Rotterdam architects OMA have announced their proposed masterplan for a new cultural district in Hong Kong.
The 40 hectare site would comprise three ‘urban villages’ situated within a park connected to the existing Kowloon Park, forming the largest public green space in Hong Kong.
One of three contenders for the site, the scheme consists of a museum and exhibition space, performance venues, a market and an open-air amphitheatre seating 15,000.
Explore the proposal in detail on the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority website.
Read our stories about the competing proposals by Foster + Partners here and by Rocco Design Architects here.
Here’s more from OMA:
OMA reveals plans for new cultural district in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 20 August 2010 – The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority unveiled today OMA’s conceptual masterplan for a major new arts district in Hong Kong. Under OMA’s plan – one of three competing proposals – the 40 hectare waterfront site facing Victoria Harbour would become an authentic environment of three urban villages embedded in a new public park, Hong Kong’s largest.
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