Better than London’s Olympic Park? Designers rave about new Kai Tak Sports Park
- Design firm Populous says HK$30 billion project sets a new benchmark in a ‘park for all’
- Sports, entertainment and community facilities are connected in an urban oasis
Setting the benchmark for multipurpose sports precincts, the HK$30 billion project was officially launched when Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor symbolically dug a golden shovel into the ground on the 28-hectare site.
The prized real estate on the old Kai Tak airport runway overlooking Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island will now be a hive of activity as the New World Development subsidiary, Kai Tak Sports Park Limited (KTSPL) races to complete the project not only on time by 2023, but within budget.
Global architecture and design firm Populous, a member of the KTSPL consortium, is confident it will deliver a “park for all” while setting a new world benchmark.
“There is nothing like this anywhere in the world, it’s unique,” said Paul Henry, Populous’ senior principal/managing director for Asia-Pacific.
