The revitalized Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront provides a holistic vision for Hong Kong’s harbourfront, with extensive waterfront access, urban and pedestrian connectivity, and an exciting public balcony and central space to view the harbor and skyline. The new public realm features Salisbury Garden and the 500m-long Avenue of Stars, which collectively provide 3.6 acres of public open space.
Prior to this revitalization, the site was disconnected and offered few amenities. Working closely with the community, stakeholders, and planning agencies, the design team created a more open, interconnected, and dynamic sequence of spaces that significantly enhance the public experience and support programming and events.
The design provides a waterfront promenade that rolls up and down along the water’s edge, with a dramatic railing, granite paving, wood seating, sculptural shade trellises, lush greenery, atmospheric lighting and a performance space backed by generous lawns, gardens, and innovative planted walls. A number of statues, handprints, and other elements showcase Hong Kong cinema and theatrical arts.
The new Avenue of Stars and Salisbury Garden integrate sustainable materials and both have achieved SITES Gold certification, with the Avenue of Stars as China’s first outdoor space to be awarded Gold. The waterfront promenade includes seawall cladding that reduces wavebreak action, designed to protect the shore in the face of rising tides and extreme storms.
With more than 5 million visitors including both locals and visitors from around the world, the project has become a major new destination in Hong Kong, revitalizing this area economically, ecologically, and culturally.
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Last year more than 40 countries took part in the WAN Awards with strong showings from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. And we saw some truly outstanding projects, take a look at the winners from last year here.