A group of architectural practices comprising Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), James Corner Field Operations
(JCFO), Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP), Leigh & Orange, LAAB Architects, AB Concepts and PLandscape
have completed K11 MUSEA, a cultural retail destination in Hong Kong’s newest purpose-built art and
cultural district, Victoria Dockside. K11 MUSEA is the final milestone in a decade long, 28-hectare
urban regeneration masterplan designed by KPF and completed in phases over the past decade. The
project fuses design details and inspirations from around the world; from the rare Portuguese limestone
facades and green living walls, to the Silk Road inspired louvers at the entrance – each element is
inspired by “the vision of a contemporary manor house.”
K11 MUSEA, HONG KONG
VARIOUS ARCHITECTS
MVRDV has presented a plan to the city of The Hague which proposes to reopen the city’s 17th-century
canals, which were filled in during the 20th century. This “neighbourhood participation” project aims to
revive a run-down part of the historic centre of the city – the government seat of the Netherlands. The
vision, produced by MVRDV as a pro-bono project in collaboration with various residents’ collectives, aims
to improve the sustainability, economy, traffic, and water management of the area. MVRDV’s vision
combines the canals with the ‘Spinoza Power 2.0’ vision, which was created by the local community and
includes a gastronomy route, the removal and renovation of the red light district streets, and a new
market hall which replaces a car park.
GRACHTEN OPEN, THE NETHERLANDS
MVRDV
© MVRDV© K11 GroupGround has been broken on a major new school
campus for Fettes College in the southern Chinese
city of Guangzhou. The new “all-through” school
is a partnership between Fettes and Bright
Scholar, China’s largest school operator, and will
accommodate 2,320 students and more than 300
staff, many of whom will live on site. The new
campus will include a kindergarten, primary,
middle and senior schools with each building
“designed to respond differently to the age of the
building users,” commented Broadway Malyan.
“Each house has its distinct building with a
unique arrangement, creating an urban village in
which facilities are fed from a high street
experience we have called the ‘learning spine.’”FETTES COLLEGE, CHINA
BROADWAY MALYANSWA Group recently announced its collaborative
design of the Xiqu Centre, a new performance
venue for traditional Chinese opera located in the
densely populated West Kowloon Cultural District
(WKCD) in Hong Kong. Working closely with
Revery Architecture, SWA’s scope of work entailed
designing the entire ground level, which features a
naturally ventilated open-air interior courtyard.
The ground floor also serves as an urban stage,
designed to facilitate movement, provide a
gathering space and enhance visitor experience.
The building’s exterior is curved in three planes,
with arched openings strategically located at all
corners and a lifted facade enabling three main
entry areas access to the ground level.XIQU CENTRE, HONG KONG
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