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OI MANESTAT public space reconfigurated!
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HONG KONG NEWS
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blem: Uneasy navigation
Oi Man Estate, a public housing estate built on a site with promi- nent topography change, is facing the challenge of aging population. Difficult navigation within the two phases of the estate causes segregation within one estate and inconvenience for the occupants.
The urban design aspires to improve the connection of the two phases through redesigning the topography while providing open community space, as social space for the elderly as well as plays-cape for the children.
Design solutions
2 Reconnect
1 Reprogramme
05 Sewing the landscape: Urban Design for Oi Man Public Housing Estate
Instructor: Natalia Echeverri , Bin Jiang
2017 Spring | Urban Design Studio
Individual work
3 Re-infiltrate
Site Context
Constructed in 1975, Oi Man Estate’s facilities are dilapidated. The main users of public spaces include the elderly, housewife as well as children.
Main challenges of the site includes difficult topography, segregating phase 1 and phase 2 buildings. However, programmes mainly concentrate in phase 1. Meanwhile, the site is vehicle oriented, truncating public space in the estate.
Problems
Uneasy navigation between phases for elderly
Uneven distribution of programmes
1. Reconnect
To ensure connection between phase 1 and phase 2 residential buildings. Land form is redesigned by replacing the existing tunnel with a gentle slope to ease navigations.
2. Reprogramme
As most existing programmes, such as markets are concentrated in phase 1, more programmes will be introduced to phase 2, featuring an underground shopping street.
3. Re-infiltrate
With limited residential space in Hong Kong, public Space is especially important for public housing estate. Greening spaces are also truncated in Oi Man Estate. Hence, infiltrating landscape greening could ensure the public space are comfortable for community activities.
Future Directions of Hong Kong Public Housing Redevelopment
Public Engagement Exhibition
22-23 June 2019, Cattle Depot, Hong Kong
Project lead by Vincci Mak | Academic | Collaboration Work
Individual Role: Research of public space, Interactive game design, liasion
A White Paper on Long Term Housing Strategy in Hong Kong (1998) indicates that 566 public housing buildings built before 1973 have to be redeveloped. This exhibition, Future Directions of Hong Kong Public Housing Redevelopment, in the light of redevelopment, aims to explore current Hong Kong public housing redevelopment projects, and incubate discussions to inspire future development directions with the aid of an interactive game. The aim is to find out how the general public think about public housing estate redevelopment and the usage of public space through a public interactive game. The engagements were mostly framed to be about how the everyday space of a public housing resident’s daily experience may be impacted by housing estate redevelopment. Approximately 100 people participated in the engagement. An exhibition was held between June 21-23, 2019 at the Cattle Depot. The exhibition consists of 3 parts:
1. Introduction to redevelopment
2. Comparisons of three public housing estates and respective public space
3. Interactive Game
The interactive game begins with a comparison of diagrams examining public space before and after redevelopment in the three public estates.
These key spaces of residents are then categorized and colorcoded into game cards, carrying different spatial characteristics for participants to construct their ideal public housing estates.
At the interactive components of exhibition and public workshop, we post the question of “what is your ideal public housing redevelopment?”
Their responses are collected through a sticker wall. Respective color refers to various public housing elements.
Categories of Discussion
• Environment density
• Entrance landscape
• Greening
• Accessibility (Transitional Space)
• Greening
• Accessibility (Transitional space)
• Sports facilities
• Play-scapes
• Heritage
• Shops
The game board will be the spaces available for participants to redevelop the public housing estate. As you walk through the exhibition panels, you will be introduced to various landscape typologies, which are fundamental and essential elements of a public housing estate. Participants could choose up to 18 cards for your imaginary estate. Some elements occupy more spaces than others. While a suggested route is provided, you could also design your own journey to home.
What is your ideal public housing estate?
這個遊戲將帶您走過公共屋邨居民的日常生 活空間，經過不同屋邨每個代表性空間時， 您可以選擇您比較重視的空間品質，這些選 擇將構建成您的“理想公共屋邨”！
我想住得冇咁逼
I want a Low-density community!
This game takes you through the everyday spaces that a public housing resident experience in their daily life. At each critical spatial moment of this imaginary journey through the public housing estate, you get to choose the spatial quality you aspire. Collectively, your selections will compose your “ideal public housing estate”!
起社區農莊得閑種
下菜都幾好
Let’s farm at the community garden when have spare time
翻屋企前可以同其 他街坊聚下 can chat with my neighbours before go home in this big plaza
有個瓦遮頭落雨 唔駛擔遮 can go anywhere without an umbrella
我想有個草地 可以訓下
Let’s relax on the lawn!
如果籃球場可以用 作其他用途就好啦
I wish the court is not only used for playing basketball
大樹下可以乘涼
It’s cool to stay under the tree shade!
升降機好方便我
Taking an elevator is efficient and convenient
重建之後見翻以前 啲集體回憶好有家 的感覺
Great to see heritage from the old estate! Full of memories!
Breathing Pavilion: Conversation of the light
Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong
Instructors: Mathew Robert Pryor, Gavin Scott Coates
2017 Fall | Biophysics Studio
Individual work
In the hustle and bustle of Queen’s Road East, priority of street use is given to vehicles. This gives rise to challenges and problems such as roadside heat, pollutants and limited pedestrian space.
Breathing Pavilion aims to increase green coverage for evapotranspiration and slow down traffic. By inducing dancing light patterns on to the ground, the design hopes to improve streetscapes for pedestrians.
