Hypnotoad
Senior Member
Should preface this by saying my digital camera was stolen in Vietnam (f*cker) so I had to rely on a crappy disposable camera to fill in the rest of my trip, which concluded in Hong Kong.
West Kowloon is a major development project on reclaimed and brownfield land. Think of it like as City Place, to the extreme. Or as I like to describe it to my friends, West Kowloon is to City Place as Radiohead is to Muse.
It is the largest single development in Hong Kong's history and the developer(s) were given a 50 year land lease to develop the site in a complex private-public partnership that includes massive infrastructure investments and the redevelopment of brownfield and reclaimed lands for recreational and cultural uses. The highlights of this development (still ongoing) are the massive scale transit-oriented development tower complex above the airport express and orange line that links, via tunnels under the harbour, the central core (2IFC) and the airport to this and other major TOD developments. It is also the site of an underwater tunnel for a major expressway and the new home of a futuristic concept for a cultural centre (approved but undeveloped). The single largest land owner/developer in this site is the public MTR (metro or subway) operator and all the major towers (about 15 built) are connected to the subway, which also doubles as an express airport check-in for all the major airlines.
The pictures suck but they do give you an idea of the scope, size and stunning beauty of this development. The building (in the centre) that is currently under construction will eventually become Hong Kong's tallest tower, at 102 storeys. The residential towers surrounding it vary in shape, size and number of units but are around 60-65 storeys and all surround a courtyard with public amenities, a mall and the subway/aiport station. At present, there are no ground-floor amenities but this is planned.
West Kowloon is a major development project on reclaimed and brownfield land. Think of it like as City Place, to the extreme. Or as I like to describe it to my friends, West Kowloon is to City Place as Radiohead is to Muse.
It is the largest single development in Hong Kong's history and the developer(s) were given a 50 year land lease to develop the site in a complex private-public partnership that includes massive infrastructure investments and the redevelopment of brownfield and reclaimed lands for recreational and cultural uses. The highlights of this development (still ongoing) are the massive scale transit-oriented development tower complex above the airport express and orange line that links, via tunnels under the harbour, the central core (2IFC) and the airport to this and other major TOD developments. It is also the site of an underwater tunnel for a major expressway and the new home of a futuristic concept for a cultural centre (approved but undeveloped). The single largest land owner/developer in this site is the public MTR (metro or subway) operator and all the major towers (about 15 built) are connected to the subway, which also doubles as an express airport check-in for all the major airlines.
The pictures suck but they do give you an idea of the scope, size and stunning beauty of this development. The building (in the centre) that is currently under construction will eventually become Hong Kong's tallest tower, at 102 storeys. The residential towers surrounding it vary in shape, size and number of units but are around 60-65 storeys and all surround a courtyard with public amenities, a mall and the subway/aiport station. At present, there are no ground-floor amenities but this is planned.