HONG KONG INHABITANT MANUAL 㼄ⶼ㈴䓂䎀㬷
a manual written and drawn by katherine ng ka man
edition 1
In Hong Kong, living spaces have been alienated as a product in which the ontology of space is linked with luxury and social identity. This thesis explores an alternative solution to living in Hong Kong derived from a pure spatial element that is detached from this dynamic and that reacts with the daily scenarios and situations of everyday life. The thesis will first deploy simple spatial modules to test inhabitation through various scenarios. Using analysis and working with modernist and contemporary precedents” Barba by MVRDV”, the “Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa” and “Walking City by Ron Herron” – small, medium and large scale projects respectively, the thesis first identifies and develops strategies for the liberation of unused space, thus revealing the possibility of adaptive housing. The project explores a delimited neighborhood in Causeway Bay as test site, its social, economic and spatial complexity leading to different narratives of space. Fictional individual inhabitants help to identify spatial requirements. These characters include a new generation of Hong Kongers who struggle to find spaces for single living and cannot afford traditional flats due to lack of savings or financial support from their family. Combinations of site and inhabitant create a series of scenarios that lead to the experimental ideas for today’s Hong Kong. Rather than limiting architecture to merely technology and style, this thesis explores the experiential dimension of architecture, the measurement of daily life and living culture.
HONG KONG INHABITANT MANUAL 㼄ⶼ㈴䓂䎀㬷 1 Accusation OF LIVABLE SPACE
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2 MONSTER 㹐
3 TOOLS AND ITS METAMORPHOSIS ⭡㉀Ӥゑ㡅Ɐ䔆◱䒤
APPENDIX I - TIME LINE APPENDIX II - CASE STUDIES
WHAT I NEED IS A PLACE TO LIVE IN WITHOUT COMMITTING CRIME WITHOUT MURDERING MYSELF...
WE NEED AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION A NEW PROPOSAL A LIBERATION OF LIVABLE SPACE .....
A SPACE DETACHED FROM A TOOL OF TRADE A SPACE REACT WITH MY DAILY ACTIVITIES AND SITUATION
CHARACTER ONE
Accusation OF LIVABLE SPACE
WORLD DESIGN CONFERENCE, 1960 THE PROPOSALS FOR NEW URBANISM
KENZO TENGO
KISHO KUROKAWA
NOBORU KAWAZOE
METABOLISM IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP, IN WHICH EACH MEMBER PROPOSES FURTHER DESIGNS OF OUR COMING WORLD THROUGH HIS CONCRETE DESIGNS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. WE REGARD HUMAN SOCIETY AS A VITAL PROCESS - A CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT FROM ATOM TO NEBULA. THE REASON WHY WE USE SUCH A BIOLOGICAL WORD, METABOLISM, IS THAT WE BELIEVE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE A DENOTATION OF HUMAN SOCIETY
WE ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT METABOLISM AS A NATURAL PROCESS, BUT TRY TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE METABOLIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SOCIETY THROUGH OUR PROPOSALS.
THE POPULATION DROP CAUSING BY WWII IN JAPAN HAS SIGNIFICANTLY RECOVERED IN A VERY SHORT OF TIME. THE POPULATION RISED FROM 84 MILLIONS TO 90 MILLIONS. TOKYO, THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN FACING THE POPULATION BOOM AT 1960. THE POPULATION PRESSURE AND THE WAR RECOVERING ISSUES URGE A SERIES OF PROPOSALS. METABOLISM IS THEN GIVING A CHOICE TO THE SOCIETY.
KENZO TENGO
THE REAL ESTATE ISSUE THREATENS THE NEW GENERATION. THE PRICE KEEP RISING AND SEEMS THERE IS NO TURNING BACK. A LIVABLE SPACE IS NOW IN NON-AFFORDABLE PRICE. IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF LIVING WHICH DETACH FROM THE EXISTING SYSTEM AND FULFILL THE DESIRE OF OUR NEW GENERATION?
