HONG KONG CENTRAL
GREEN AND BLUE
How is the diminishing value of Green and Blue in HK affecting people’s relation to nature ?
STANLEY
TAI PO
SHAM SUI PO
CENTRAL
WANCHAI
To What extent is the potential for water management decentralization in HK ?
STANLEY
TAI PO
SHAM SUI PO
CENTRAL
How is the integration of Green and Blue enhancing the urban quality of HK?
NATURAL RESERVE PARKS GARDEN STREET PARK
5 sq.m
1.5 sq.m
116.5 sq.m
28 sq.m
116.5 sq.m
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
CITY HARBOURFRONT
116.5 sq.m
32 sq.m
PLAYGROUND
116.5 sq.m
STREET PARK
BEACH & LEISURE WATERFRONT
CENTRAL
SHAM SUI PO
TAI PO
How is livability contingent on green and blue in HK ?
100 % 90 %
GREEN COVER IN BUILT AREAS (%)
100 %
TAI PO
20 % 10 %
STANLEY
40 % 30 %
WANCHAI
60 % 50 %
CENTRAL
70 %
SHAM SHUI PO
80 %
GREEN COVER IN URBAN FRINGES (%)
90 %
100 %
TAI PO
20 % 10 %
STANLEY
40 % 30 %
WANCHAI
60 % 50 %
CENTRAL
70 %
SHAM SHUI PO
80 %
GREEN RIVER IN COUNTRY SIDE (%)
90 %
RECREATION BLUE NATURAL WATER RESOURCE
CITY HARBOURFRONT
TREE COVER HEAVY PEDESTRIAN FLOW MEDIUM PEDESTRIAN FLOW LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW
RECREATION BLUE NATURAL WATER RESOURCE
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
TREE COVER HEAVY PEDESTRIAN FLOW MEDIUM PEDESTRIAN FLOW LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW
STREET PARK
RECREATION BLUE NATURAL WATER RESOURCE
TREE COVER HEAVY PEDESTRIAN FLOW MEDIUM PEDESTRIAN FLOW LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW
WATERFRONT
RECREATION BLUE NATURAL WATER RESOURCE
20 % 10 %
TAI PO
TREE COVER HEAVY PEDESTRIAN FLOW MEDIUM PEDESTRIAN FLOW LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW
STANLEY
40 % 30 %
WANCHAI
60 % 50 %
CENTRAL
70 %
SHAM SHUI PO
80 %
HERITAGE TREES
RECREATION PLAYGROUND BLUE PRIVATE GARDENS STREETSCAPE/ PALNTATION NATURAL WATER RESOURCE
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DISTRICT : HONGKONG CENTRAL Central
80%
working inside the district outside district
20%
1850s
1870s
Sheung Wan
Tung Wah
58%
66%
working inside the district outside district
working inside the district outside district
42%
34%
MidLevel
70%
working inside the district outside district
30%
1900s
1990s
SHOPHOUSES
BLUE SPACE
GREEN STRUCTURE
LAND RECLAMATION
GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION
URBAN LAYERS
SATELLITE MAP
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NATURAL RESERVE PARKS NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKS
MERGED LAYERS Potential for enhancement of public space
FLOWS OF MOVEMENT
ENERGY
BUILDING HEIGHT RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL COMMERCIAL
HIGH TRAFFIC MOVEMENT MEDIUM TRAFFIC MOVEMENT LOW TRAFFIC MOVEMENT
ROADS
> 50 M 7.5 - 50 M <7.5 M v
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HEAT LOAD but reduced thermal stress Reduced heat load with suямГcient ven la on Minor ven la on in smaller heat loads Reduced ven la on & reduced land sea breeze
Potential for improving the flow of movement
Trading and micro economics - Commercial
SHUN TAK CENTER
COSCO TOWER
Commercial (Mixed) Building Floors : 39 No. of towers : 2 total GFA : 204.216 sqm Water cons. : 50lt/capita
Office Building Floors : 56 No. of towers : 1 Energy cons : 250 kWh/yr
Shophouses - retail
Urban Parks and playgrounds - Public space
SheungWan Municipal Service Buiding Government Building Floors : 15 No. of towers : 1
GOODVIEW MANSION Residential Building Floors : 30 No. of towers : 1 Water cons : 220 lt/cap energ cons : 146kWh/yr
Typical mixed-use building Floors
: 15 (average)
Typical shophouses building Floors
HERITAGE TRAIL & BUILDINGS
UHI (MAX) weak ven la on UHI heat load and reduced ven la on UHI with some ven la on
URBAN SYSTEMS & TYPOLOGIES
Urban plaza - Commercial
PUBLIC SPACE
HIGH PEDESTRIAN FLOW LOW PEDESTRIAN FLOW PRIVATE PEDESTRIAN FLOW FOOTOVER BRIDGE
UHI MAP
ARTERIAL ROADS SECONDARY ROADS TERTIARY ROADS
BUILDING PROGRAM
BUILDING FOOTPRINT
ESCALATOR COMMERCIAL / POPS PARKS
STREET PARKS STREET SCAPE/ PLANTATION PRIVATE GARDENS
MODES OF TRANSPORT
ASPHALT MAP
SOCIAL SPACE
ROAD NETWORK
1980 - 1989 1930 - 1939 1920 - 1929
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CONDOMINIUMS
FLOW of MOVEMENT - WEEKDAYS
FLOW of MOVEMENT - WEEKENDS
: 6 (average)
Urban Parks and playgrounds - Public space
CASTLE STEPS Private Condominiums Floors : 35 No. of towers : 2 Water cons : 220 lt/cap energ cons : 110 kWh/yr
UNDERSTANDING SITUATIONS
MODERATE
LOW INTENSITY
BUILT MASS BUILDING HEIGHT GREEN + BLUE
MAX MODERATE
HIGH LEAST
PRIMARY TERIARY
SECONDARY TRAM
HIGH INTENSITY
TOPOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORT
ACCESSIBILITY
ROAD NETWORK
BUIDING FOOTPRINT
FLOWS OF PEOPLE
FLOWS OF PEOPLEEMISURBAN LAYERHG
MAX. LOW
HIGH LEAST
GHG EMISSIONS
AIR POLLUTION
ASPHALT
ENERGY LAYERHG EMIS-
LIVING ON LEVELS
TRAM STOP BUS STOP MINI BUS STOP FERRY STOP
MINI BUS LINE SHEUNG WAN MTR TRAM LINE FERRY LINE BUS LINES
ENERGY CONSUMED-OLD BLGS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
MIX INSTITUTIONAL
1969 1970-1979
1980-1989 AFTER 1990
POROSITY
HIGH LEAST
GREEN + BLUE
URBAN LAYERHG EMISBUILDING PROGRAM
MAX MODERATE
HARD EDGE COMPLEX LOCAL ROAD NETWORK BUILDINGS ON LEVELS PERIPHERAL CITY NETWORK
SOCIAL SPACE + HERITAGE
GHG EMISSIONS
ENERGY LAYERHG EMIS-
PUBLIC DISCONTINUITY
Before 1800 1900-1951
1800-1899 TRAIL
PRIVATE
15-50m <7.5m
MARKET
GREEN + BLUE
UHI RETAIL RESTAURANT
FLOWS OF PEOPLE
>50m 7.5-15m
STREET LEVEL ACTIVITY
URBAN LAYERHG EMISBUILDING HEIGHT
ENERGY LAYERHG EMISENERGY CONSUMPTION
OLD BUILDINGS WITH OUTDOOR AC
COMPACTNESS AND CROWD
LOW INTENSITY
HIGH INTENSITY
SEMI-PRIVATE
PUBLIC