Chan Wing Kai Aaron. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1996-97, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter 1.0 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- the water city / Chapter 1.2 --- the four different scales / Chapter 2.0 --- WHY MAKING A WATER CITY? / Chapter 2.1 --- water is an unique asset to Hong Kong / Chapter 2.2 --- magical quality / Chapter 2.3 --- water can interact with architecture to have more urban life involved / Chapter 3.0 --- SITE AND SITE SELECTION / Chapter 3.1 --- criteria / Chapter 3.2 --- west Kowloon / Chapter 3.3 --- problems and opportunities of reclamation plan in West Kowloon shifting of urban center / Chapter 4.0 --- SITE BACKGROUND / Chapter 4.1 --- extend of governement reclamation plan / Chapter 4.2 --- cultural and social / Chapter 4.3 --- physical condition / Chapter 5.0 --- PROBLEMS & OPPORTUNITIES / Chapter 5.1 --- the Metroplan / Chapter 5.2 --- non-accessible sea front / Chapter 5.3 --- urban pockets and deteriorated open spaces / Chapter 5.4 --- "interaction of water with human activities," / Chapter 5.5 --- visual connection / Chapter 5.6 --- the living standard of people / Chapter 5.7 --- continuation / Chapter 5.8 --- Water front & activity center / Chapter 6.0 --- SITE CONSTRAINT / Chapter 6.1 --- expressway and MTR network / Chapter 6.2 --- sea channels and anchoring area / Chapter 6.3 --- landuse proportion / Chapter 6.4 --- plot ratio / Chapter 6.5 --- building height control / Chapter 6.6 --- recreational space provision / Chapter 6.7 --- road area provision / Chapter 6.8 --- residential area provision / Chapter 7.0 --- CLIENT PROFILE / Chapter 7.1 --- urban planning exercise / Chapter 7.2 --- comprehensive development / Chapter 8.0 --- VISION / MISSION / Chapter 8.1 --- restucturing of the water front district / Chapter 8.2 --- improve living environment / Chapter 8.3 --- enhance Hong Kong' / Chapter 9.0 --- GOALS / Chapter 9.1 --- maximize number of possibilities and compositions / Chapter 9.2 --- improve integration of architecture and water bodies. / Chapter 9.3 --- introduce more activities around the water front. / Chapter 9.4 --- Improve accessibility to the waterfront. / Chapter 9.5 --- "to interpret the ""magical"" quality of water in more tangible elements and architectural settings" / Chapter 10.0 --- PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT / Chapter 10.1 --- activities / Chapter 10.2 --- treatment of vehicular roads / Chapter 10.3 --- accessibility / Chapter 10.4 --- communal-wise water city / Chapter 10.5 --- Maximize water frontage / Chapter 10.6 --- design of sea frontage detail / Chapter 10.7 --- continuation / Chapter 10.8 --- ways of travel / Chapter 11.0 --- SCHEDULE OF ACCOMODATION / Chapter 11.1 --- the urban planning exercise / Chapter 11.2 --- the comprehensive development / Chapter 12.0 --- SUBJECT ANALYSIS / Chapter 12.1 --- urban design case studies / Chapter 12.2 --- precedent studies / Chapter 12.3 --- water front and architecture design typology studies / Chapter 13.0 --- THE DESIGN PROCESS / Chapter 13.1 --- test design at western District / Chapter 13.2 --- test design at West Kowloon / Chapter 13.3 --- test design at Kai Tak airport area / Chapter 13.4 --- design evolution / Chapter 14.0 --- THE PRODUCT / Chapter 14.1 --- an alternative proposal for the landfill at West Kowloon / Chapter 14.2 --- a district planning at the Southern part of West Kowloon / Chapter 14.3 --- landuse and access / Chapter 14.4 --- street section studies / Chapter 14.5 --- water front edge design / Chapter 14.6 --- the water front comprehensive development / Chapter 14.7 --- planning logic of the whole complex / Chapter 14.8 --- perspective studies of complex design / Chapter 14.9 --- complex zoning plan / Chapter 14.10 --- recreational building and water front cafe complex design / Chapter 14.11 --- the water front cafe / Chapter 14.12 --- recreational building / Chapter 14.13 --- detail studies / Chapter 15.0 --- CONCLUSION / BIBLIOGRAPHYAND / ACKNOWLEDGMENTSFOR / ILLUSTRATIONS
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321847 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Contributors | Chan, Wing Kai Aaron., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Architecture. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Victoria Harbor (Hong Kong, China) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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