SHEUNG WAN DISTRICT

In 2014, I was working on the masterplan for Modderfontein CBD, Johannesburg, then owned by Chinese developer Zendai Property. I was lucky enough to travel to Hong Kong with the client and spent a couple of days wandering the city.

Hong Kong is a remarkable mix of ancient and modern, its proliferation of needle towers at hyper density, a result of its physical geography and political status. And yet, it has retained an incredibly intimate streetscape, with small city blocks, narrow streets, and pedestrian lanes; and retailers and traders everywhere jostling for space…

GUY BRIGGS Partner, Director, and Head of Urban Design dhk Architects www.dhk.co.za