180719 The Kowloon Renaissance Explored

The Kowloon Renaissance Further Explored

18/07/2018

For the second week of Development Case Studies by the Architectural Engineering students from Penn State University, Barry Wilson took them off the tourist track and into the urban jungle of Hong Kong's 'Kwun Tong' and 'Kowloon Bay' in rder to experience the rapid urban changes being driven by the "Energising Kowloon East" project.

“The Kowloon Renaissance” focuses on the changes in housing and living conditions including the various aspects of public housing and infrastructure and considers the urban renewal undertaken in areas of Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Kai Tak.

EKEO office

Thanks go to Sofia LAU for introducing Energizing Kowloon East Office (EKEO) to the students of Penn State University. The EKEO was set up to steer the transformation of Kowloon East.

The EKEO is located on Hoi Bun Road underneath the Kwun Tong Bypass with close proximity to both the Kai Tak Development and the target business areas within Kowloon East. The building comprises office facilities and an Information Kiosk with briefing hall, exhibition area, 2 conference rooms and a central courtyard with floor area of around 1,200 m2 on a site of 3,323m2.

EKEO
http://www.ekeo.gov.hk/en/home/index.html

https://sc.devb.gov.hk/TuniS/www.ekeo.gov.hk/tc/home/index.html

EMSD HQ

The EMSD HQ exhibited successfully an excellent showcase of sustainable development, by converting from the former air cargo terminal. The reuse of large and existing building structure celebrated many auspicious commitments in conservation initiatives and achieved numerous sustainability objectives by adopting advanced energy efficiency technologies, and becoming one of the best places to hold education programme for students and the community on energy conservation.

EMSD

https://www.emsd.gov.hk

https://www.emsd.gov.hk/sc/home/index.html

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