East Dike, our redevelopment of Dapeng’s coastline is nearing the next step of completion. Three water smart landscapes at Changhu, Yangmeikeng Lagoon and Pengcheng are all but finished and will be officially opened October 1st. KCAP+FELIXX developed the ‘Triple dike strategy’, a multifaceted dike system that allows for an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization of the shoreline. Water safety strategies are connected to eco-development and nature restoration and create a resilient framework of different landscapes that make smart connections between the mountains and the sea. Dapeng’s cultural resources and natural settings have fostered the development of tourism, within a vast expending metropolitan area with about 20 million inhabitants. The application of the triple-dike provides a framework to enhance these existing qualities while unlocking potentials for growth. The Changhu, Yangmeikeng and Pengcheng villages all originate from fishing communities. To minimize the infrastructural impact, connectivity from the water is enhanced. Our research, design and engineering of the interconnected mountain and marine landscapes boost the local ecological functioning. This strengthens the environmental resilience of the villages and helps these communities to live, work and grow with (rising) water, instead of fighting against it.

We are proud to announce that East Dike Shenzhen has been selected for the 2021 Architizer A+Awards in the Architecture +Water category. Together with Felixx our project presents a ‘Triple dike strategy’ to make Shenzhen's East coast ‘typhoon-proof'. The multifaceted dike system allows for an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization of the shore. We connect water safety strategies to eco-development and nature restoration, creating a resilient framework that accommodates social and economic growth. Congratulations to our clients and collaborators: Water resource bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, China Resources Land Urban Operation Management, Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners, Shenzhen Hope Design, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants and Deltares.  Congratulations also to the #PopularChoiceAward winners, Watershed in Seattle by Weber Thompson, and the Special Mention, Snail Bay Center by kris lin International Design.  Photography: DUO Architectural Photography - Hongduo Zhuo

Architizer is celebrating "the year's best buildings and spaces," and our 'Triple Dike Strategy' for East Dike has been shortlisted for the prestigious award in the category Architecture + Water! Together with Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners, we developed an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization for the 130km long shoreline of Shenzhen, and now we need your help to win.The project integrates water safety strategies with ecological shoreline restoration, seawall construction, landscape, and public space remodelling. It recreates the tourism identity of Dapeng and promotes local economic development. On the premise of ecology and safety, it combines local culture with the geographical environment and shows the coastline's beauty and diversity.Want to know more about our strategies in making Shenzhen's East coast 'typhoon-proof'? You can find the project's page here.You can vote for the Popular Choice Award (category Architecture + Water) until Friday, June 25th here (register for free).

Very proud that our Triple-Dike project in Shenzhen (CN) won third prize at Rethinking The Future 2021!Team KCAP+Felixx developed a new dike typology considering the local and social context of the existing coastal communities. The project integrates water safety strategies with ecological shoreline restoration, seawall construction, landscape, and public space remodeling. It recreates the tourism identity of Dapeng and promotes local economic development. On the premise of ecology and safety, it combines local culture with the geographical environment and shows the coastline's beauty and diversity.According to the jury, East Dike is "a visionary project" and is "[…] defining new architectural language[…]". Congratulations to our clients and collaborators: Water resource bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, China Resources Land Urban Operation Management, Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners, Shenzhen Hope Design, CCCC Water Transportation Consultants and Deltares. 

Earlier this month, we received the gold certificate of the Eurasian Award for East Dike Shenzhen, our shared project with Felixx Landscape architects and planners.For eighteen kilometers of coastline, KCAP+Felixx developed a multifaceted dike system, the ‘triple dike strategy’. The design is an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization of the shore. Water safety strategies are connected to eco-development and nature restoration to create a resilient framework for social and economic growth in the area. In May 2020 the demonstration zone at Yangmeikeng was taken into use. The entire redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2021.The project has already received a lot of international recognition and was often shortlisted. We are happy to see it now winning in the Urban Development category of the Eurasian Awards 2020. Find out more about the project.

Last week, the demonstration zone of East Dike Shenzhen was officially opened by Mr. Huang Min, vice mayor of Shenzhen, accompanied by Mr. Zhang Liwei, head of the Water Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality. As from May 1st , the demonstration zone is open to the public, welcoming visitors and serving local residents. East Dike is located in Dapeng, a mountainous peninsula in the direct proximity of Hongkong and Shenzhen. In 2018, the typhoon Mangkhut damaged the coastline to various degrees. In 2019, team KCAP+FELIXX has been selected to develop the plans, restore the coastline and raise protection standards. With the ‘Triple Dike strategy’, the team developed an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization of the 130 kilometer long shore. In the concept, water safety strategies are connected to eco-development and nature restoration and merged with social and economic growth. On a 500m long strip in Yangmeikeng, the performance of the proposed nature-based strategies for the sea wall are tested and materialization principles are explored and refined. The realization of this demonstration zone is the first milestone in the construction of 18 kilometers of embankment to be completed by 2021. Strategic projectsFor 6 villages along the shore, all originating from fishers’ communities, the strategy is turned into strategic design projects, creating unique and site-specific realms. The ‘Triple Dike’ is composed of three development zones, carefully embedded in the local conditions and responding to the specific future needs of every village. The small-scale identity will be protected and their different characteristics reinforced. Village Dongshan is situated in a quiet bay, allowing the embankment to be designed as a green park, merging the mountains and the sea. Guanhu is a creative and cultural district. The dike performs as a vivid green beach boulevard, a backbone that unites existing functions with new recreational facilities. Moonbay is ...

