Description
Six subjects are put into design agenda in this experiment:
1· to restructure the SPATIAL HIERARCHY of the existing waterfront area and the social and financial conditions of its neighboring urban space;
2· to retain or marginally relocate the key elements of the “collective memory” structures such as the Queen’s Pier and the bell tower of Star Ferry, and free up the ground level of the main structure as the SPIRITUAL CENTER of the future urban space while using the retained elements as a cultural program;
3· to strengthen the relationship among landmark buildings such as HKCEC, APA, TAMAR GOV HQ, CITYHALL, IFC etc, and to expand the landmark networks by introducing new MAGNET BUILDINGS such HKCEC PHASE 4, OPERA HOUSE, NEW STAR MUSEUM etc, which all together with those existing landmarks create a super-powerful urban impact along the waterfront area;
Description
4· to facilitate the adjacent COMMERCIAL SPACE blending in with the Central Waterfront area from Wanchai to Central by providing extensive footbridge and open space network;
5· to introduce three dimensional DISTRICT-WIDE PEDESTRIAN NETWORK as to realize “car-free” objective and to encourage “seamless bridging” of district-wide pedestrian movement;
6· to extend the existing ferry wing into the bay area that combines with the district-wide pedestrian network to create a floating cultural facility, where the boring verticality character of the Hong Kong urbanscape can be broken by the HORIZONTALITY of the new landmark structure dancing across the harbour.
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