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Furthermore, the building design intends to
create a meaningful living environment by
means of practical design and integrated
landscaping, as well as communal open
spaces that do not rely on extravagant
materials or extensive decorations. The first
floor of each residential block and the roof
level of annex blocks are designated as a
podium garden connected in a loop, so that the
podium garden integrates with the communal
space and covered landscaped open space for
social interaction, elderly fitness, children’s
play and other leisure activities.
The design achieves 30 percent green
coverage by providing extensive greening
opportunities at grade, in podium gardens
and in vertical greenings. Vertical greenings
are provided on annex blocks’ feature walls,
the upper part of both sides of the driveway
above the basement car park, and the fence
walls around the site. The landscaping
design also incorporates an Eco-Park idea
that offers educational trails alongside the
central garden. Local species found in Tung
Chung district will be planted to create a
harmonious environment. The use of recycled
pervious pavers at grade will also help the
local environment.
A grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system
with 246 PV panels will be installed to
generate an expected 53,600 kWh per annum.
Apart from this use of renewable energy,
the project is in collaborative research with
a tertiary institute to further explore the
application of PV systems by piloting the use
of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) and
PV windows. The BIPV will be installed on the
external wall outside the lift core, while an
experimental BIPV window is to be installed
in the Estate Management Office after a
testing station has been set up in the site
office during the construction stage. Data will
be collected and analysed for future review
to further improve the system and assess it
for possible future applications on Housing
Authority (HA) projects.
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create a meaningful living environment by
means of practical design and integrated
landscaping, as well as communal open
spaces that do not rely on extravagant
materials or extensive decorations. The first
floor of each residential block and the roof
level of annex blocks are designated as a
podium garden connected in a loop, so that the
podium garden integrates with the communal
space and covered landscaped open space for
social interaction, elderly fitness, children’s
play and other leisure activities.
The design achieves 30 percent green
coverage by providing extensive greening
opportunities at grade, in podium gardens
and in vertical greenings. Vertical greenings
are provided on annex blocks’ feature walls,
the upper part of both sides of the driveway
above the basement car park, and the fence
walls around the site. The landscaping
design also incorporates an Eco-Park idea
that offers educational trails alongside the
central garden. Local species found in Tung
Chung district will be planted to create a
harmonious environment. The use of recycled
pervious pavers at grade will also help the
local environment.
A grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system
with 246 PV panels will be installed to
generate an expected 53,600 kWh per annum.
Apart from this use of renewable energy,
the project is in collaborative research with
a tertiary institute to further explore the
application of PV systems by piloting the use
of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) and
PV windows. The BIPV will be installed on the
external wall outside the lift core, while an
experimental BIPV window is to be installed
in the Estate Management Office after a
testing station has been set up in the site
office during the construction stage. Data will
be collected and analysed for future review
to further improve the system and assess it
for possible future applications on Housing
Authority (HA) projects.
HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014 111
