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Session Overview
Session
ASD: Special Session (Architectural Services Department, HKSAR)
Time:
Wednesday, 12/Dec/2018:
9:30am - 10:30am

Location: LT9
Lecture Theatre 9, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Vivien Fung, Miffi Cheng*, Kelvin Tam: Towards Environmental and Social Sustainability Through Design, Construction and User Experience: A School for Social Development for Girls at Choi Hing Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

William Tsang: Transformation of the Former Police Married Quarters into a Creative Industries Landmark: Showcase of a Successful Revitalization Project

Chan Tsz-kin: Transformation of Sterile Space Underneath Flyover into a Arts, Cultural and Creative Hub: Fly and Flyover 023, Kowloon East

William Tsang, Chiu Ning: Meditation and Mediation: The West Kowloon Mediation Centre


Session Abstract

Towards Environmental and Social Sustainability Through Design, Construction and User Experience: A School for Social Development for Girls at Choi Hing Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

With a brief calling for a boarding school for female students who have moderate to severe behavioural and emotional difficulties, this project aims to create a closely knitted community for the students, and create an environment that students can feel at “HOME”, such that they can experience and adapt to a socially and environmentally sustainable way of living. Moreover, the building is meticulously designed such that it will operate in a low-carbon way from day to day. During construction, this project also introduced to the contractors and workers some ways to carry out works sustainably.

 

Transformation of the Former Police Married Quarters into a Creative Industries Landmark: Showcase of a Successful Revitalization Project

The project showcases how to revitalise a site that itself had been a transformational place since the earliest days of Hong Kong into a creative industries landmark. It conserves the heritage of the site and merges with urban landscape to provide a public open space for the community. The site of the former Police Married Quarters is a constant catalyst for change. It has been instrumental in three (and now a fourth) key socio-economic revolutions that have shaped the identity of Hong Kong people since the British era. The design concept is to build upon and enhance these historical foundations and layers with a vision to transform the site into a new zone for creative industries. The design included a number of key interventions to enhance the understanding and usability of the site. It has now become open and usable by the community as never before, providing a resource and incubator for the creative talent of local designers while making reference to and revealing the layers of historical significance.

 

Transformation of Sterile Space Underneath Flyover into a Arts, Cultural and Creative Hub: Fly and Flyover 023, Kowloon East

This project successfully redefine the unused spaces and transform into vibrant leisure open space by connecting the inner part of the city to the sea. Three key elements was employed in the architectural and facilities design for the Site: Containers (Industrial), Artistic, Creative Art and Green Living. By adoption of passive building design, as well as the low life cycle energy, the project successfully integrated with the surrounding development in Hoi Bun Road and turns it into a place for integration, co-creation, enjoyment for the artists, locals and visitors. By application of a series of integrated green and sustainable building strategies such as “upcycling” of used containers and installation of bamboo façade, offer lower carbon footprint than the traditional one. The design concept also tally with the operator’s mission, i.e. to cultivate creative processes by means of arts, culture, green living and community engagement, and making the City more livable, productive and innovative.

 

Meditation and Mediation: The West Kowloon Mediation Centre

The West Kowloon Mediation Centre is located next to the Law Courts Building in Shum Shui Po, which offers an alternative means to resolve disputes for early settlement and provides public education at the community level. The composition of the architecture is unique and truly reflects the mediation procedure. The architect reinterprets the mediation space and brings the users closer to nature. Courtyard spaces, greenery and natural lights are brought into the premises. The humanistic approach and harmony in materials result in tranquillity in space. This one-storey building is constructed entirely with steel structure and dry wall system which makes construction fast, easy, and within budget.


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