Shenzhen Skypark - Featured Project

Stay on top of the Greenroofs & Greenwalls World by subscribing here: A fusion of infrastructure, #architecture and #urbanlandscape, the Shenzhen Skypark revalues a former unused rooftop, converting it into a recreational urban strip integrating sports and playscape in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen, China. Located on the line to Shekou, a major crossing point to neighboring Hong Kong, the 1.2 km long rooftop of the Southern Terminal and Depot building of Shenzhen’s Metro Line 2 was transformed into a usable elevated park, accessible to a wider public and enriching the urban environment around it. Designed by the international partnership of Crossboundaries, the main goal was to make use of the existing, yet previously underutilized rooftop area, and to better integrate the building into the fabric of its surroundings. With an overall height of about 15m, and a width of 70m at the widest and 50m at the narrowest point, the original complex completely cut off nearby neighborhoods from