GO PARK: A New Era for Sports Complexes

On August 1, 2025, Zaha Hadid Architects officially announced the completion of GO PARK Sai Sha, the firm’s first sports and commercial complex in Asia. Located on the outskirts of Hong Kong, in the Sai Sha district, the project is part of a wider urban initiative led by developer Sun Hung Kai Properties.

A hillside-inspired layout between mountain and sea

Spanning 1.3 million square feet, the complex includes a 300,000-square-foot indoor center surrounded by a vast outdoor sports park covering an additional one million square feet. Its location tucked between Ma On Shan Country Park and Three Fathoms Cove strongly influenced the architectural concept.

Aerial view of GO PARK Sai Sha showcasing rooftop terraces and layered green spaces above the sports park — An overhead shot of the complex highlighting the tiered structure and green integration within the athletic landscape

The layout draws inspiration from the arrangement of traditional hillside villages in Hong Kong. Interconnected volumes are linked through a series of sloped pathways and elevated walkways, allowing for easy movement across the site and a strong connection to the surrounding landscape.

A central plaza and rooftop gardens

At the heart of the complex lies a public plaza framed by cafes, restaurants, and retail outlets. A gentle central ramp leads visitors upward to rooftop gardens, offering panoramic views of the coastal and mountainous scenery.

GO PARK’s natural setting between Ma On Shan Country Park and Three Fathoms Cove — A panoramic view showing the balance between the mountainous terrain and coastal surroundings of the project

Sport, leisure, and community in one space

The project offers a wide range of sports facilities. Outdoors, it features courts for tennis, basketball, padel, and pickleball, along with climbing walls and a golf driving range. Indoors, the building includes a 1,500-seat multipurpose arena, a fencing school, and a swimming academy with a 25-meter pool.

The central plaza of GO PARK surrounded by cafés, shops, and elevated pedestrian walkways — The public plaza serves as an open meeting point, connecting the sports and retail elements of the site

A lifted village merging nature and urban life

Project director Paulo Flores explained that the design was built around two central ideas:

“We wanted to create a fabric that draws nature into the core of the development, while also introducing a flowing ramp system that guides movement through multiple levels. The result is a ‘lifted village’ a layered community space that merges sports, retail, and entertainment. The bridges throughout the complex bring people together, creating moments of discovery and interaction.”

Indoor facilities at GO PARK including the swimming academy and enclosed sports amenities — The complex includes a 25-meter pool and indoor facilities supporting a range of athletic activities

✦ ArchUp Editorial Insight

This article presents GO PARK Sai Sha as a layered urban intervention that blends nature with communal activity. The images reveal stepped green terraces, elevated walkways, and interlocking volumes that express a fluid spatial composition responsive to the site’s topography. While the design achieves openness and movement, its visual language leans more toward abstraction than contextual grounding. Could such an approach resonate more deeply within the cultural fabric of the local community? Nevertheless, the project succeeds in smartly integrating sports and leisure functions within an exploratory urban framewo

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