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Hoi Bun Road Park

Description

Located in a very dense industrial area in Kwun Tong, the site was sandwiched by the busy Flyover of Kwun Tong Bypass and the major traffic road at the back. The original park was bounded with solid boundaries, and high raised planters with hard pavements. The question was how to create a green oasis and tranquil park in such a busy area.

The park works as a connector that mediates a piece of nature amidst the dense city fabric, which enhances connectivity and accessibility in the district. The new cluster of service buildings are situated on the garden edge to screen off the busy street and to align tangents and orientate towards the central lawn in the overall planning. This embodies the green oasis in the form of a circular lawn functions as a multipurpose gathering space for the outdoor theatre, as well as an urban foyer to the district. When you approach the park from the busy road outside and come closer to the circular lawn, the space would gradually open up and relates to nature.

At the main stage of the circular lawn, which acts as the heart of the green urban foyer, a green oasis is created to bridge the very dense industrial urban district to the waterfront. The design comprises clusters of service blocks, timber shelters, layers of timber trellis and frames along the walkway, which interlaces with nature and landscape, as an embodiment of the central lawn. The mature existing trees were preserved, accounting for well over half of trees on site, and some of the woods, cut off from the felled trees, were adopted for park furniture fabrication.

By carefully placing layers of transparent screens and trellis in the blossoming garden and along the walkway, different outdoor rooms of various characters are defined to allow the public to sit, to play, and to enjoy leisure at all times. Passing through the outdoor room, integrating with the mature existing trees, and emerge themselves into the main stage of the circular lawn. The idea of pavilions among trees became one of the ideals of architecture in both Chinese culture and European picturesque garden. Outdoor pocket spaces of various characters are defined by landscape. The landscape and screen walls are defining different activity zones in the park. 

Awards

ArchSD Annual Awards 2020/21
Merit Award
HKILA Professional Awards 2021
Winner
IDA Design Awards 2021
Honorable Mention
Design for Asia Awards 2022
Merit Award
The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Awards 2022
Nominated Award
GOOD Design Award 2023
GOOD Design Award 2023 - Public Facility & Civil Structure & Landscape 
Green Building Award 2023
Finalist
HKIA Annual Award 2023
Special Award–Human & Social Inclusion
HKIUD Urban Design Awards 2023
Merit Award

Project Data

Location
123 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong
Type
Leisure and Cultural
Completion Year
2021
Client
Energizing Kowloon East Office
Site Area
About 9,300 m2
GFA
About 815 m2

Project manager

Project Manager :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Architect :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Landscape Architect :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Interior Design :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Building Services Engineer :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Quantity Surveyor :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Structural Engineer :
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
Main Contractor :
Junic Construction Company Limited