Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the renowned Kai Tak airport’s closure in Hong Kong, Snøhetta Asia introduces their latest project in the city ? AIRSIDE. This LEED Platinum-certified mixed-use landmark is poised to become a prominent gateway to a thriving redeveloped business district. The design seamlessly integrates spacious public areas and gardens, threading them through a network of exterior plazas and rooftop landscapes specially designed for urban farming, dining venues, events, and leisure activities. Notably, the development showcases a range of groundbreaking sustainability initiatives, marking it as the first in Hong Kong to achieve five of the highest green building certifications available.
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Boasting panoramic vistas of Victoria Harbour and the Kai Tak River, the 177,670-square-meter AIRSIDE project seamlessly combines a 213-meter-tall tower with a second tower and their shared base in an unbroken, flowing form. Positioned atop the Kai Tak MTR station, the design ingeniously extends the cityscape directly into the architectural structure, establishing a seamless connection between pedestrian transit zones, retail facilities at the tower’s base, and elevated garden landscapes. © Kevin Mak
The AIRSIDE project is all about fostering a lively public space and serving as a cornerstone for the neighborhood. It achieves this by composing the building mass of five interconnected volumes that gradually ascend from the Kai Tak River, imparti...