Guangming Hub is a new Transport Oriented Development situated on the high-speed rail link that connects Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Based on the brief, an integrated team of architects and specialists identified a set of key objectives and constraints which would drive the initial placement of urban massing to positively influence urban growth in the region. a Hydra-generated massing was used as an inspiration and starting point for the team’s design explorations towards the production of the final model.