East Dike Shenzhen is shortlisted for the World Landscape Architecture Awards 2020, nominated as laureate in the Eurasian Prize 2019-2020, currently exhibited in Roca Gallery London’s exhibition 'Sea Change: Flood Resilient Architecture for the 21st Century' and selected for the ‘water as leverage’ exhibition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam up from September 2020! The project team enjoys the appreciation of the international experts and juries. Up from May 1st, the demonstration zone of Shenzhen’s Eastern seawall reconstruction project will be open to the public, welcoming visitors and serving local residents. We look forward to see and hear their responses too! East Dike is commissioned by the Shenzhen Water Bureau and designed by KCAP + Felixx in cooperation with China Resource Group, Hope Landscape & Architecture and China water transport planning & design institute.

The first 500m demonstration zone Yangmeikeng of East Dike Shenzhen is almost realized. It forms the base for the six strategic realization projects along the 18 km of coastal reinforcement that KCAP + Felixx  developed to restore the coastline of Shenzhen and raise protection standards against extreme weather. With the design competition just won in the summer of 2019, this partial completion is a great achievement by everyone involved! After the visit of our client Water Resources Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality last weekend, final works are now being completed to be ready for the official opening to public on May 1st.

The construction of our East Dike project in Shenzhen is progressing rapidly. In order to ensure protection against storm surges in the near future, hard work has been done on site on the realisation of the primary flood defence wall. Only half a year after winning the design competition by KCAP + Felixx and in less than three months of construction work, the raw construction of the sea wall of the demonstration zone has already been completed. The project translates the necessity of coastal protection into development potential. Thus the multifunctional structure safeguards and reinforces the ecological value and identity of identified subareas of the Dapeng peninsula.

Construction work of our project East Dike in Shenzhen is progressing fast and the design is taking shape. Team KCAP + Felixx is supervising the construction process on site together with our client and LDI team. This week,  we were happy to welcome our client, the Water Resources Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, lead by director Zhang and director Zhao, at the construction site of Yangmeikeng demonstration zone to present the work in progress. Meanwhile, the design of all six areas was presented to the representative committee of the Shenzhen People's Congress and Shenzhen Ocean Bureau. The design of those areas will now progress towards the final design stage. We are looking forward to see the finishing of the demonstration zone in Yangmeikeng in beginning 2020!!

KCAP + FELIXX have won the international competition for the redevelopment of the 130-kilometer coastline of Dapeng, a green peninsula in the bay between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. In September 2018, the typhoon Mangkhut damaged the infrastructure of the peninsula to various degrees. An international competition was launched to develop a plan to restore the coastline and raise protection standards against the more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events. KCAP+FELIXX developed the ‘Triple dike strategy’, a multifaceted dike system that allows for an integrated approach towards the climate adaptive reorganization of the shore.  Water safety strategies are connected to eco-development and nature restoration. This creates a resilient framework for social and economic growth. For 32 kilometers of coastline, KCAP + FELIXX is developing this concept into six strategic implementation projects. Realization starts this year, and is expected to be completed in 2021. TRIPLE DIKE The triple dike moves away from a generic protection wall along the coast, towards the creation of three development zones, carefully embedded in current conditions and responding to the specific future needs of every single area. The 1st ‘outer’ dike zone increases the resiliency through wave attenuation, erosion reduction and the enhancement of sedimentation. The 2nd ‘middle’ dike is an elevated embankment, to stop the storm surge and the water pushed up by the waves. It’s not a big wall but a multifunctional zone: an exciting hilly park, an elevated waterfront with urban promenades, a tidal park or even a public building. The 3rd ‘inner’ dike is a hybrid structure which manages the rainwater following the principle of a sponge city. All runoff from adjacent villages and mountains is buffered, delayed and temporarily stored in rain-parks, raingardens, wet forests, wetlands and green streets. A PRODUCTIVE RESILIENCE STRATEGY Dapeng is a mountainous peninsula with lush forests, intersected by riverbeds and creeks, ...