Airside, Hong Kong

Situated in the center of the former Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong, this 176,000 square meters building merges a 200-meter tower with a base in one continuous form. The Airside building is crafted by Snøhetta, an internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm.
This flagship mixed-use development, including an over 30-storey Grade-A office and a multi-story retail complex with an interconnected underground shopping street. The building offers visitors access to generous public spaces and green gardens through a series of exterior plazas and roof top gardens suited for urban farming, restaurants, events and recreation. At the heart of the building one finds a spacious retail atrium of almost 66,000 square meters filled with natural light. 

Airside is also advocating a sustainable green lifestyle supported by unique facilities such as Hong Kong’s first ever automatic bicycle parking bay to encourage green mobility, use of local materials, sky farming, automated smart waste sorting and storage, natural ventilation, daylight enhancement, solar radiation protection, focus on thermal comfort, water-saving and rainwater management. Designed to target the highest sustainability ratings including LEED platinum, the building will be one of the most environmentally friendly landmarks in town.

The building is currently under construction, with expected completion in 2022. Airside has received the Grand Award in the Hong Kong Green Building Award 2019 for commercial buildings under construction. It is also shortlisted in the 2020 MIPIM Asia Awards 2020 for Best Future Project.

References:

www.snohetta.com

www.homejournal.com

www.luxuryproperties.ir