Designing for VibrancyVincent Ng, HKIA

Director, AGC Design LimitedMember, Hong Kong Urban Design Alliance

Member, Harbourfront Enhancement Committee

WesternHarbourWesternHarbour

West KowloonWest Kowloon

Island WestIsland West

Central, Wan Chai, Causeway bay

Central, Wan Chai, Causeway bay

Kowloon Central

Kowloon Central

KowloonEast

KowloonEast

Island East

Island East

Victoria Harbour Hong Kong

Kowloon

Tsing Yi

Hong Kong Island

Victoria Harbour Hong Kong

缺乏文娛活動與機建設施的佔領缺乏文娛活動與機建設施的佔領Lack of Leisure Activities &Lack of Leisure Activities &Domination by Infrastructure UseDomination by Infrastructure Use

Wan Chai & Causeway Bay Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

香港的海濱 香港的海濱 Hong Kong’s Harbour-frontHong Kong’s Harbour-front

Victoria Harbour and its Waterfront Areas Victoria Harbour and its Waterfront Areas Vision, Mission & Planning PrinciplesVision, Mission & Planning Principles

維多利亞港及其海旁地帶維多利亞港及其海旁地帶理想、使命及規劃原則理想、使命及規劃原則

活力活力之港之港

港人港人之港之港

海港規劃理想海港規劃理想Victoria Harbour: VisionVictoria Harbour: Vision

A Harbour ofA Harbour of LifeLife

A Harbour forA Harbour for PeoplePeople

To enhance Victoria Harbour and its To enhance Victoria Harbour and its harbour-front areas to become an harbour-front areas to become an attractive, vibrant, accessible and attractive, vibrant, accessible and sustainable world-class asset: sustainable world-class asset:

海港規劃使命海港規劃使命Victoria Harbour: MissionVictoria Harbour: MissionTo realize the vision of Victoria Harbour To realize the vision of Victoria Harbour through effective and balanced utilization of through effective and balanced utilization of land and marine resources having regard to land and marine resources having regard to the Harbour Planning Principles and subject the Harbour Planning Principles and subject to an open and transparent public to an open and transparent public engagement process.engagement process.

朝氣蓬勃VibrantVibrant

Attractive

可持續發展的世界級資產Sustainable World-class Assets

暢達Accessible

富吸引力富吸引力

原則 原則 1 :1 : 保存維多利亞港作為香港市民的天然、公眾和經濟資產保存維多利亞港作為香港市民的天然、公眾和經濟資產Principle 1:Principle 1: Preserving Victoria Harbour Preserving Victoria Harbour

原則 原則 22 : : 及早和持續地讓社會人士參與維港工作及早和持續地讓社會人士參與維港工作Principle 2:Principle 2: Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Engagement

原則 原則 3 : 3 : 可持續發展的海港可持續發展的海港Principal 3:Principal 3: Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

原則 原則 4 :4 : 世界級海港的綜合規劃世界級海港的綜合規劃Principle 4:Principle 4: Integrated Planning Integrated Planning

原則 原則 5 :5 : 維多利亞港作為香港的標誌維多利亞港作為香港的標誌Principle 5:Principle 5: Proactive Harbour Enhancement Proactive Harbour Enhancement

原則 原則 6 :6 : 朝氣蓬勃的海港朝氣蓬勃的海港Principle 6:Principle 6: Vibrant Harbour Vibrant Harbour

原則 原則 7 :7 : 交通暢達的海港交通暢達的海港Principle 7:Principle 7: Accessible Harbour Accessible Harbour

原則 原則 8 :8 : 盡量增闢公眾可以享用的地方盡量增闢公眾可以享用的地方Principle 8:Principle 8: Public Enjoyment Public Enjoyment

海港規劃原則海港規劃原則Harbour Planning PrinciplesHarbour Planning Principles

• To elaborate in more detail the intentions and requirements of the Harbour Planning Principles (HPPs)

• a comprehensive checklist for use by relevant stakeholders (project proponents, public officers, advisory bodies, professional bodies, etc.)

• To guide the sustainable planning, preservation, development and management of the Victoria Harbour and its harbour-front areas.

Harbour Planning Guidelines

Harbour Planning Guidelines

• Public Engagement

• Landuse Planning

• Urban Design

• Landscaping

• Physical Linkage

• Land Formation

• Harbourfront Management

• Sustainable Development

• Temporary Landuses

Land Use Planning

• Diversity of Uses

• Recreation and Leisure Uses

• Open Space

• Cultural Heritage

• Infrastructure and Utility Installations

Diversity of Uses

• Encourage use to promote vibrancy

• Diversify to enhance public enjoyment

• Open space/ retail/ dining/ recreation/ leisure/ cultural/ tourism

• Review land use and development density of uncommitted sites in the harbourfront areas to check compliance with HPPs

• Discourage: cargo handling areas/ maintenance depots/ pumping station

• Relocate these outside the inner core of Victoria Harbour

Recreation and Leisure Uses

• Create public space for active and passive recreation

• Landbased and water based recreation activities should be encouraged

Open Space• Connect inland and harbourfront open

space to increase visual and physical permeability

• Integrate open space with waterfront promenades/ ferry pier/ landing steps/ retail/ dining to create a focal point

• Waterfront promenade of adequate width for strolling, jogging, pedestrian circulation, street furniture, tree planting and landscaping & reserve for utility installation

Open Space• Use vacant land for

temporary public open space

• Focal feature in open space and public realm for identity

• Development site to set back for waterfront promenade

Cultural Heritage• Buildings/ structure/ areas/ places

of historical significant or cultural value should be preserved in the most appropriate manner

• Surrounding development or redevelopment should be compatible in nature and scale with these heritage features

Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage• Encourage provision of activities which

conserve and sustain the cultural heritage

• e.g. Heritage walking trail/ leisure boat ride

Infrastructure & Utility Installation

• Avoid infrastructure and utility installation along harbourfront

• Minimize impact if inevitable due to operational reason

上環上環雨水抽水站雨水抽水站Sheung Wan Stormwater Pumping StationSheung Wan Stormwater Pumping Station

ExistingExisting Initial DesignInitial Design Final DesignFinal Design

Urban Design

• Development Density• Building Height• Landmark• Permeability• Streetscape Design

Development Density

• Lower development density to provide human scale environment

Building Height

• Gradation of height profile

• Diversity in building mass and varying building height to promote visual interest

Wall building should be avoided

Landmark

• Victoria Harbour is an important landmark

• Setting and character should be preserved

• Excessively tall built developments are undesirable

Excessively tall building

Excessively tall building

Permeability• Articulate building mass and

disposition to allow visual permeability

• Small footprint, avoid podium• AVA• Allow view corridors to/ from

harbour/ ridgelines/ peaks• Preserve views from Victoria

Peak to Victoria Harbour

Streetscape Design• Active street frontage with

street activities

• Shopfronts bars and café encouraged

• Integration with pedestrian promenade

• Avoid blank walls

Streetscape Design• High quality street furniture,

paving and public art/ sculpture, clear signage

• Lighting features to enhance theme of harbourfront area

Encourage Access to water...

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