Sustainability- Sustainable Development in City Park (Part 1)

Foster + Partners‟ City Park will

be the first carbon neutral
cultural district in the world.
With its mix of compact urban
„city‟ and wide public spaces -
including a large 19 hectare
Great Park - these valuable
environmental assets are at the
core of our sustainability story.

At Foster + Partners, sustainable

and socially responsible
architecture drives and informs
all that we do and this has been
recognised by over 37 awards Masdar Masterplan
from around the world. Whether it‟s an integrated energy strategy
for the Reichstag Parliament in Berlin, or photovoltaic energy
generation at City Hall in London or creating the first carbon neutral city in
Masar, Abu Dhabi, sustainability creates environments of unprecedented
quality for any city!

Towards a Carbon Neutral WKCD

Waterfront Promenade
City Park‟s sustainable strategy will be a blueprint for cities of the future. The
approach is holistic and incorporates all aspects of the district.
It takes into account not just sustainability of the buildings but infrastructure
such as transport, because buildings and moving people around account for a
staggering 70% of the energy consumed!

Great Park, Green Spaces keep cities cool. At City Park, an impressive 60% of
the district is lush green parkland and quality open space with trees and shrubs,
and along with green roofs, mitigate the heat generated from the city.
Additionally the biodiversity and large amount of greenery at park, street and
roof levels conserve and re-use water resources by absorbing rainfall and
minimising storm water run-off.

Varying Building Heights and a Geometric Layout of the district also keeps the
site cool. By allowing maximum wind and air flow to permeate from the harbour
into the old Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood, the air remains cool even in the hottest
summer months.

A Compact Urban District is another way to create a comfortable people-centric

environment. With natural shade at street level reinforced by colonnades that
take reference from Hong Kong‟s old Tang Lau buildings, a comfortable
temperature is maintained all year round reducing the need for air-conditioned
indoor walkways. Coupled with façade finishes that reduce solar gains, the
streets and buildings at City Park will be cool places to be.

Compactness also means less utility infrastructure such as light and power,
resulting in a low resource consumption district and low costs for everyone who
lives, works or visits WKCD!
An integrated infrastructure system further enhances sustainability by
combining district cooling and heating, grey water, sewerage, food and solid
waste recovery all in one, and through the resulting biogas production, local
ultra low carbon electricity is generated.

Further reduction in energy consumption is achieved by wind turbines along the

waterfront, photovoltaic cells on roofs and building facades that allow as much
natural light as possible into the indoor spaces.
Foster + Partners WKCD – CITY PARK
“City Park belongs to the people of Hong Kong. What we have done is taken our
years of experience here, listened to what people want and created a district that
expresses the hopes and aspirations of the city.” Spencer de Grey, Foster + Partners

Let the WKCDA hear your comments about the Foster + Partners and other
conceptual consultants‟ plans before 20 November 2010 by:

- Completing the online questionnaire by the West Kowloon Cultural District

Authority ;

- Emailing to pe@wkcda.hk; or

- Writing to the Secretariat, Board of the WKCD Authority, 7/F, 98 Caroline Hill
Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

If you wish to know more about the City Park, please

visitwww.facebook.com/wkcd.citypark (This is not the official page for the City
Park, all materials insides are just from internet and personal comments)

Source: www.facebook.com/wkcd.citypark