What Will The Hongkong-Shenzhen Border Become? By 2047 Hong Kong and Shenzhen border will no longer exist, after 50 years handover to china. The special administration zone Hong Kong and the special economics zone Shenzhen will become one of largest urban context in the china, as part of the Greater Bay Area development proposed by the China Government in 2015. Hong Kong and Shenzhen border will become one of the most important area of this reintegration process, so this project will look at different precedents of border development and the existing and historical aspects of the site to develop a larger urban strategies for this area.
Hong Kong
Border
Shenzhen
Objective By looking at different country borders and different types of urban development near the border area, to propose a new topology for the Hong Kong Shenzhen border which will engages with the special relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. To make a larger urban design strategies that will beneficial to both two cities. To examine specific processes of urbanization that have happened within this area and To understand the forces that will play to determine the future of the border area.
Shenzhen Border Line
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Political System: Special Administrative Region Formed: 1872 GDP: 372,000 Billion (Usd) Population:7.5 Million Language: Cantonese Area: 1,106km2 Landuse: 30% Urban Area, 70% Natural Landscape
Shenzhen
Political System: Special Economic Zone Formed: 1979 GDP: 374,000 Billion (Usd) Population:12.5 Million Language: Cantonese Area: 2,050km2 Landuse: 90% Urban Area, 10% Nature Landscape
Founding of PRC
RMB Socialism
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Shenzhen
culture background cantonese,guangdong
Part of the Bao’An county
Fishing village
Qing Dynasty Bao’An County
Millions of immigrants from China
1949
1842-1898
Part of the Bao’An county
Fishing village
1979
Become the leader of the Greater Bay Area Become the third largest city in china from industrial city to China’s tech-hub, and also the finical center the south of China, overtake HK as the biggest city in greater bay area in 2018
1997
Division
Union
Hong Kong
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Establish
2047 One Country Two Systems
Hong Kong development period from entrepot to industrial city to international financial center Hong Kong ceded to the British
End of “One Country Two Systems” Hong Kong reunification to China
Hong Kong social movement
Speed up HK-China merge by Greater Bay Area development 2016-
Political Eduction Culture Economic
High speed rail connect to china
2014-
Founding of Hong Kong
Capitalism Cantonese HKD
What’s Next
Hong Kong as the gateway to invest Shenzhen after the Chinese economic reform policy
HZMB
Shenzhen
Frontier Closed Area
Hong Kong
Border Control Buildings
Border Typology
natural
vs
artificial
hard
vs
soft
controlled
vs
free
division
vs
union
no passage
vs
free passage
Border Typology hard, artificial, division, controlled, no passage
Examples
North Korea South Korea
Israel Palestine
Berlin Wall
Hong Kong China
Malaysia Singapore
Most of International Border
USA Canada
Euro union
Euro union
hard, nature/artificial, division, controlled, free passage
soft, nature/artificial, union, free passage
Border Development Typology - Landuse A
A
A
B
B
B
Examples
Fully Developed
Semi Developed
Undeveloped
Malaysia Singapore
Hong Kong China
Most of the Counties Border
HK-SZ Border Line
Nothing change This area remain as frontier zone border still exist No development on HK side
Scenario 1 Do Nothing Frontier Zone
New CBD develop by the China Government Merge HK and SZ to mage city No border anymore
Scenario 2 Merge HK-SZ Super Cbd
HK develop a new town in this area as the gateway to China This area become one of the most expensive land of HK because it’s close to China Border still exist
Scenario 3 HK Expand HK New Town
A no man land separate HK-China as 2 counties No more passage allowed
Scenario 4 Division HK-SZ Buffer Zone
A physical barrier build on both side of the border. Limited access
Scenario 5 Division Border Wall
Do Nothing Keep the green as the buffer zone between 2 cities To proposal an urban development on five existing control buildings site and keep the existing landscape as the buffer zone between 2 cities
Fish Pond Farm Land
Green Buffer Zone
Eco Park
Fish Pond Farm Land
Green Distribution
Green Buffer Zone
Lok Ma Chau Control Point
Huanggang Control Point
Existing Building Control Buildings
Lo Wu Control Point
Wenjindu Control Port
Heung Yuen Wai Control Point
Memorial 4 Memorial 5
Memorial 1
Memorial 3
Memorial 2
After 2047 the border of HK-SZ will no longer exist Border control buildings will become part of the history of Hong Kong and China
A City as a Memorial
To Define Not Resist
Loop Ma Chau Control Point
Selected Site
Street Life
Mountainous Landscape
Podium
Elevated Walkway
Muti-Function Public Space
Repetitive Facade
Informal Roof