Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni by Architectural Services Department HKSAR is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Gine-gine Competition Category.

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Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni

by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Client: Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Gine-gine Category

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The Design

About Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni

Urban Oasis of Nexus cibiyar wasanni ce da take kusa da wani yankin ƙauye a Shatin, Hong Kong. Ginin yana da filin wasanni, ɗakin motsa jiki, ɗakin rawa, ɗakunan ayyuka da ɗakin wasan yara. Farfajiyoyi da lambuna a matakai daban-daban suna samar da ƙashin bayan kore wanda ke jagorantar baƙi daga ƙofar ƙasa zuwa tudun da ke bayan. An yi amfani da tsarin muhalli mai wucewa, kuma sarari na zirga-zirga da ɗakunan shiga ba sa amfani da na'urar sanyaya iska. An yi amfani da kwankwaɗon siminti mai kyaun fuska, dutsen granite da katako don dacewa da yanayin muhalli.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Cibiyar Wasanni ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project serves as a sports hub in the neighbourhood with games arena, fitness room, dance room, activity rooms, children play room, etc. Beside active sports for youths, courtyards and gardens are created to attract elderly coming to rest and doing light exercise, such as practising Tai Chi, a popular local exercise. With the surrounding natural setting, the venue is more than a sport centre, but an urban oasis for inter-generation enjoyment, where sports meet beautiful natural scenery.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area: 6193 sq.m. Construction floor area: 12900.94 sq.m.
Tags: Sports Centre, urban oasis, fung shui hill, Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Production Technology: Passive environmental designs are used instead of highly delicate technology. The layout is made reference to traditional tropical courtyard house, central courtyard and all circulation space and lobbies are zero air-conditioned since they are protected from direct sunlight, openings on façade further enhance cross ventilation. Energy consuming is significantly reduced. Frosted and low-E glazings are used for windows and skylights to reduce direct heat gain while enabling natural lighting.
Design Challenge: Challenge came from the hill-side topography and limited site area versus the large area required for main games arena and functional spaces. The functional rooms are carefully placed according to the sloped site to minimize site formation, terrace arrangement is adopted to create various courtyards and gardens on different levels, forming a green spine that leads visitors from the low-level entrance to the hill behind.
Research: Studies were made to achieve a responsive design in such contrasting context between adjacent rural village area and urban area. The tectonic elements are clearly crafted to visually minimize the building bulk. Natural materials and colours are carefully chosen to achieve a harmony appearance with the surrounding natural setting, for example, fair faced concrete, granite and timber are mainly used. Courtyards and gardens are created to bind the project with adjacent natural context.
Inspiration: The motivation is to redefine the typical local sports centres design that stacking up functional rooms as a massive block. Inspiration comes from the layout of a nearby temple - passing an entrance gate, entering forecourt, courtyard, function rooms, main hall, and finally gardens. A leisure pedestrian route is created to intertwine functional spaces, courtyards and gardens, visitors can experience various activities while meandering through to reach the roof garden and the hill behind.
Project Duration: The project locates near Che Kung Temple Station in Shatin, Hong Kong. The sloping site is backed by a hill with tranquil natural setting. The project is a place of mediation between adjacent rural villages and dense public housing estates, and a meeting place for villagers and urban dwellers. The project also serves as the gateway leading to the Feng Shui hill behind, which is spiritually significant to the villagers living nearby. Construction commenced in 2015 and was completed in 2019.
Operation Flow: Dialogues between visitors, spaces and adjacent natural sceneries are essential in the design. Visual linkage are intentionally created between foyer and courtyard, between courtyard and various floors, between rooms, between inside and outside, between gardens and the hill behind. These linkages enhance way-finding, bring different users together, and encourage visitors to explore. People here should not only do sports inside a room, but also enjoy seeing each other and appreciate the nature.
Team Members: Thomas WAN
Tuesday LI
Chun-Sing SUEN
Leah LIU
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Image 28, Sha Tin Che Kung Temple Sports Centre, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Image 28, Extension of Interior Spaces as Covered Garden, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Image 28, Multi-purpose Room, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Image 28, Glass Courtyard and the Meandering Promenade, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Image 28, Terraced Garden towards Fung Shui Hill, 2020.