Lee Garden Eight will knit into the bustling streets of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, providing vibrant green public spaces, which are currently lacking in this part of the city. Designed by Foster + Partners, the scheme comprises three office towers that integrate seamlessly with the verdant ground plane and provide retail and community amenities at their base. Workspaces inside the towers are designed to enhance wellbeing with highly responsive facades, natural ventilation, and direct connections to nature on every level.
Luke Fox, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, said: “This is a great opportunity to bring something new to Causeway Bay – shaded public spaces that create a calm oasis in the busy city – and state-of-the-art workspaces that bring people closer to nature. Greenery flows upwards from the ground plane through the towers and their inhabitable facades offer spectacular views of the landscape. As such, we are creating a new centrepiece for Causeway Bay and setting a new benchmark for wellbeing-led workplace design.”
The office towers are set back to overlook a magnificent 80-year-old banyan tree that marks the entrance to the development. On every typical floor of towers one and two, green balconies connect directly with generous lobbies, providing immediate access to outdoor space. A series of rooftop gardens offer spectacular views of the city, extending the green spine from the ground plane through the full height of the towers. The multi-tenant offices contain highly flexible workspaces, characterised by their large span, column-free floorplates that offer a range of layout options, maximise visibility, and promote collaborative working.
Responding to the humid subtropical climate, the building envelope is designed to optimise occupant comfort, with shading on the west and south façades that reduces solar gain. Each facade module also features a clerestory window that naturally ventilates the workspaces during the milder autumn and winter months.
Community amenities at the base of the towers include a day centre for the elderly, a district health centre, a childcare centre, and an arts, culture, and performance centre run by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts EXCEL. The arts centre will host a series of community events all year round, bringing people together and enhancing the scheme’s collective ethos.
Lawrence Wong, Partner, Foster + Partners, added: “We are delighted to celebrate the topping out of Lee Garden Eight, which we began designing at the end of 2021, a time that demanded healthier and more flexible workplaces. The scheme sets a new benchmark for office design in the city and will actively improve the health and wellbeing of occupants.”
The project is being jointly developed by Hysan Development Company Limited and Chinachem Group.
