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POST-COVID HEALING SPACE
Cherry Street Amenity Imaginary: The Urban Oasis
Team members: Ellena Wong, Tim Chan, Richard Tang Role: Modeling, Module design, rendering
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HKIA Post Covid Space compeition 3rd Prize
Cherry Street Amenity Plot
In light of limited available public spaces and its increasing ognition in the post covid era, open spaces must extendeyond its traditional spatial understanding into the esidual, le over spaces
This proposal highlights the public space underneath flyovers in Hong Kong a typology of the interstitial le over space for its characteristic abundance in the city and underutilized possibilities.
Healing
With Covid dramatically changing our everyday life, public open spaces have become more critical than ever as a refuge for socializing and a pla orm for numerous activities in presence of pandemic risks in indoor, enclosed spaces. In response to Covid, post-Covid, open spaces serve for us to adapt and cope in this new era, but more importantly, they should become much-needed sanctuaries for healing and recovery.
With Covid dramatically changing our everyday life, public open spaces have become more critical than ever as a refuge for socializing and a pla orm for numerous activities in presence of pandemic risks in indoor, enclosed spaces. In response to Covid, post-Covid, open spaces serve for us to adapt and cope in this new era, but more importantly, they should become much-needed sanctuaries for healing and recovery.
Post-Covid Healing Space is an exemplary prototype of what public spaces need to become - a place for recovery. This proposal demonstrates how public spaces can o er beyond what they can currently do under the particular typology of residual public spaces under the flyover to illustrate the design philosophy’s and strategic approach’s substantial potential.
Post-Covid Healing Space is an exemplary prototype of what public spaces need to become - a place for recovery. This proposal demonstrates how public spaces can o er beyond what they can currently do under the particular typology of residual public spaces under the flyover to illustrate the design philosophy’s and strategic approach’s substantial potential.
Design Plan
A hidden dimension free from the stress of post-Covid era and the fast-paced lifestyle of the city.
A flexible and safe space for recharge, meditate, gather, interact and isolate at the same time
A mystic and tranquil sanctuary.
In the post covid era, public spaces are critical asset for the communities to engage in social activities, play, learn, and relieve stress Rethinking of open spaces under post covid era revolves around the concept of “healing” which is supported by the following 4 key building blocks.
In the post covid era, public spaces are critical asset for the communities to engage in social activities, play, learn, and relieve stress Rethinking of open spaces under post covid era revolves around the concept of “healing” which is supported by following 4 key building blocks.
Healing Strategy
A plot of 10m by 10m at the entrance to the Cherry Street Amenity Plot in Tai Kok Tsui of the Yau Tsim Mong District is selected as the site for design demonstration as the surrounding area has a super high population density with very little available public spaces per person.
Healing Components
Sectional Understanding
Sectional Understanding
Proposal Potentials Across Scales & Applications
Proposal Potentials Across Scales & Applications
Root City
LA+ INTERRUPTION 2022 Competition Honorable Mention
Group members: Ellena Wong, Lillian Chung, Kai Zicheng Zhao
Role: Concept development, Collage
To grow up, a city must root down. Imagining the city as a tree, while it thrives for economic growth, it needs nutrients and resources. Infrastructure construction and resource extraction has always been a top-down controlled operation. As the city has always been conventionally growing skyward, what if its roots can also grow organically and spontaneously downward?
