Dutch design bears fruit in Mong Kok for those who are millennial at heart
In one of the most densely populated areas of the city, the 28-floor high Skypark aims to offer open spaces, vegetable gardens and a sense of community
Mong Kok has a new residential development designed for and marketed to millennials, but that does not mean you have to be a 20- or 30-something to live there. “Millennial”, says the project’s chief architect, is a mindset and translated into high-rise living that means breaking down boundaries and creating a sense of community.
“You can be a millennial at 45; Steve Jobs was a millennial in his mindset,” says 43-year-old millennial Rob Wagemans, founder of Amsterdam-based design firm Concrete and chief architect on the Skypark project in Mong Kok.
New World Development echoes that sentiment, with its literature on the project contending: “Millennials are environmentally conscious, fond of a sociable lifestyle, open to inhabiting co-living spaces and are keen on both accessibility to, and connection with nature.”
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, executive vice-chairman and general manager of New World Development, was familiar with Wagemans’ work designing hip hotels such as W Hotel and CitizenM, with its focus on community, and saw him as a good fit for 28-floor Skypark.