Archinect - News 2024-12-22T03:42:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150333354/sn-hetta-unveils-new-urban-farm-design-in-hong-kong Snøhetta unveils new urban farm design in Hong Kong Josh Niland 2022-12-21T18:26:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c7c6cc0e45f2676cdbc84970ad6055d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> is nearing completion on a trio of clubhouse designs set in the densely populated center of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/37093/hong-kong" target="_blank">Hong Kong</a>&rsquo;s Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai.</p> <p>As a space for social interaction and shared experiences, the project serves residents of Pavilia with a vital piece of communal infrastructure while also providing urban farming capabilities and a contemplative connection to nature in what can otherwise be considered a hyper-urban environment.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3ada0dcf6b102d8450302e595790114d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3ada0dcf6b102d8450302e595790114d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: New World Development </figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;Pavilia Farm is a project that highlights the importance of creating new green, urban neighborhoods. More people live in cities than ever before &mdash; and that trend is likely to continue to increase in the future &mdash; so we need to build in a way that can make it sustainable &mdash; both environmentally and socially,&rdquo; Robert Greenwood, the Managing Director of Sn&oslash;hetta Asia said in a press release.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c367d8c340a9faa93f9b28c48efe970e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c367d8c340a9faa93f9b28c48efe970e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: New World Development </figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;The Pavilia Farm and the clubhouses are small but perfect examples of how that can be don...</p>