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Planning Briefs 規劃署 Planning Department Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront 中環新海濱城市設計研究 FINAL REPORT March 2011 Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report CONTENTS I BACKGROUND 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Study Objectives and Key Tasks 1 1.3 The Study Area 2 1.4 Planning and Urban Design Context 3 1.5 Urban Design Objectives 5 1.6 Design Considerations 6 II PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 10 2.1 Introduction 10 2.2 General Public Views before the Study 10 2.3 Stage 1 Public Engagement 11 2.4 Stage 2 Public Engagement 13 2.5 Written Submissions 17 2.6 Consolidation Forum 18 III REFINED URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK 20 3.1 Evaluation of the Urban Design Framework 20 3.2 Refined Urban Design Framework Plan 20 3.3 View Corridors 24 3.4 Pedestrian Network 26 3.5 Public Transport Provision 26 3.6 Car Parking Provision 27 3.7 Landscape Strategy 27 3.8 Controlled Massing Approach 27 3.9 Building Height Strategy 28 3.10 Anchoring Public Spaces 29 3.11 Interaction with the Harbour 31 3.12 Cultural Heritage 31 3.13 Proposed Locations for Reassembling QP and Reconstructing Old SFCT 32 IV PEDESTRIAN NETWORK PLAN AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN 33 4.1 Introduction 33 4.2 Pedestrian Network System 33 4.3 Existing Pedestrian Network 34 4.4 Planned Pedestrian Network 34 4.5 Refined Pedestrian Network Plan 35 4.6 Car Parking Provision 35 4.7 Traffic Network 35 4.8 Public Transport 36 V LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN 41 5.1 Landscape Strategy 41 5.2 Greening Ratio 43 VI AIR VENTILATION ASSESSMENT 45 6.1 Air Ventilation Assessment August 2008 45 6.2 Air Ventilation Assessment December 2009 45 i Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report VII SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT 47 7.1 Background 47 7.2 Sustainable Design Principles 47 7.3 Results of Sustainability Assessment 48 VIII DESIGN CONCEPTS OF KEY SITES AND MASTER LAYOUT PLAN 49 8.1 Introduction 49 8.2 Main Design Concepts and Major Planning Parameters 49 8.3 Design Concept of Sites 1 and 2 50 8.4 Design Concept of Site 3 58 8.5 Design Concept of Site 4 68 8.6 Design Concept of Site 5 72 8.7 Design Concept of Site 6 77 8.8 Design Concept of Sites 7 and 8 81 8.9 Master Layout Plan 86 IX PLANNING AND DESIGN BRIEFS 87 9.1 Preparation of Planning and Design Briefs 87 9.2 Objectives of Planning and Design Briefs 87 9.3 Six Planning and Design Briefs 87 X IMPLEMENTATION 89 10.1 Design Control Mechanisms 89 10.2 Implementation Agents 89 10.3 Other Considerations 91 Appendix A Terms of Reference and Membership of the Study Steering Group ii Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Location of Key Sites (KS) Figure 1 Design Constraints in the Study Area Figure 3 Refined Urban Design Framework Plan Figure 4 View Corridors Figure 5 Pedestrian Network Plan - Overview Figure 6 Pedestrian Routes Figure 7 Public Transport Plan (PTP) Figure 8 Proposed Parking Provisions of the KS Figure 9 Landscape Strategy Plan: Landscape Zones Figure 10 Walking Zones on the Waterfront Promenade Figure 11 Master Layout Plan iii Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Proposed Alternative Design Concepts for Key Sites in Stage 2 Public Engagement Table 4-1 Major Pedestrian Routes to Harbourfront Table 4-2 Estimated Daily MTR Station Usage (2021) Table 4-3 Public Transport Facilities in Key Sites 1-3 Table 5-1 Minimum Greening Ratio Requirements and Measurement Criteria Table 8-1 Summary of Main Design Concepts and Major Planning Parameters of Key Sites Table 8-2 Sites 1 and 2 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 8-3 Site 3 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 8-4 Site 4 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 8-5 Site 5 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 8-6 Site 6 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 8-7 Sites 7 and 8 Planning Parameters and Design Considerations Table 10-1 Implementation Agents iv Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report LIST OF PLANS Sites 1 and 2 Plan 1 Location Plan Plan 2 Indicative Extent of Elevated Landscaped Deck Plan 3 Site Constraints Plan 4 Development Concept and Requirements (Ground Level) Plan 5 Development Concept and Requirements (Podium Level) Site 3 Plan 6 Location Plan Plan 7 Site Constraint Plan 8 Development Concept and Requirements (Basement Level) Plan 9 Development Concept and Requirements (Ground Level) Plan 10 Development Concept and Requirements (Landscaped DeckLevel) Site 4 Plan 11 Location Plan Plan 12 Site Constraints Plan 13 Development Concept and Requirements Site 5 Plan 14 Location Plan Plan 15 Site Constraints Plan 16 Development Concept and Requirements (Ground Level) Plan 17 Development Concept and Requirements (Landscaped Deck Level) Site 6 Plan 18 Location Plan Plan 19 Site Constraints Plan 20 Development Concept and Requirements Sites 7 and 8 Plan 21 Location Plan Plan 22 Site Constraints Plan 23 Development Concept and Requirements v Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS “A” Amenity “C/R” Commercial/ Residential “C” Commercial “CDA” Comprehensive Development Area “DO” District Open Space “G/IC” Government, Institution or Community “G” Government “IC” Institution/ Community “O” Open Space “OU” Other Specified Use “R” Residential “RO” Regional Open Space AAB Antiquities Advisory Board ACP Airport Core Project AMO Antiquities and Monuments Office AREOT Airport Railway Extended Overrun Tunnel ArchSD Architectural Services Department AVA Air Ventilation Assessment BD Buildings Department BHIA Built Heritage Impact Assessments CBD Central Business District CDA Comprehensive Development Area CEDD Civil Engineering and Development Department CEF Community Engagement Forum CFA Construction Floor Area CRI Central Reclamation Phase I CRIII Central Reclamation Phase III CWB Central-Wan Chai Bypass DC District Council DR Drainage Reserve DSD Drainage Services Department ESB Electricity Supply Building EVA Emergency Vehicular Access F&B Food and Beverage FEHD Food and Environmental Hygiene Department vi Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report FGW Focus Group Workshop GFA Gross Floor Area GIC Government/ Institution/ Community GMB Green Mini Bus GPO General Post Office HEC Harbour-front Enhancement Committee HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HKAC Hong Kong Arts Centre HKAPA Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts HKCEC Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre HKIA The Hong Kong Institute of Architects HKIE The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers HKIP Hong Kong Institute of Planners HKPSG Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines HPG Harbour Planning Guidelines HPLB Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau HPP Harbour Planning Principles HyD Highways Department IEC Island Eastern Corridor IFC International Finance Centre JPN Joint Practice Notes JR Judicial Review KS Key Site(s) LandsD Lands Department LCSD Leisure and Cultural Services Department LegCo Legislative Council LGV Light Goods Vehicle LSP Landscape Strategy Plan L/UL Loading/Unloading MOE Means of Escape MLP Master Layout Plan MTR Mass Transit Railway MTRC Mass Transit Railway Corporation NBA Non Building Area NIL North Hong Kong Island Line OZP Outline Zoning Plan PHO Protection of the Harbour Ordinance vii Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report PLA People’s Liberation Army PlanD Planning Department PLB Public Light Bus PPRI Public Policy Research Institute PNAP Practice Notes for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered Geotechnical Engineers PNP Pedestrian Network Plan PS Pump Station PT Public Transport PTI Public Transport Interchange PTP Public Transport Plan PTT Public Transport Terminus PV Private Vehicle QP Queen’s Pier RODP Recommended Outline Development Plan SB Security Bureau SCL Shatin to Central Link SF Star Ferry SFCT Star Ferry Clock Tower SPB Special Purpose Bus TCL Tung Chung Line TD Transport Department TDD Territory Development Department TPB Town Planning Board TPO Town Planning Ordinance TPDM Transport Planning and Design Manual UDFP Urban Design Framework Plan UDG Urban Design Guidelines UPH Underground Pump House VCF View Collection Form VS Vent Shaft WDII Wan Chai Development Phase II XHT Cross Harbour Tunnel viii Agreement No. CE 62/2006 (TP) Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Final Report I. BACKGROUND 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 The New Central Harbourfront (NCH), as one of the world’s great waterfront destinations, is remarkable for its civic, historic and cultural significance in the city of Hong Kong. The planning for the Central Reclamation Phases I to III (CRI to CRIII) began in the 1980s. Studies on the land use and urban design proposals of the harbourfront areas under the Central Reclamation and Wan Chai Reclamation had been carried out since the early 1990s and had attracted a lot of public attention. In the late 1990s, in the light of the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance (PHO), the proposals for CRIII were reviewed and a reduced reclamation was adopted. The revised land use and urban design concept of the area was subsequently incorporated in the Approved Central District (Extension) OZP No. S/H24/2. 1.1.2 Reclamation works under CRI and CRII were completed before the late 1990s. The CRIII project commenced in February 2003, but was subject to legal challenge. Further review was undertaken, which reaffirmed that the reclamation limit of CRIII is the minimum reclamation required.
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