Nga Tsin Wai Walled Village

Nga Tsin Wai Village

A love and peace forest in the city

MA A+U Group 6

Group Member: Yanya Tan Tutor: James Dyson

Eldery univertisty Interior rendering Roof garden

clients connection

Clients

Demographic

Design Process

Site Analysis

Context

History Timeline

History Timeline 1352

Yuan dynasty Named 'Nga Tsin Wai'

1846

Invisiable from the outside

1902

More entrances

1955

Moat disappear

2000

2014

Illegally built

Dismantle the village

2018

Only historical relic exist

New river dig by the Japanese 1941 The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong 1960 Goverment consider to dismantle the village

History Timeline

2024?

Future

Multi-storey Car Park

Analysis Caritas Hong Kong Services for the Elderly

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Retirement home

Ancestral Hall

Empty Public School

Design Processw in this plan we think about how to give the residents a better life wille we protecting the normal building. we plan to add more green space in the roof to creat a activity space and pay more attention to the eldery person in this area and provide a happy life.

HISTORIC RELICS

Two residential towns（ 750 Units）

Offer 6-8 stores to villagers Retain the original village layout

Conservation Park Residential tower

The design should be “Conservation Paramount”

Preserve the the gatehouse Preserve the “Hing Yau Yu” stone tablet

Retain existing trees

Preserve underground relics excavated

Preserve the Tin Hau Temple

Preserve the important old houses

HISTORIC RELICS

Unemployed??

Don't want to change the life style Wish government can offer a house

The value of 30,000 HKD : 2-3 months income by 89% of hong kong people (2016)

30,000 HKD = 3,000 GBP

Villagers: How about barter

Compensation or Alms?

Against

economy?

Goverment: No.

We want to continue our business

I am fine with the compensation, but wish can offer a place to us for our festival. We will be back to here every year

Just want living and working in

Injustice

peace

Over 20 years barbershop

Government: There have many unauthorized

Extinguish the village?

building works.

Villagers: What is that?

Don't trading my house like goods.

Unwelling

I know this village gonna demolish, that is why I come back to live Villagers: The villages is private possession, you can't destory our home.

That is my Goverment: Nobody paid land tax.

ancestral house

Business–Government

Collusion?

Private developers get 70% of the benifits Government get 30% of the benifits?

Give back the village to me.

Then where should we go?

They make They Sell They grow

Po Teletubby Custard (Milkshake)

Teletubby land

Tinky Winky

Dipsy

Laa-Laa

Utopian Fiction

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F3 Bedrooms Livingroom Bathroom F3 Bedrooms Livingroom F2 Bedrooms F2 Bedrooms Bathrooms Kitchen F1 Bedroom Store F1 Bedrooms Livingroom Kitchen

To see more views, follow this links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h-e0RYBSpOZFY00Dcw5vxO1Fz-uMZQN-/view?usp=sharingW https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xiLgEE5HbK5e7GLVMB_pINHt9kqp4g7A/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kLEP-d3pSsv9YzvIK_fCAkfoojy8PXW7/view?usp=sharing

Building Layout

Roof Garden Column

Elderly University Support Roof

Elevator Support Roof

Sport Centre

Wind

Cross (Ground)

Support Roof

Cross (Building Link)

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Outdoor Market For artists to sell their art works

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Main Entrance Gatehouse Gallery For artists and elder students to exhibit (e.g. art events and degree show)

Store Villager or artist business

New Bridge

Fishing Place

Store

Cave For sunlight go through

Pool For collect the rain water, it can be use to grow

Teletubby house

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