FinalPresentation14thAug2007EmperorCoastDominatingXunliaoBay……AnewhorizoninWorld-classwaterfrontdestinationANewWaterfrontDestinationDesign––“”“CREATINGIDENTITYTHROUGHTHEBUILTENVIRONMENT’’3DIFFERENTLYFUNCTIONEDZONESINASINGLECOASTLINECREATEADYNAMICANDDISTINCTIVEBUILTIDENTITY.NORTHZONE–MAINENVIRONMENTCHARACTERISTICSMeadowlandParadise’snaturalgatewayAuniquecombinationofpastureandsea,livingandleisure,IMPRESSIONPASTURE/SEA……StreetEnvironmentCharacteristics……MIDDLEZONE–MAINENVIRONMENTCHARACTERISTICSCapitalSunDay-nighturbanlifeThecompletetouristandresort-residence……WAIKIKI,HAWAIIGOLDCOAST,AUSTRALIABALHARBOUR,FLORIDAIMPRESSION:FUN-IN-THE-SUNStreetEnvironmentCharacteristics……SOUTHZONE–MAINENVIRONMENTCHARACTERISTICSHideawayExclusivelyluxuriousOneofAsia’slargestresortandlifestyledestinations:IMPRESSIONHIDDENINNATURE……StreetsEnvironmentCharacteristics……••LANDMARKBUILDINGSSHOULDBESEPARATEDFROMTHECOMMONBUILTENVIRONMENTIDENTITY.•THESEICONICBUILDINGSARESELF-DEFINEDTHROUGHIT`SOWNARCHITECTURALEXPRESSIONANDBECOMEITSOWNATTRACTION.SEAVIEWHOTELPIERAQUARIUMSHOPPINGMALLIMAXTHEATRECONFERENCEHOTELSPAROCKYCLIFF-SPALANDMARKBUILDINGSNORTHZONEMIDDLEZONESOUTHZONE1LUXURIOUSSEA-SIDEBLOCKS1SEAVIEWHOTEL2PIER3AQUARIUM4CONFERENCEHOTEL5SHOPPINGMALL6IMAXTHEATRE1BRANDEDSHOPS&BARS2MARINABLOCKS123456112Everyplace,Everybody,Everyday,Fromdawntodusk………………Agrainandsanddoesnotmakeabeach……“”“SERENECOASTLINEINFINITESUNSHINE’’BEACHGOERROUTEGOLFERROUTEFAMILYROUTERESIDENTROUTEBEACHGOERROUTE1235476812131411BEACHGOERROUTE910GOLFERROUTE31245FAMILYROUTE213467891210111314FAMILYROUTERESIDENTROUTE5314267Developmentsareextendedalongthelengthofthewaterfronttocreateagreat,memorableplace.Visitor-orientedcommercialusesareintegratedwithday-to-dayactivitiestoaddlayersofmeaningandidentitytoaplace.DesignBenefitsResidentialareasaredesignedaspartofalargerurbanpattern,thataremademoreopentothepublicongroundfloorswithrespectforinlandviewsandpublicaccess.Inareaswherebothpublicandprivatedevelopmentsco-exist,tallerresidentialbuildingsareproposedastheyrequiresmallerfootprinttowersthatcanmaximiseviewsforoccupantsandpedestrians.InCapitalSun,45%ofresidentialunitshaveseaviews,20%landscapeviewsand35%mountainviewsThewaterfrontisagateway,seenandapproachedfromalldirections.Buildingorientationsaredesignedwithbalancedfacades,onefacingtheinland/mountainandtheotherthewater.Acomprehensivesystemofpublicopenspacesaredesignedtoopentheareauptothewater’sedgeandatthesametimeextendsinland.¾Thedesignobjectiveistobringaboutincreasesinvalueby:¾Openingupofwaterfront¾Makingitmorevisible¾Establishingstrongvisualandphysicallinks¾Steppingdowndevelopment¾Buildingswithviewstothewaterfront¾BuildingswithlandscapeandmountainviewswherethereisnowaterfrontviewTheoffshorewatershasbeenconsideredinspatialtermstoactivateitinconjunctionwithlandsideactivities.Waterremainedanopenplaneand“stage”foractivity.Thephysicalframeworkforthewaterfrontisdesignedtoattractspecialeventsandcelebrationsandallowsactivitiestoevolveovertime.LargeferriesbringvisitorsdirectlyintotheareafromHongKong,MacauandthePRD,aswellastomovevisitorsfromshoretoshorealongthecoastlinebywatertaxis.Theferryservicewillserveasthefirstlegofajourneythatwillbecompletedbyshuttle,taxi,bicycle,oronfootNomajorroadsareplannedalongthewaterfronttoensuregreaterpedestrianaccessandasenseofplace–aplacetolinger.Amixoftransportationmodesandadequatespacearecateredfor,includingelectriccarts,bicycleandelectricshuttlebuses.Morethan50%ofthepublicdomainofthestreetright-of-wayisdedicatedtoopenspacetoensuretheareais“read”asapublicplaceandadestinationinitself.¾¾¾¾¾¾……Thesocialuseofpublicspacedeterminesitsvalueovertime.Thesensoryexperience,keytotheuniquespiritofthewaterfront,comefrom:¾Feelofsaltwateralongthebeachandinternalrivers¾Shadealongleafypromenade¾Walkingonthepierorbreakwater¾Beingonaboatorotherwaterborneactivitiesatsea¾Learningabouttheenvironmentinthewetlandarea¾WatchingthesunsetoverthehorizonHeighteningAwarenessoftheWaterfrontDestinationThemostmemorableinterventionsarethosethatreveal,throughtheirappearance,theintrinsicqualitiesofthelandscape-and,indoingso,heightentheawarenessofthewaterfrontlocation¾Natureeducationcentreatthemangrovepark¾Apartmentsalongrockyseacliffs¾Villasandresidenceswithinvalleysoverlookingtheocean¾MarinerbayandentertainmentcomplexCapitalSun¾Seacliffresidenceandresort¾Seaviewhotel,apartmentsandentertainmentalongsunsetbeach¾Marinercomplexesandwatertransportsystems¾Culturalandentertainmentactivitiesalonginternalriversystem¾Waterfrontpublicplazasandeventspaces¾Traffic-freecontinuouspedestriannetworkalongwaterandlandscapeedges¾¾“”¾¾¾