Urban Park with Largest Wood Fossil Collection in Asia
Opening in late 2023, Nina Park is a unique new destination for Hong Kong, occupying around 70,000 square feet together with its facilities. Designed to appeal to locals and tourists alike, this remarkable collection of fossilised trees will take visitors on a journey that starts millions of years ago.
It is rare to be able to touch and appreciate rare objects like these, but the design of Nina Park actively encourages interaction and education. A visit to this ‘edutainment’ park, offer a chance to learn about the special conditions that led to these tree trunks turning to stone, the amazing process of petrification that requires water, the ash from a volcano, and millions of years of patience.
Let’s take a sneak peek at what awaits visitors to this first and the only one of a kind Hong Kong attraction.
Unique, and millions of years in the making, Nina Park
Why fossils? And why Hong Kong?
Creating destinations like these, places where families can congregate, the elderly can relax, tourists can visit, the young can be educated, and where we all meet to celebrate the diversity and excitement of our city, is a passion of ours. Like Central Market, Nina Park is embraced by the city and visitors alike, emerging as a ‘must see’ attraction in Hong Kong.
Nina Park design competition – 1st Edition
Throughout this competition, we encouraged designers to reconsider the conventional function of shelter, explored and experimented with design concepts, and proposed interventions for impactful placemaking.
The winning designer may have the chance to bring their vision to life in the form of an outdoor installation, transforming an amphitheatre with creative spatial design, incorporating shade and seating.