Future Hong Kong - Zaha Hadid reveals design for Skyscraper on World’s Most Expensive Site

UK architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for a sinuous, glass, 36-storey skyscraper, which will be built in Hong Kong at 2 Murray Road on what is reportedly the world’s most expensive plot. The 36-storey skyscraper in Hong Kong’s central business district will be built alongside the Bank of China Tower by IM Pei, and in close proximity to the HSBC building by Foster Partners. It will replace a multistorey car park that was purchased by developer Henderson Land for HK$23.3 billion ($3 billion) in 2017, making it the world’s most expensive site according to numerous news outlets. Zaha Hadid Architects’ skyscraper will have a glass facade made from a series of curved segments that rise to form two sets of open-air balconies filled with trees. Directly below the higher balcony, which is located around two-thirds of the way up the skyscraper, will be a planted sky garden. This space will also house a running track. At the top of the skyscraper, an enclosed banqueting hall will ha