NEW HONG KONG WATERFRONT - Provide a voice for the world class visions and standards that are necessary to making a world class public waterfront space for one of the most exciting cities of the world today. - Accessible and vibrant harbour for public enjoyment and - Preservation of Victoria Harbour as a special public asset, a natural and cultural heritage asset - Enhancing the harbour and its harbour-front areas as Hong Kong’s symbol of urban design excellence and Hong Kong’s brand identity to the international community. - Embrace the principles of sustainable development to balancing economic, social and environmental needs. OPEN SPACE The Waterfront The new Waterfront itself is at the heart of the entire development and should reflect and represent Hong Kongs role as one of the most incredible urban phenomenons. Crucial to this aspiration are large and diverse open spaces with generous paved surfaces and complementary lawns with trees for visitors and cititzens. The design offfers both with a series of bands with cultural and leisure facility with cafes, restaurants and terraces with public furniture like benches, tables and umbrellas. It is dune-shaped terraced landscape is at the is reminiscent of shark gills, not visible from the city but open from the waters edge. Victoria Harbour Plaza A last, yet differentiated open space that functions as the cross road of the harbour, the waterfront and the high-rise zones to the south. It can be used as a festival and market zone and allows airflows and visual connections. BUILDINGS The Horizonscraper (A) This long stretched structure has the same volume and floor footage as it’s tower-shaped sibling, but is a porous open and horizontal building. Because it is elevated from the ground it allows for generous passage for passengers to the ferries and shade for visitors and commuters. Commercial Complex & Hong Kong Pier (B) The Commercial Complex is divided in several segments which are dedicated to commercial and recreational usages, merging both and complementing the surrounding usages. It is a transformative building being a building volume, a bridge and a viewing platform that is a connector between the Horizonscraper, the ferries and the water. Waterfront Hotel (C), Harbour Wellness (D) & Office Tower (E) and Harbour Museum (F) These medium high-rise buildings are the mediating between the Waterfront and the high-rise zone to the south. They ondulating forms are reminiscent of the waves of the open sea and create a visual backdrop for the Waterfront. Amphitheater & Mediatower (G) This hybrid structure is the centre piece and public jewel of the New Waterfront. It is dedicated to public use only and open for citizens and visitors at all times. Due to its prominent location it offers spectacular views of Victoria Harbour and the high-rise zone and the mountains to the south. As a tower it is easy to recognize and identify and serves as mediatheque and is big projection screen at the same time for special. The whole structure also works as an amphitheatre for up to 20.000 people with a stage without interrupting the viewing platform below to the north. Marina Bridge (H) This bridge is connecting several parks and roads of the central high-rise zone to the South with the Waterfront and the HK Convention Centre in the North. It also contains gallery spaces along it’s passage as well as the marina with smaller boats and ships itself.