Prior to the formation of SCENIC Chris was the Principal for the landscape aspects of the Asia Society project in Admiralty. Working with renowned New York designers Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects his involvement extended from the planning application to the completion of the design and construction stages. Owing to the wooded nature of the site the project involved in a complicated series of government submissions. The site was originally an Explosives Magazine Compound built between 1850 and 1910, some of the oldest colonial military structures in Hong Kong. This formerly derelict site has been transformed into an active complex for lectures, seminars, conferences, cultural programs, art exhibitions, performances, and films. The landscape including the forest setting plays a key role in the establishment of place.