Construction works have reached roof level at the new 3.2 million sq. ft. development above Hong Kong’s High Speed Rail West Kowloon Terminus.
Project name
XRL Topside Development
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Karthikeyan Arunachalam, Anthony Awanis, Sam Butler, Gerry Cruz, Steven Chung, Kaloyan Erevinov, Thomas Frings, Brandon Gehrke, Zachariah Hong, Leo Liu, Tom Liu, Maria-Christina Manousaki, Pray Mathur, Anastasiia Metelskaia, Irena Predalic, Haseef Rafiei, Dhruval Shah, Hunter Sims, Vincent Yeung
Built area
3.2 million ft²
Visualization
Atchain, Hayes Davidson, Superview
Client
Max Century (HK) Ltd and Century Opal Ltd
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development
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Project name
The Library of SONGDO International City
Location
# 115-2, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon (in Songdo International City)
Principal architect
Larry Wen
Design team
Jichang Pan, Xiangting Li, Ye Wang, Ruixue Fan, Yu Lu, Zhiyu Chang, Chen Liu (Interior), Yawen Xue (Interior)
Interior design
aoe interiors
Structural engineer
Inhabitgroup, Arup Group Limited Façade
Material
Concrete, Metal, Wood
Client
Architecture Division. Yeonsu-gu office, Incheon-si, S.Korea Structure
Typology
Educational › Library
