In line with the development of Tai Po New Town, over 370,000 square metres of open space between the western side of Nam Wan Road, the northern side of Plover Cove Road and the southern bank of Lam Tsuen River was designated for sports and recreational facilities, later housing facilities for various ball games. Along the edge of this vast sports area is a continuous U-shaped open space, with a dynamic and rich spatial arrangement based on the conditions of the site. The entrance at the southeast corner of the sitting-out area meets the pedestrian tunnel beneath the intersection of Nam Wan Road and Plover Cove Road, thus forming a plaza enclosed by road retaining slopes/walls and a football pitch fence, and filled by a dwarf ficus tree array. The section sandwiched between the pitch and Nam Wan Road, as well as the section along the southern bank of the Lam Tsuen River and the northern boundary of the Recreation and Sports Complex, is designed as a curved corridor planted with Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. cumingiana, Acacia confusa and various palm plants. The western part of the sitting-out area is designed as an open plaza with no clear boundary, given that it is adjacent to the housing estate Tai Po Centre. The Nam Wan Road Sitting-out Area uses a variety of space making techniques to reshape the monotonous boundaries of the sports ground and organise the overall circulation, revitalising and energising the unused space.