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2016 Skyscraper Competition
Wong Tat Hon, Ening Liu Yee Ning

Hong Kong

The project is taking place at Hong Kong urban district. Hong Kong is very restricted with the hyper-density living condition. In fact, Hong Kong has been using the traditional method of residential development strategy for all the years. That is to push higher with taller skyscraper tower replacing lower tenement houses to fit in the rapidly increasing living population. Such strategy neglect urban planning but value living efficiency. Such restricted living condition generates an invisible boundary within the city. Citizen feels isolated and tedious with the repetitive urban context. My idea is to provide a healthier solution to counter the existing living condition in the city. Project ZERO minimizes the building footprint. ZERO has height of 700m and 700m wide. It is a sphere-like tectonic monument located in the center of the city. Using the modern construction technology, Zero can craft almost no footprint to the ground level and extend from the ground to the sky. Imagine we can manipulate space not just vertically but also horizontally. The space will be cantilevered to its outmost and reach for the sky. In order to do so, ZERO consists of two main skeletons. Each skeleton bares different resist accordingly. The vertical skeleton carries the main vertical loading and transfers them through the support to the ground, while the side skeleton provides horizontal stability to ...