PROJECT VISION AND THEMES
URBAN REGENERATOR
TRANSCENDING THE PAST TO FUTURE
Team members:
GHIMIRE Parasar KAN Sze Nok Sharon KWONG Yuk Chun, Amy LAU Adolphus Yik Chun LAU Kam Fung, Vincent YEUNG Sin Yee, Tiffany
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
After “Reborn”
After “Reconnect”
After “Resilient”
DESIGN STRATEGIES Ground Level
USERS NEEDS Youngers and Adults
Family
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Noise
Comfort
Limited viewing angles
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Sutherland St
Wilmer St
Connaught Rd
Rd West
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West
Des Voeus
Rd West
Rd West
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50M
Linear experience
More strategic alignment of trees canopy
Elevated
Sun Yat Sen Historial Trail
Inter-connected social nodes
Permeable movement
Ground
Panoramic viewpoints
RESILIENT
RECONNECT
650 m
Servic es St
North
Designated zone
Social nodes
Good tranquility for reflections
Poor walking experience
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Hab
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Scattered social nodes
Easte
Wes te
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Eastern St
Centre St
Queen St
Des Voeus
Rd West
50M
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Servic es St
North
Des Voeus
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Weste
Weste Easte
Wes te
West
Sutherland St
Wilmer St
Eastern St
Centre St Queen St
Sutherland St
Wilmer St
Eastern St
Centre St
Wilmer St
Eastern St
Centre St
Des Voeus
Queen St
50M
Annual prevailing wind
Trees
Queen St
Cro ss
Hab
Sea breeze
Sutherland St
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Micro-climate Microclimate
Wilmer St
rn Fire
Easte
Wes te
Sutherland St
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Green Buffer
REBORN
Weste
Servic es St
North
Queen St
Wilmer St
Sutherland St
Rd West
EXISTING CONDITIONS
PROPOSED DESIGNS
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Sutherland St
Overlapping
Need (remembrance)
Hab
Human-NatureExperience Relationship Human-Nature
Connaught Rd
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Centre St
Rd West
West
Weste Easte
Wes te
Waterfront Experience Shoreline Experience
Eastern St
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Connaught Rd
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Sutherland St
Noise
Wilmer St
Eastern St
Centre St
Connaught Rd
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Wilmer St
Active zones
Hab
Eastern St
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Visual Access Viewing Experience
Walking Experience and Circulation Circulations Walking Experiene and
Centre St
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Open area equipped with recreational facilities for outdoor exercise. Community engagement opportunities to foster interaction between individuals
Queen St
Weste
Servic es St
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Queen St
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RECONNECT
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Social SocialNodes Nodes
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Queen St
Weste Eastern
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Spacious open area with adequate lighting and sitting facilities for socialising
Elderly
Wise design of children playground facilities to stimulate sensational and personal development. Large open space equipped with adequate lighting and seating for families to enjoy equality time together
Eastern St
REBORN
Experience ExperienceofofMemorial MemorialFeatures Features
SPATIAL PROGRAM
Ethnic Minorities
Extensive open space for exercising and outdoor activities. Harbour viewing opportunities to appreciate the city’s pride
DESIGN ENHANCEMENT
50m
RESILIENT
SITE IN CONTEXT
0m
Water within shorter and safer distance Curvilinear: More organic engagement with the shoreline
Addition of water body
Cooler and more airy experience
50M
ZONE 1: PANORAMIC DECK AND HARBOUR LAWN INTERNAL CIRCULATION
SITE OVERVIEW
VIEWPOINTS FROM THE DECK Sunset/ Ting Kau Bridge
NATIVE TREE SPECIES
Cheung Sha Wan
Sections’ Cuts
F’
West Kowloon Cultural District /TST
C’ Terminalia catappa
To Fung Mat Road Waterfront
Artocarpus hypargyreus
(欖仁樹)
Bridelia tomentosa
(白桂木)
Pothos chinensis
(土蜜樹)
Aporosa dioica
(石柑)
Glochidion hirsutum
(銀柴)
(厚葉算盤子)
F To Central and Western District Promenade
A’
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D’ B’ D B
C
II
To Resilient Pond
NATIVE FLORAL SPECIES
To Sun Yat Sen Memorial Garden
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V
To neighbourhood 0m
0m
50m
50m
Hewittia malabarica
Hedyotis hedyotidea
(豬菜藤)
SECTION AA’: Deck and Age-friendly Area
(牛白藤)
Xenostegia tridentata
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
(地旋花)
(草龍)
III
Melastoma sanguineum (毛念)
SECTION BB’: Deck with Barrier-free Design VI
DECK MATERIALS Rain Garden
Frosted Glass
- Collect rainwater from the deck and transfer to the ground
- Translucent to allow sunlight penetration to the ground level - Strong resistance
Cellular Concrete - 100% Recyclable - Fire resistant
Recycled Timber - Less-processed - Less carbon emission
Water Tanks Energy Generating Pavement
- Collect rainwater from the deck and transfer to the ground
Eco Topping
Deck level
0m
10m
- Made by low-cost, recycled bricks - Allow rainwater penetration
Steel
II. PANORAMIC DECK
III. HARBOUR LAWN
- Strong supporting - Brown in colour to enhance the sense of nature
SECTION CC’: 50m Pavilion of Deck and Floral Garden
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I. FLORAL GARDEN
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10m
ZONE 2: URBAN STREAM, RESILIENT POND, AND EMBRACIVE WATERFRONT SECTION DD’: Urban Stream
SECTION EE’: Resilient Pond
RESILIENT FEATURES
SECTION FF’: Embracive Waterfront
RAIN GARDEN
EVENTS/ MARKETS/ FESTIVALS/ COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
PAVEMENT MATERIALS
Green Brick: Energy Generating Pavement
Energy Generating Pavement
Soil Mixture
Energy Generating Pavement
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IV. URBAN STREAM
V. RESILIENT POND
VI. EMBRACIVE WATERFRONT
- Utilized by fly ash, cinder, coal gangue, slag, chemical residual or natural sand, tidal marsh mud, industrial waste, and wasted incineration slag
Energy Generating Pavement: I) From kinetic energy
II) From solar energy
10m
WATER RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Recycled Plastic: I) Recycled high-density polyethylene II) Recycled polyvinyl chloride III) Recycled polypropylene
Recycled Aggregate:
- Made by recycled construction wastes, including bricks, cement, and concrete I) Recycled brick aggregate concrete II) Recycled concrete aggregate concrete