’18 kowloon east’ by Aedas in kowloon, china all images courtesy Aedas

 

 

 

international design practice Aedas has completed ’18 kowloon east’, a 28-storey mixed-use building in kowloon, china. seeking to balance out the heavily industrialized blocks making up the site, the design features a multi-storey green base that provides a ‘greening effect’ within the neighbourhood.

Aedas: 18 kowloon east aerial view of green car park

 

 

 

accommodating offices, retail spaces, and a car park, the building sits on a corner plot adjacent to other multi-storey developments. the overall scale of the design is broken up with a foundation of organically shaped floor plates which stack together to make up the above-ground parkade. extensive planting between the layers is visible from the street, visually injecting an element of nature while improving the air quality of the area. the glazed portion of the building lightly rests on this base as a hovering tower.

Aedas: 18 kowloon east exterior view

Aedas: 18 kowloon east (left) street view (right) front elevation

Aedas: 18 kowloon east

Aedas: 18 kowloon east entrance

Aedas: 18 kowloon east car park at night

Aedas: 18 kowloon east lighting effect

Aedas: 18 kowloon east

Aedas: 18 kowloon east elevation