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2 Murray Road in Hong Kong
23 Sep 2020
2 Murray Road, HK
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Hong Kong, China

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Located in the heart of Hong Kong?s central business district, the 36-storey Murray Road project for Henderson Land replaces a multi-storey car park to create an urban oasis adjacent to Chater Garden within a short walking distance to both Central and Admiralty MTR metro stations.

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With its base elevated above the ground to shelter courtyards and gardens cultivated with trees and plants in the centre of one of the world?s busiest cities, the design creates new civic plazas that are enveloped by nature. Echoing the organic forms of the natural world; the redevelopment connects with the adjacent public gardens and parks. These tranquil outdoor areas flow into the generous communal spaces of the interior; the craftsmanship and precision of the curved glass façade enhancing this seamless connectivity between the building?s interiors and the surrounding gardens and city beyond.

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The design reinterprets the structural forms and layering of a Bauhinia bud about to blossom. Known as the Hong Kong orchid tree, the Bauhinia x blakeana was first propagated in the city?s botanic gardens above the Murray Road site and its flowering bud features on Hong Kong?s flag.

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