WEST KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES

WESTERN GATEWAY

On completion, the proposed twin towers will provide over 79,000 square meters of office space for the government, as well as a number of arts and educational venues. The notion of an open and transparent government is fully conveyed via a series of carefully formulated and interconnected civic spaces and public platforms throughout the buildings to encourage community engagement and promote cultural awareness. As a threshold between one of the oldest settlement on Kowloon Peninsula and the fading waterfront to the west, every effort is exploited to re-establish the connection between the people, the government and Hong Kong’s ever-elusive shoreline.