Mipim Awards 2012 [mit deutschem Sonderpreis]

As a gateway to Hong Kong, the design, by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, of the terminus is considered vital to connect the station with the surrounding urban context and make arriving and departing passengers aware that ‘I am in Hong Kong’. In order to do this, the design compacted all of the supporting spaces more efficiently to allow for a very large void down into the departure hall below. The outside ground plane bent down to the hall and the roof structure above gestures toward the harbour. The result is an around 40 metres high volume which focuses all attention through the south façade toward views of the Hong Kong Central skyline and Victoria Peak beyond.