Marina Master Planning and Concept Design: The Baroque on Lamma
- Client:
- The Baroque on Lamma
- Project Team:
- Mott MacDonald Hong Kong
- Services required:
- Masterplanning,
- Feasibility Studies and Market Research,
- Marina Design
Scheme Description:
The Baroque on Lamma (BoL) is a comprehensive waterfront scheme located on Lamma Island within the South Eastern approaches to Hong Kong, comprising a mix of residential, retail, hotel and an extensive marina offering. The marina will focus on the growing superyacht market and also provide berthing for a range of uses including resident vessels, visitors, day-boats and events. The client's vision is to create a development that has a vibrant heart with character, intimacy and critical mass to enable BoL to appeal as a year round destination, as a homeport and as a renowned facility for National and International maritime events.
Role of Marina Projects:
Working in conjunction with Mott MacDonald Hong Kong (MMHK) to deliver the marine elements of the development, Marina Projects was tasked with providing specialist marina advice and design input. MMHK provided maritime and coastal engineering expertise, including wave modelling to undertake the essential assessment of the engineering implications that informed the concept development process.
The client's vision called for the marina to serve a number of distinct functions beyond that of short and long-term berthing including the requirement to accommodate superyachts, international events and a sailing academy. In master planning terms this posed a number of challenges. With a clear understanding of the functional requirements, Marina Projects was in a position to develop a concept masterplan that achieves the client's objectives and brings synergy across the site. A particular feature of the final concept is the rationalisation of space through flexibility and duality of operational activities and uses.
With consideration to the topography and local environment, the waterfront elements are set away from the natural foreshore and for the most part feature as a suspended deck construction. A solid breakwater encapsulates the marina providing the necessary level of long-term protection and ensures BoL meets the typhoon shelter requirements.
In order to achieve the required balance and inter relationship between scheme components the marina is designed over three distinct areas, each serving specific functions. The Outer Basin benefits from direct access to the harbour entrance and provides long-term berthing including a significant number of berths over 18m together with dedicated piers for superyachts up to 60m. This area also encompasses a Watersports Centre and Sailing Academy. The Inner Basin features as the heart of the development and is overlooked by the Yacht Club and commercial waterfront. A key feature of this area is the visitor quay that will also act as a prominent berthing facility for the hosting of yacht race events. The third area or West Harbour serves two functions, as a ferry terminal and main transport link to Honk Kong and also as a dedicated small boat marina basin.
An example of the professional expertise and advice provided by Marina Projects included:
- Development of marina concept designs and master plan, working closely with the Client and marine engineers Mott MacDonald.
- Attendance and input to design workshops.
- Design and guidance on marina infrastructure requirements.
- Operational and event demands.
- Watersports Centre & Sailing Academy operation and demands.
- Design of mooring, berthing and operational layouts.
- Establishment of a management and operating structure for the completed marina, watersports centre and sailing academy.
A particular challenge and requirement of the vision is the ability to host both local and international sailing events, a feature that would stand BoL apart from other 'marina' developments in the region. Such events place significant and exacting demands on a host venue, not least requirements for open space, boat servicing and access.
Furthermore, the demands of water space for berthing can be addressed through the application of experienced marina design but the ability to bring character to the development required Marina Projects unique skills and specialist advice.
Building upon the successful working relationship with MMHK a Collaboration Agreement has been signed between Marina Projects and MMHK to provide specialist services to the Asia Pacific region. Further details can be found here.