HONG KONG RIPPED ROOM
CAUSEWAY BAY IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST DISTINCT IN HONG KONG. WITH ITS DYNAMIC CHARACTERS, IT IS THE BEST PLACE TO DEMONSTRATE THE HONG KONG DAILY SCENARIO. LET’S SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. I NEED TO KNOW THE NARRATIVE OF IT.
causeway bay hong kong
PUBLIC TOILET RESIDENTIAL COMMERICAL
HK$45/ sqft 536 sqft
MARKET SET OFF SPACE, PRICE DEFINES SPACE. THE SOCIETY IS FULL OF NEGATIVE EMOTION. THE SPACE HERE IS DEFINED BY ITS ECONOMICAL VALUE. THERE IS A LIMATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE NEW GENERATION IS URGING FOR A LIVABLE SPACE. THE UNPRECENDENTED SCALE OF DEMAND IN HOUSING IS NOW SEEKING FOR ALTERNATIVE. WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A COHERENT SOLUTION. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ‘AVANT-GARDE’ PROPOSAL. AN OBESSION WITH FORM OVER SOCIAL CONTEXT. SOMETHING LIKE A CAPSULE TOWER BUILDING ENCOURAGING THE MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SPACE.
HK$57/ sqft 150 sqft
I DON’T CARE WHERE I LIVE. THE BUILDINGS HERE ARE PRUELY CONTAINERS. A WALL AND A SPACE. WHO’S CARE THE DESIGN? WE CARE THE RENT AND SPACE. I WANT A PRIVATE SPACE WITH AFFORDABLE PRICE. WHY IS IT SO UNAFFORDABLE NOW? THE PRICE CHANGES EVERY MONTH! I NEED TO GET A PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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HK$71/ sqft 120 sqft
WITH OVER 133 SERVICED APARTMENT RANGING FROM 230 - 1600 sq ft, I AM GIVING OUT LUXURY CHOICES AND HOTEL SERVICES TO THE NEW GENERATION.
HK$42/ sqft 1149 sqft HK$35/ sqft 720 sqft
SHOP HOUSE (TONG LAU)
HK$36/ sqft 901 sqft
HK$39/ sqft 753 sqft
HK$40/ sqft 550 sqft
SER
HK$50/ sqft 869 sqft
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HK$102/ sqft 186 sqft
HK$71/ sqft 120 sqft
HK$80/ sqft 16065 sqft
HK$43/ sqft 446 sqft
HK$37/ sqft 600 sqft
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I AM A SHOPPING MALL, A OFFICE, A PARK. I AM MIX-USED. I AM EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. I AM AN ARCHITECTURAL BUFFET. MY NAME IS HYSAN PLACE. I AM A GRAND A BUFFET SERVING THIS AREA. I KNOW I AM LOOKING SO GOOD. I HAVE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS, GREENARY ETC. LOOK AROUND MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. THEY ARE TOO OLD, TOO SHORT, TOO OLD FASHION. THEY ARE WAITING TO DIE. I AM REPRESENTING THE HONG KONG UP-TO-DATED TREND. I AM THE ICON.
I AM A CO-LIVING APARTMENT RANGING FROM 80sqft -200 sqft IN SIZE. ROOMS ARE EQUIPPED WITH INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED AIR-CONDITIONING, LARGE DIGITAL TV, NOW TV (CABLE TV), COMPLIMENTARY WI-FI INTERNET ACCESS, IN-ROOM SAFE, LINEN, HAIR-DRYER, IRONING STATION AND CAREFULLY SELECTED TOILETRIES.
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BUILT AT 2002, I AM THE YOUNGEST TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL TOWER WITH PODIUM IN JARDINE'S BAZAAR.
>7.3 M PEOPLE
6,777 PPL/ sqkm
7%
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THE IDEA OF CAPSULE TOWER IS TO CREATE A NATURE LIKE STRUCTURES PROVIDING140 INDIVIDUAL CELLS WHICH COULD BE CHANGED AND MOVED AS NEEDED, CREATING A FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE LIVING AND WORKING SPACE. LET’S FIRST INSERT THE SYSTEM IN THIS STREET.
