Hong Kong

Located in the Tuen Mun district of Hong Kong, EcoPark is one element in the government’s strategy to promote and support local industries that engage in environmentally conscious activities. So the Administration Building near the entrance to 20-hectare industrial park needed to embody the ecological ideals of the overall development. As designed by Aedas, the 2,500-square-meter building expresses a 21st-century green sensibility, while recalling traditional Chinese attitudes toward nature.

The Administration Building takes the form of a concave curve wrapping around a quiet outdoor space designed to evoke a traditional Chinese garden. The building’s C-shaped plan creates the impression of a pair of “open arms” that enclose the garden while welcoming visitors and workers. The building serves a number of different functions—providing space for offices, support services, a visitor/education center, a product gallery and meeting rooms. The product gallery sits at the end of one of the building’s arms, connected to the rest of the structure but with its own identity.