Harbour Kiosk
- Year
- 2019
- Type
- Commercial
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- LAAB Architects
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Harbor Kiosk is the first kinetic public architecture in Hong Kong that innovatively combines parametric architectural design with bespoke engineering. Located at the Avenue of Stars at Harborfront in Hong Kong, a promenade that celebrates the success of Hong Kong's movie industry, Harbor Kiosk’s movement pays tribute to the movie industry. To translate the moving images of cinema into the kinetic movement of architecture, the architects and engineers took inspiration from the local market stalls and designed an automatic system that transforms the “gate” of Harbor Kiosk into “awning” during the day and returns to its compact shape at night.
Harbor Kiosk is the first kinetic public architecture in Hong Kong that innovatively combines parametric architectural design with bespoke engineering. Located at the Avenue of Stars at Harborfront in Hong Kong, a promenade that celebrates the success of Hong Kong's movie industry, Harbor Kiosk’s movement pays tribute to the movie industry. To translate the moving images of cinema into the kinetic movement of architecture, the architects and engineers took inspiration from the local market stalls and designed an automatic system that transforms the “gate” of Harbor Kiosk into “awning” during the day and returns to its compact shape at night.