Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali by Architectural Services Department HKSAR is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.

SileveraMeaho· 2021

Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali

by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Client: Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category

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The Design

About Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali

Book Text: Urban Oasis of Nexus ke setsi sa lipapali se leng haufi le sebaka sa motse oa mahaeng Shatin, Hong Kong. Mohaho ona o na le sebaka sa lipapali, kamore ea boitloaetso ba 'mele, kamore ea motjeko, likamore tsa mesebetsi le kamore ea ho bapala ea bana. Malapa a ka ntle le lirapa tsa maemo a fapaneng li theha mokokotlo o motala o etellang baeti pele ho tloha monyako o tlaase ho ea leralleng le ka morao. Ho sebelisoa moralo o sa itšetlehang holim'a matla a kh'emikhale, mme libaka tsa ho pota-pota le liholo tsa kamohelo ha li sebelise moea o pholileng. Ho sebelisoa konkreite e sekhahla, granite le lehong ho lumellana le tikoloho ea tlhaho.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Urban Oasis Of Nexus Primary Function: Setsi sa Lipapali ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

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.