The tower and exhibition hall is a proposal for Hong
Kong’s Kai Tak development, an airport landing strip that will be reclaimed
into the city as a new cultural, business, and residential district. The tower
is an expression of fluid movement that manifests into a series of folds,
creases, and a bifurcation of massing creating a dual tower. By creating a matrix of vertical lattices it
enables the glass surfaces to polymorph into folding curvatures, thereby having
variation along all sides of the building igniting a
robust and dynamic tectonic curvilinear structure. Structural tectonics’ that
are articulated by curvilinear geometric components have varied properties that
can address structural performance and synergetic nuances, operating in
conjunction to cultivate a visual and experiential valiancy. The base of the
tower is a composite of vector geometries, where it functions as a point of
transition for two different projects yielding as one overall gesture. By
situating the tower for Kai Tak along the water front, its fluid massing is
showcased as an iconic image that complements the cities velocity and urban
life