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XIQU CENTRE, HONG KONG SWA GROUP
GRACHTEN OPEN, THE NETHERLANDS MVRDV
MVRDV has presented a plan to the city of The Hague which proposes to reopen the city’s 17th-century canals, which were filled in during the 20th century. This “neighbourhood participation” project aims to revive a run-down part of the historic centre of the city – the government seat of the Netherlands. The vision, produced by MVRDV as a pro-bono project in collaboration with various residents’ collectives, aims to improve the sustainability, economy, traffic, and water management of the area. MVRDV’s vision combines the canals with the ‘Spinoza Power 2.0’ vision, which was created by the local community and includes a gastronomy route, the removal and renovation of the red light district streets, and a new market hall which replaces a car park.
SWA Group recently announced its collaborative design of the Xiqu Centre, a new performance venue for traditional Chinese opera located in the densely populated West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) in Hong Kong. Working closely with Revery Architecture, SWA’s scope of work entailed designing the entire ground level, which features a naturally ventilated open-air interior courtyard. The ground floor also serves as an urban stage, designed to facilitate movement, provide a gathering space and enhance visitor experience. The building’s exterior is curved in three planes, with arched openings strategically located at all corners and a lifted facade enabling three main entry areas access to the ground level.
FETTES COLLEGE, CHINA BROADWAY MALYAN
K11 MUSEA, HONG KONG VARIOUS ARCHITECTS
A group of architectural practices comprising Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), James Corner Field Operations (JCFO), Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP), Leigh & Orange, LAAB Architects, AB Concepts and PLandscape have completed K11 MUSEA, a cultural retail destination in Hong Kong’s newest purpose-built art and cultural district, Victoria Dockside. K11 MUSEA is the final milestone in a decade long, 28-hectare urban regeneration masterplan designed by KPF and completed in phases over the past decade. The project fuses design details and inspirations from around the world; from the rare Portuguese limestone facades and green living walls, to the Silk Road inspired louvers at the entrance – each element is inspired by “the vision of a contemporary manor house.”
Ground has been broken on a major new school campus for Fettes College in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. The new “all-through” school is a partnership between Fettes and Bright Scholar, China’s largest school operator, and will accommodate 2,320 students and more than 300 staff, many of whom will live on site. The new campus will include a kindergarten, primary, middle and senior schools with each building “designed to respond differently to the age of the building users,” commented Broadway Malyan. “Each house has its distinct building with a unique arrangement, creating an urban village in which facilities are fed from a high street experience we have called the ‘learning spine.’”
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