aha Hadid Architects has completed Go Park Sai Sha, a multi-storey sports and commercial complex in Hong Kong. The complex is designed as a “lifted village,” referencing the organization of Hong Kong’s traditional mountain communities. Go Park Sai Sha comprises a mix of indoor and outdoor recreational facilities over 120,774 square meters, topped by rooftop gardens.
The complex’s facilities are accessible from multiple directions and interconnected, arranged over layers around a central plaza and linked by winding ramps and pathways. According to Paulo Flores, studio director, Zaha Hadid Architects, the design develops two key principles: the concept of a “fabric landscape” that pulls nature into the heart of the design, and a gentle ramp that navigates across multiple layers. The complex features indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, including playgrounds, rock climbing walls, golf ranges, and sports pitches and courts.
The complex also includes an adaptable stadium with a capacity of 1,500 people, schools for fencing and swimming, and a 25-meter indoor pool. The rooftop gardens span the entire complex, offering visitors views of the site and nearby cove. Elevated ramps and walkways connect the complex, with the primary ramp snaking up through the complex to meet the rooftop gardens.
“The design develops two key principles: the concept of a ‘fabric landscape’ that pulls nature into the heart of the design, and a gentle ramp that navigates across multiple layers, defining a ‘lifted village’ that combines shopping, sports and entertainment within courtyards that are enriched by the surrounding nature,” said Paulo Flores, studio director, Zaha Hadid Architects.
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