Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林 by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林 by Architectural Services Department HKSAR is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 银奖 in 景观规划与园林设计 Competition Category.

银景观设计· 2025

Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林

by Architectural Services Department HKSAR

Client: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, HKSAR Government

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 景观设计 Category

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The Design

About Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林

香港园是为中国成都国际园艺博览会打造的博览园林，占地约1,500平方米。展馆结构采用产自四川的低碳材料——工程竹，并运用香港传统竹棚搭建工艺塑形。其造型令人联想到狮子山的山脊线，而浅水池与舟形雕塑则寓意维多利亚港。蝴蝶园、可食用花园与湿地花园等主题种植区沿蜿蜒步道分布，呈现出本地生境风貌。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Hong Kong Pavilion 博览园林是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Echoing with the theme of the International Horticultural Exposition 2024, 'Beautiful Life in the Park City,' the Hong Kong Pavilion design is a symphonic spatial representation of the city's attributes. The hub of space captures the essence of Hong Kong's urban fabric, mountain ridges, wetlands, the harbour front night views, the traditional bamboo scaffolding techniques, and the geographical context that define this region.
Dimensions & Packaging: The entire site area is approximately 1,500m2. The main supporting structure of Pavilion is made of bamboo steel, a new engineered construction material.
Tags: Horticultural Exposition, Pavilion, Lion Rock, Garden Design, Hong Kong
Production Technology: The major material used for the Pavilion structure is an engineered bamboo locally sourced in Chengdu, a pioneering low-carbon material, in collaboration with Sichuan Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. to promote carbon-neutral building practices. The bamboo scaffolding techniques of Hong Kong, which is one of the intangible cultural heritage, is adopted to create a light-weighted form of the mass.
Design Challenge: Traditional bamboo used for scaffolding are less durable and vulnerable to strong wind and erosion. The locally sourced Bamboo Steel enhances construction timelines and supports carbon neutrality goals. It reduces carbon emissions, requires minimal maintenance, and absorbs carbon dioxide and pollutants. Its ease of disassembly, adaptability to various climates, resistance to deformation in humid conditions, and high resilience to impact loads make it an ideal choice for building outdoor structures, ensuring superior seismic resistance and structural integrity.
Research: The engineered Bamboo Steel is an advanced composite material derived from bamboo, originating from Sichuan, China. This innovative material utilizes pure natural bamboo, which is bonded with eco-friendly phenolic resin along the fibre directions through hot or cold pressing techniques. It exhibits steel-like hardness, exceptional strength, low carbon footprint, and environmental sustainability. Additionally, it boasts high resistance to weather conditions, flame retardancy, air purification properties, and an extended lifespan performances.
Inspiration: Inspired by the famous sceneries and cultural elements of Hong Kong, the Pavilion showcases the silhouette of Lion Rock Mountain ridges and bamboo scaffolding techniques. The shallow pool and boat sculptures represent the views of Victoria Harbour. The planting arrangements are coordinated according to the ecological characteristics of local habitats in various districts of Hong Kong. Bird cages with seats and neon light street signage are also added along the pathways to engage the visitors.
Project Duration: 26/04/2024-28/10/2024, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Operation Flow: The Pavilion is designed to blend in with its surrounding gardens and meandering pathways that invite visitors to explore and discover the multi-faceted beauty of Hong Kong. Vibrant colours and distinct form of plant species are selected to provide an enriched rambling experience and visual appreciation along the pathways. Diversified themes, including the butterfly garden, edible garden and wetland garden, are introduced to symbolize the biodiversity of Hong Kong habitats.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Architectural Services Department HKSAR Government, 2024
Team Members: Ryan Lin, Kevin Sy, Grant Liu, Adrian Lo, Zoey Dong, Wong San-san, Curry Xia, Oscar Tong
Image Credits: Image Credits: ArchSD, HKSAR Government
Video Credits: ArchiTour of ArchSD, HKSAR Government, 2024