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Public Sector Tin Fai Road Sports Centre and
Projects Tin Fai Road Community Hall
Tin Shui Wai has been dubbed the ‘City of The design concept comprises a journey of podium garden to face Lau Fau Shan and the
Sadness’ for its high rate of social problems. experiencing nature through four themes, amphitheater. The spirit of ‘Nature‘, ‘Sky‘,
In 2008, the Government announced one namely Sky, Water, People and Space. and ‘Water’ is captured at the entrance plaza
hundred projects to revive the economy. The As the site is located on Tin Shui Road, a to create an iconic new image of the district.
Tin Fai Road Sports Centre and Tin Fai Road non-communicating ‘black box’ concept was
Community Hall (TFRSC&CH) is one of them not desirable, especially for an institutional Faced with the challenge of minimising the
and was envisaged to be a landmark for the building. The site’s proximity to existing environmental impact, fundamental green
local community. Features include a grand suburban/communal space, including the concepts were embedded to make the project
staircase acting as a green communal platform Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai Park and Lau Fau sustainable. During the planning stage, the
overlooking Lau Fau Shan and a water feature Shan, give the project more character. The building form was designed to spread over
echoing the theme of ‘water’ in the existing key to establishing it as a public focal point the site in order to minimise the blockage of
Hong Kong Wetland Park in the same district. was the ‘place making’ planning process. natural light to the surrounding residential
The aim of this project was to create a Sports buildings and schools. Natural ventilation and
Centre cum Community hall at Tin Fai Road, In view of this, the frontage of the TFRSC&CH day lighting were encouraged in the common
Tin Shui Wai, with allied communal facilities, is set back from Tin Shui Road to create a atrium and the large halls during the spring
including a multi-purpose main games arena continuous and porous periphery, allowing and autumn seasons. In addition, extensive
for 800 to 1,000 people, a multi-purpose hall pedestrian flow from the light rail station green features such as a water feature wall,
for 450 people, multi-function rooms like and the Southern side (residential zone) to landscaped podium garden, green roof and
table-tennis rooms, multi-purpose activity the proposed building. To open up the urban vertical greening were incorporated into the
rooms, children playrooms, a climbing wall space, an entrance plaza was proposed design to reduce the heat island effect.
and fitness rooms. The project commenced in together with a connected landscaped
November 2009 and was completed in May
2012.
PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.62 hectare
13,061.71 m2
Site area (approx.) 4 (G/F, 1/F, M/F & 2/F)
Gross floor area (approx.) 2,382
Number of floor above grade general public
Approximate final population
Key Occupancy type(s)
130 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014
Projects Tin Fai Road Community Hall
Tin Shui Wai has been dubbed the ‘City of The design concept comprises a journey of podium garden to face Lau Fau Shan and the
Sadness’ for its high rate of social problems. experiencing nature through four themes, amphitheater. The spirit of ‘Nature‘, ‘Sky‘,
In 2008, the Government announced one namely Sky, Water, People and Space. and ‘Water’ is captured at the entrance plaza
hundred projects to revive the economy. The As the site is located on Tin Shui Road, a to create an iconic new image of the district.
Tin Fai Road Sports Centre and Tin Fai Road non-communicating ‘black box’ concept was
Community Hall (TFRSC&CH) is one of them not desirable, especially for an institutional Faced with the challenge of minimising the
and was envisaged to be a landmark for the building. The site’s proximity to existing environmental impact, fundamental green
local community. Features include a grand suburban/communal space, including the concepts were embedded to make the project
staircase acting as a green communal platform Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai Park and Lau Fau sustainable. During the planning stage, the
overlooking Lau Fau Shan and a water feature Shan, give the project more character. The building form was designed to spread over
echoing the theme of ‘water’ in the existing key to establishing it as a public focal point the site in order to minimise the blockage of
Hong Kong Wetland Park in the same district. was the ‘place making’ planning process. natural light to the surrounding residential
The aim of this project was to create a Sports buildings and schools. Natural ventilation and
Centre cum Community hall at Tin Fai Road, In view of this, the frontage of the TFRSC&CH day lighting were encouraged in the common
Tin Shui Wai, with allied communal facilities, is set back from Tin Shui Road to create a atrium and the large halls during the spring
including a multi-purpose main games arena continuous and porous periphery, allowing and autumn seasons. In addition, extensive
for 800 to 1,000 people, a multi-purpose hall pedestrian flow from the light rail station green features such as a water feature wall,
for 450 people, multi-function rooms like and the Southern side (residential zone) to landscaped podium garden, green roof and
table-tennis rooms, multi-purpose activity the proposed building. To open up the urban vertical greening were incorporated into the
rooms, children playrooms, a climbing wall space, an entrance plaza was proposed design to reduce the heat island effect.
and fitness rooms. The project commenced in together with a connected landscaped
November 2009 and was completed in May
2012.
PROJECT SCALE / USE 0.62 hectare
13,061.71 m2
Site area (approx.) 4 (G/F, 1/F, M/F & 2/F)
Gross floor area (approx.) 2,382
Number of floor above grade general public
Approximate final population
Key Occupancy type(s)
130 HONG KONG REPORT ON THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2014