Carbon Neutral City Park: Design for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong by Foster + Partners

The Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced they have chosen the Foster + Partners designed “City Park” for the massive West Kowloon Cultural District project.

Foster + Partners aim to make City Park an entirely carbon neutral district. All of the buildings are integrated into a massive waste and water recycling system and are even laid out to be as efficient as possible. Foster + Partners made it clear they wanted not only their buildings to be efficient, but infrastructure as well. All traffic, parking, and servicing is located underneath City Park in a massive underground vehicle friendly complex. This allowed Foster + Partners to take a pedestrian-centric approach to City Park’s design. Solar and wind power will provide energy and a well laid out public transport system is within six minutes walking from anywhere in City Park.

Source: eVolo