PROJECT STORY
The challenge
The site covers an area greater than 40 hectares and Arcadis is required to tailor a district-wide operations and procurement strategy.
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West Kowloon Cultural District
Supporting our clients across multiple phases of their asset lifecycle
The solution
This unique project utilizes our vast experience and expertise in cost management and extensive knowledge within Arcadis in the cultural facility space.
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The impact
The West Kowloon Cultural District project is one of the largest developments in Hong Kong and once completed, will be a world-class arts and cultural hub.
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1st
Cultural District in Hong Kong
400
Car parking capacity
40 hectares
Total Area
The challenge
The West Kowloon Cultural District project is one of the largest developments in Hong Kong and once completed, will be a world-class arts and cultural hub. The site covers an area greater than 40 hectares and includes 17 arts and cultural venues including the Xiqu Theatre, M+ Pavilion, the Art Park, Freespace, M+ Museum and the Lyric Theatre. It will also include retail, dining and entertainment facilities as well as a hotel, office and residential developments.
The solution
Arcadis has been contracted to deliver several scopes of work across the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) project, that includes the planning, construction and operational management phases of several assets. This multidisciplinary approach included cost management, design and engineering and facilities management, placing Arcadis at the heart of the development.
One of the core services that Arcadis has been contracted to deliver is cost management for the M+ Museum, a museum with houses 17,000 square meters of exhibition space that is designed to accommodate art and cultural facilities. The museum focuses on 20th and 21st century art, design, architecture and moving images, and is a critical element in delivering the government’s wider vision to make the arts more available to the people of Hong Kong.
It’s a fantastic project for Hong Kong and when this is finished will provide much needed green space that inhabitants of the great city will be able to enjoy. It’s also a great showcase of how wide capability offering and how we can support our clients across multiple phases of their assets lifecycle.
The impact
Arcadis’ role as the cost manager is to closely monitor the estimated project cost and provide the client with regular financial updates of the project. The works on the M+ Museum comprises the construction of a conservation and storage facilities, retail, dining, entertainment, car-parking space, drainage, landscaping, associated utility diversion and site formation.
Supporting the operational aspect of the WKCD, Arcadis worked directly with West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) to tailor a district-wide operations and procurement strategy. This included developing a facilities management plan for each of the key arts and cultural venues, including the development of financial model of the operational costs.
