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Project Name :
West Kowloon Vertical Park and Waterfront Cultural
Centre
Owner :
Planning & Lands Bureau, the Government of
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Areas :
Open Area : 240,000 sq.m
Roads and services : 70,000 sq.m
Commercial : 60,000 sq.m
Residential : 10,000 sq.m
Govt/Institutional/Community : 20,000 sq.m
Site Area :
40 Ha
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Location :
West Kowloon
Latitude :
No. of Storeys : -
Date Start :
June 2001 (Competition)
Completion Date : -
Plot Ratio :
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The site of West Kowloon
reclamation is at the tip of a complex and richly dense
peninsular facing a dynamic city island. This location
offers an excellent opportunity for the development of
an iconic landmark for Hong Kong.
This development integrated the arts, cultural and entertainment
precinct in Hong Kong, S.A.R. as an extension to the main
shopping area of Tsim Sha Tsui. The proposal creates an
entirely new landscaped waterfront feature for Hong Kong
which combines and synthesises the landscape with the
built form. Pier towers frames this urban park with landscaped
site coverage of over 94%.
Unique Features
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Integrated Waterfront Centre
for Arts, Cultural and Entertainment as a World
Class Destination
The wide range of recreational, cultural and retail
integrated facilities will become a regional hub
for users and tourists. |
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Uninterrupted Views
MTRC and KCRC Towers maintain uninterrupted views
of the waterfront through landscaped park. Within
this development, vantage viewing areas are oriented
to capture dramatic views of the waterfront and
Hong Kong island. |
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The Park as a "Green Jacket"
Provides a continuous urban park as a unique urban
"Ecological corridor" and provides an
environmentally sustainable and ecologically benign
solution. 94% of the site is covered by lush landscaped
area. |
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"Green Cell Nodes":
These extend from the "Green jacket" to
provide ventilation and natural lighting to the
programmatic spaces as well as integrating existing
transportation systems with new proposed network. |
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Public Park spaces:
the continuous extent of the "green jacket"
roof offers many opportunities for active and passive
public spaces through the landscape and urban interfaces,
such as the Cultural Plazas. |
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Feng Shui Compliance:
Consideration of Feng Shui design principles for
auspicious conditions to ensure a successful development. |
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Landscaped Urban Connections:
The continuous landscaped park provides circulation
within the site and overhead landscaped bridges
connect with the surrounding context to form an
integrated urban environment. |
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Integrated Cultural "necklace"
of event spaces:
Integrating the cultural loop of facilities such
as the landmark Opera House, Cultural Plaza, Amphitheatre,
Mediatheque and to the retail district and surrounding
context will maximise user access. |
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Continuous Waterfront Promenade:
The long stretch of the waterfront is to be optimised
as a continuous promenade with enhanced facilities
such as a Viewing Bridge, Marina and amenities while
linking back to the existing waterfront. |
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"Pier" Towers:
The dynamic between built landscaped form and marine
environment is encapsulated in the towers. The developments
are strategically located right on Victoria harbour
as well as forming a continuous green link from
Central Park with vertical landscaping to the upper
levels. |
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Principal-in-charge :
Dr Ken Yeang
Project Architect :
Andy Chong
Local Architect :
LWK & Partners Ltd. Hong Kong
Landscape Consultant :
Battle MacCarthy Consulting Engineers
Retail Consultant :
Benoy Architects, London.
Quantity Surveyor :
Davis Langdon Seah, Hong Kong
Feng Shui Consultant :
Master Jerry Too
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Design Architects :
Ridzwa Fathan
Beng Hin, Lim
Kenneth Cheong
Lena Ng
Project Team :
Yee Seng, Tan
Yu Meng, Chan
Angeline Fung
Renee Lee
Kirsten Karst
Aya Maeda
Frank Hur
Shahrul Kamaruddin |
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