; port terminal buildings;
• Roadside and motorway service areas;
• Architectural treatment of bridges, highways, retaining walls and barriers;
• Logotypes and identity;
• Vehicle livery;
• Signing systems;
• Brochure and manuals.

Leisure and retail:

• Master planning and detail design of sports centres, stadia and marinas;
• Expos and exhibitions;
• Conference centres;
• Retail environments including supermarkets, shops and department stores;
• Hotels;
• Corporate image;
• Signage.

Commercial:

• Space planning and refurbishment: offices, banks, banking halls, board and conference rooms;
• showrooms;
• corporate identities;
• printed stationery.

Hospitals and universities:

• Refurbishment and modernisation;
• Signing systems (internal and external).

Housing:

• Special needs expertise and low cost housing;
• Hostels.

Custodial facilities:

• Detail design, refurbishment and modernisation of prisons and associated custodial facilities.

Environment:

• Nature conservation;
• Landscape design;
• Tourism and heritage planning;
• Environmental impact assessment;
• Town planning;
• Public enquiry evidence.

Research:

• Programmes for the Department of Health and Social Security, hospital design, site evaluation, construction methods and development studies.
• Ministry of Defence Design Manuals.
• Refurbishment of mass transit railway systems.

TYPICAL PROJECTS

GREAT BRITAIN

Transportation:
Design for maintenance of Victoria Station for Railtrack; Detailed design of Bank underground station and interchange; elevated station at West India Quay; Control Centre for Docklands Light Railway. East London Line railway maintenance and control centre for London Transport. Premises inspections for London Underground Ltd. Planning and public enquiry evidence for motorway service areas on M40, M25, M3 & M4. Architectural treatment to A406 (North Circular Road) for Department of Transport. British Rail Corporate Identity Programme. Signage at Canary Wharf. Design and application of identity for Superoute 66, a new computerised bus service in Suffolk, including livery, shelters, bus stops and print.

Leisure and retail:
Development of way finding signs and route markers for Lee Valley Regional Park Authority; Master planning of marina developments in Cyprus and Beirut. Refurbishment of the Arts Centre, University of Wales. Stadia development and studies for Crystal Palace. Wembley Conference Centre: interior and graphic design including sign system. Feasibility and design studies of pavilion interiors for international exhibitions. Hotel redevelopment at Colchester and for Sheraton Hotels at Heathrow. Logotype for the London Festival Orchestra's Galileo Project. Retail refurbishment for 20/20 Optical Store at London Piccadilly.

Commercial:
Interior design and space planning of offices for Mobil Oil, Amerada Hess, Barlowe Lyde and Gilbert. Offices, boardroom, conference and dining facilities for BP, Esso and Bank of England. Banking hall and offices for Chase Manhattan Bank. Corporate identities for ICI and other multi-nationals.

Hospitals:
Refurbishment works for West Middlesex Hospital and of the infirmary for the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Site signage for Salisbury Health Care Trust.

Housing:
Housing schemes integrating physically handicapped people in community settings for housing associations in London, Bristol, Telford and Milton Keynes.

Custodial facilities:
Prison cell blocks, visitor centre and staff recreation facilities at Hewell Grange, for the PSA.

CYPRUS - Office buildings and interior for Mobil Oil.
DENMARK - Architectural design for MTR system.
PORTUGAL - Stadium for Sporting Club of
PORTUGAL; offices for Mobil Oil.
SPAIN - British Pavilion for Expo 92, third prize winner.
KUWAIT - Interior, lighting and graphic design of 13,000 m2 hypermarket including store identity and signage; Refurbishment and space planning of offices for the Kuwait Investment Bank.
HONG KONG - Mass Transit Railway and KCRC: architectural design for stations, administration buildings, maintenance depots, refurbishment studies and corporate identity programme; bank for
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation; schools for handicapped children.
SINGAPORE - Architectural treatment of underground road system; architectural design for light rail scheme.
THAILAND - Architectural design for Mass Transit Railway projects in Bangkok.
UAE - Dubai - Ergonomics and interior design for Al Ghurair Exchange Banks. Architectural design for two 30 storey mixed use tower blocks.
UAE - Fujairah - Planning, architectural, interior and graphic design for refurbishment of 5 star Siji Hotel including brand identity and staff uniforms.

EXPERIENCE IN
EUROPE & CIS: Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, United Arab Emirates

EAST ASIA: Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

OFFICES ABROAD
Hong Kong

SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES
Architecture: Architects
Infrastructure: Architects
Infrastructure: Bridges
Infrastructure: Engineers
Infrastructure: Hospitals
Infrastructure: Hotels & tourism
Infrastructure: Housing
Infrastructure: Leisure
Infrastructure: Marinas
Infrastructure: Prisons
Infrastructure: Rail
Infrastructure: Road
Infrastructure: Stadia
Infrastructure: Town planning
Architecture: Interior design

SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES

EXPERIENCE IN