I came across this amazing building that has been built in Hong Kong, it was just completed last year. The project is a 28-story mixed-use building housing offices, retail spaces and a carpark. A design with efficient office floor plates and a rational box were requested by the client - what I love about this building is the innovative way it incorporates an efficient office floor plan with some out of the box thinking to address the air quality in the area.
Kowloon Bay, once dependent on manufacturing, is undergoing transformation of rejuvenation. With the building located in a community with dense industrial blocks, the design investigates the possibility of providing an environmentally sustainable design an incredibly industrial area. The target is to contribute a greening effect to the neighborhood and enhance the quality of life for users in the building, as well as accommodating pedestrians at street level.
With "green" as the theme, the final design introduces extensive planting at the car park floors located at the lower portion of the tower. The building looks amazing but the visually greening effect to the neighborhood is not the only purpose for the gardens, the planting also filters the air and improves the air quality within the car park.
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