Andrew Bromberg Architects

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand

HONG KONG WEST KOWLOON STATION

Andrew Bromberg at Aedas

ARCHITECTS
Andrew Bromberg at Aedas

LOCATION
Austin Rd W, Jordan, Hong Kong

CATEGORY
Train Station

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Andrew Bromberg at Aedas

SITE AREA
58,797 m² (632,886 ft²)

MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT
Meinhardt

PHOTOGRAPHS
Virgile Bertrand, Andrew Bromberg

AREA
400000.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2018

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
AECOM, Buro Happold

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
EDAW Inc.

MAIN CONTRACTOR
 Leighton – Gammon Joint Venture

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Windell

OPEN SPACE
Over 3 hectares (322,917 ft²)

DETAILED DESIGN CONSULTANT
 AECOM-Aedas Joint Venture

M&E CONSULTANT
Meinhardt

FAÇADE CONSULTANT
ALT

OTHERS
FMS, ROSTEK, MVA, Atelier Pacific

COUNTRY
Hong Kong (SAR)

Text description provided by architect.

The brand new Hong Kong West Kowloon Station opened to the public on 23 September 2018. When fully operational, it will be one of the largest and busiest underground train stations in the world.

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand

Serving as a new gateway to Mainland China, the new section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail service, which is 142 km in length, connects with the National High-speed Rail network all the way to Beijing, the length of which is more than 25,000 km.

Handling passengers through border controls, this station is more akin to an airport than a mere underground train station.

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand

The approximate 400,000 square meters of usable floor area, however, ensures that the flow of the passengers is as smooth as possible.

As per the brief, the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station has a strong civic element, acting as a new landmark with an immediate sense of arrival, fit for the site’s prominence on Victoria Harbour immediately adjacent to the future West Kowloon Cultural District. The station is the first major construction project to complete in that district.

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Andrew Bromberg

Andrew Bromberg’s design of the station introduces over 3 hectares of ‘green plaza’ to the site. The outside ground plane bows down towards the entrance, whilst the roof structure above gestures towards the sky.

The resulting space is a 45-meter high volume, whose energy and focus is directed towards the south façade, Hong Kong Central skyline and Victoria Peak beyond.

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand

People are furthermore encouraged to walk up on the station’s rooftop aligned with mature trees and shrubs and enjoy the new views and gain new connections with the city.

The interior of the hall is almost like a forest, with leaning steel columns supporting a giant floating roof and lifting up 4,000 glass panels to bring in natural daylight into the building and a glimpse of the city even from the lower levels of the station.

Unusual for the vertical city of Hong Kong, Bromberg’s design of the station is ground-hugging.

The architect was keen to bring on the sense of fluidity reflecting on the idea of various forces converging on a global city.

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand

The Hong Kong West Kowloon Station’s openness and its people-centric, inclusive design will set the stage for the city’s bright and exciting future ahead.

"Andrew Bromberg at Aedas says “I have been working on this station for nearly 10 years and I cannot wait to see it teeming with people. The new station is an opportunity for all people to discover new connections to the city of Hong Kong and feel part of it.”

Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
© Virgile Bertrand


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