“垂直都市主义”:香港公交导向型“裙-塔”综合体开发

“VERTICAL URBANISM”:HONG KONG'S TRANSIT-ORIENTED PODIUM-TOWER DEVELOPMENT

高人口密度经常与拥挤、堵车和环境问题联系在一起。然而,香港的"裙—塔"综合体开发却向人们展示了高人口密度如何变得富有活力。这要归功于香港独创性地将大运量公共交通与新型开放空间、垂直交通与塔楼整合起来。同时,这些高效的钻石形或十字形的锯齿状塔楼实现了在一个地块内外窗面最大化。香港成为"垂直都市主义"的世界试验场。

High population density is often associated with crowding, congestion and environmental problems. In contrast, Hong Kong＇s podium-tower developments are examples of how density can be livable, thanks to their unique integration in mass transit, the creation of new forms of open space and vertical circulation methods, and highly-efficient, diamond and cruciform-shaped, serrated towers that maximize the window surface within a plot. Hong Kong is the world＇s laboratory of vertical urbanism.