作为香港最早并且最成功的新城，沙田在过去的四十年里建造在人工填埋的土地上，并且以破碎的城市组织而为人所知。作为政府及工程师决策的产品，沙田不仅缺乏城市中心，同时也缺乏全局性的城市策略。而且这一情况在对人口增长的短视应对下恶化。
本项目位于沙田的历史中心大围。经过几十年的发展，大围拥有沙田最古老的村落大围村，以及最新完工的大型开发项目名城。由大围起始，城门河穿越沙田。大围站是沙田仅有的两条MTR线路交汇的车站，同时也是一条新的，正在建造中的，连接沙田和中环的地铁起点站。按照规划，一个新的房地产项目将建造在大围站旁的空地上。这一提案将恶化大围碎片化的现实。
本项目提出一种截然不同的策略。大围环岛首先将连接并强化被快速路分割的几个区域。其次大围站将被扩张为交通枢纽及市民中心。新的新翠邨将代替现存的建于上世纪80年代的公屋，4,800个公共及私有单元将补偿开发商并为低收入者提供居所。三期开发的方案将为沙田带来一个替代方案。通过认识并修正现实，该方案试图为沙田提供一种全局性建设的借鉴。
As one of the earliest and most successful new town developments in Hong Kong, Sha Tin is characterized with its transient, fragmented organization, which are developed in the last four decades on the lands reclaimed from sea. As a product of pure engineering and government decision, Sha Tin lacks not only a city center, but an overall urban strategy, which could define itself as a whole. This situation is worsening because of short-sighted reactions to population growth.
This project is located in Tai Wai, which is the historical center of Sha Tin. After decades’ development, traditional urban fabric (Tai Wai village, one of the oldest urban villages in Sha Tin) and large scale developments (Festival City, the most recently finished real estate) coexist. Shing Mun River, which flows in the middle of Sha Tin, also starts from Tai Wai. Tai Wai Station is where two MTR lines intersect and the start station of a new line linking Sha Tin and the Central. As planned, a new real estate project will be constructed on the site next to Tai Wai station. Instead of leveraging canal’s potential to connect Sha Tin and transforming Tai Wai into a coherent whole, this proposal will further segregate and fragmentize Tai Wai.
Void Strategy takes an opposite approach. First Tai Wai Ring will be built to strengthen and connect zones segregated by freeway. Then Tai Wai Station will be expanded into a transportation hub and civic center. New Sun Chui Estate will be developed to replace the existing public housing estate built on 1980s, 48,000 units will compensate developers but also accommodate low-income groups. By taking this three-phase development, Void Strategy suggests an alternative model of development. It will also serve to unite Sha Tin as a whole by recognizing and fixing its reality.
大围现状：在大围站周边，聚集着沙田最古老的村落，大围村；最新建成的开发项目，名城；穿越沙田并将其分割为南北两部分的城门河，及包括新翠邨的一系列公屋项目。在大围站南边的空地上，正在规划一个新的房地产项目。
第一期：大围环岛。
大围环岛将代替现有天桥。其将加强大围站，名城，甜心村，现有新翠邨之间的联系。同时也为之后二，三期预留连接口。大围环路还将为沙田保留沿城门河的视觉通路。
第二期：新大围站
新的大围站将成为两条MTR轨道交通线的交汇处。同时也将成为提议中的沙田水上交通的起始站。水上交通站拥有一个具有大台阶及绿地系统的市民广场。一个完整的屋顶系统将为地铁站，市民广场，公交枢纽，及提议中的沙田美术馆提供覆盖。光照与空气将穿过屋顶以利用香港独特的气候优势。
第三期：更新新翠邨
新的新翠邨将拥有12栋塔楼，总共提供4，800个单元，一部分作为私宅，一部分作为公屋。一条架空步行通道从新大围站延伸出，穿越快速路。在其两侧间隔布置商业设施，写字楼，小教堂，学校，公屋，幼儿园，社区中心，私宅，绿化及健身设施。通过对土地的高强度开发，新造的单元不仅将补偿开发商的损失，同时将兼顾社会效益。住宅都将建造于包含足够停车位的裙房之上，裙房间的开阔空间将为居民及市民提供开放绿色空间。
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