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Forster + Partners have unveiled the masterplan for West Kowloon Cultural District that will be built in Hong Kong. The development will make use of a reclaimed harbor-front site and will include a 23-hectare great park and a green avenue that will provide a landscaped setting for a series of spectacular new cultural buildings.
The urban park will blend into existing streets, while creating large expanses of green space and 17 new cultural venues. The development will feature mixed-use facilities, public transportation links, energy-efficient design and renewable energy generation.
The development will be raised 3 meters above its current elevation to accommodate the new infrastructure below. Streets, parking and utilities and urban transportation lines will be located below to increase the size of the green and public spaces above. The new district will also include an impressive array of facilities including the Great Opera House and a 15,000-seat arena.
Designed to achieve a carbon neutral status with the use of highly efficient buildings and low-energy infrastructure, the City Park includes facilities to generate renewable energy, a waste-to-energy plant and systems to recover energy from sewage.
Via: Inhabitat
