COMMUNAL SKY GARDENS FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN A DENSELY BUILT CITY-A CASE STUDY IN HONG KONG

摘要

With rapid proliferation of urbanization and industrialization, there has been a substantial growth in population and buildings in the developed cities, and more so in the developing cities. In most instances, the opportunity cost for the concentration of tall buildings on a limited land is the provision of quality greenery and public open spaces, peculiar in urban areas. However, the importance of a quality and livable environment as well as the need of balanced urbanization and nature is recognized. Skyrise greenery, such as sky garden (I.e. a type of garden to be provided for the enjoyment of the occupants of the respective development), emerges to provide an alternative solution of co-existence between building and vegetation within the same domain. Such provision not only affords much-needed spaces for outdoor such provision in HK as case study. It aims at examining the relationship between the performance of the sky gardens in the development and their respective locations, design and features.