Hong Kong Wetland Park
香港濕地公園
2005, Streetscapes, Landscapes & Infrastructural Facilities 街貌、景觀及基礎建設
Architect Firm: 建築署 Architectural Services Department
Hong Kong Wetland Park is situated at the northwestern tip of the territory. Together with Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park, Hong Kong Wetland Park is one of the top three theme parks in Hong Kong, honoured with over 20 local and international design awards.
The Park of 60 hectares unveils not only the beauty of nature but also a venue resembling a “birdcage” as a sarcastic statement that the roles of human and birds are swapped here – people trapped in a birdcage while birds are soaring free. The Oyster Shell Wall displayed on the door front suggests human greed in taking advantage of the natural environment.
The shape of Hong Kong Wetland Park bears a resemblance to a half-moon, with the focus on central axis extending throughout the park in the form of water. There are four stilts in the middle of the lake. When birds rest on the stilts, a line connecting four elements - “sky, land, man, bird” is formed, completing the core idea behind the architectural design of this site.
位於新界西北角的香港濕地公園，與香港迪士尼、海洋公園，是香港三大主題公園，並已贏取超過二十個本港及世界各地的設計獎項。
六十公頃的園區呈現大自然的湖光景色及一座神似「雀籠」的場館，反諷人們被困籠中，雀鳥卻在籠外自由飛翔的互換角色。在門前所展示的蠔殼裝置，更讓我們反思人類對自然生態的貪婪。
整個建築布局呈半月形，重點是由一度水體延伸的中軸線，到湖中央有四支木椿，當飛鳥停下木椿作息之際，等同勾畫出「天、地、人、鳥」四角關係的一條直線，完成設計意念的最高境界。
文及攝影： 馮永基 (香港註冊建築師)
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