Responsive (adjective) being reactive to something quickly and positively. in response; answering.
ORIGINAL THE USE OF SPACE ARE BOUNDED BY ITS STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL VALUE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BUSINESS GROUP ARE INVADING THIS STREET.
Responsive in Architecture Reaction and communication with the ecosystem of our world in form of a cycle between humans and buildings.
AFTER THE CAPSULE BUILDING SOMEHOW STOP THE INVASION AS ALL THE MODULES ARE FIXED AND DEFAULT AS DOMESTIC USE ONLY. ALSO IT ALLOWS THE POTENTIAL GROWTH AND DECAY WITHIN THE STRUCTURE.
THE IS A LIVING AND OFFICE TOWER THAT IS ADAPTIVE AND RENEWABLE. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE TOWER IS THE DETAIL OF LIVING AND WORKING SPACE AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND UNITS.
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CAPSULE FLOOR PLAN THE CELL ITSELF, HOWEVER, PROMPTING THE IDEA OF REPLACEMENT.
TOWER TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
SERVICE SPACE LIVING SPACE
PROGRAM CIRCULATION
SERVICE SPACE
MOVEMENT MINUTE WORK, EAT, SLEEP, SHOWER
DECAY
25- 35 YEARS
GROWTH
25- 35 YEARS
A SPECIFIC LIFESTYLE HAS BEEN CREATED HERE. THINGS ARE STANDARDIZED AND NON-CHANGEABLE.
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IF THE HIGH LAND VALUE IS THE KEY PROBLEM OF THE CAPSULE TOWER, WHAT IF WE BUILT IT ON THE NON-OCCUPIED AREA .....
CHARACTER TWO
MONSTER
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SPACE IS EXTRACTED FROM THE UPPER PART OF BUSY TRAFFIC. THE SPACE BEING RECONSTRUCTED INTO DIFFERENT ORDER AND SIZE IN ORDER TO CREATE PROGRAM.
LIVING SPACE IS IN THE FIRST PRIORITY AMONG OTHERS. HOWEVER IT BARELY BE PARKED IN DAY TIME.
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THE STRUCTURE IS STILL TOO LARGE IN A WAY IT TAKES LOTS OF SPACE. FURTHERMORE, THE DAY IN DAY OUT SYSTEM IS NO CONVENIENT FOR THE USERS......
INSTEAD OF THE BUILDING, CAN WE HAVE A NEW SOLUTION ON THE ARRANGEMENT OF PROGRAM?
SO WE DO NOT NEED TO CONSTRUCT A NEW TOWER BUT MAKING USE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE!!
CHARACTER THREE
TOOLS AND ITS METAMORPHOSIS
IMAGINE A COMPOSITE OF MOLECULES. ITS STRUCTURE CAN BE STEERED AND ALTERED IN REAL TIME. IT FORMS A MATERIAL THAT CAN CHANGE SHAPE, SHRINK AND EXPAND TO DO ALMOST EVERYTHING. 1
THE MATERIAL CAN BE SOLID AND CAN FORM WALLS AND CEILINGS. THESE WALLS AND CEILINGS CAN BE ENCLOSED BUT CAN ALSO OPEN UP IF WE’D LIKE, TO ALLOW FOR MORE LIGHT OR A BETTER VIEW.
OUR ENVIRONMENT COULD BECOME COMPLETELY ALIVE. LET;S CALL IT BARBA. BARBA WOULD ALLOW US TO ADAPT THE SPACE AROUND US TO MEET OUR DESIRES AND NEEDS AT THE MOMENT THY AROSE. THERE WOULD BE NO WASTED SPACE! 3
BARBA, OUR DREAM MATERIAL, HAS A VERY POWERFUL POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF CITIES.... 4
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CAN WE LIVE IN AN EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT? CAN BUILDING CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTS OUR ACTIVITIES?
INSTEAD OF A IDEAL MATERIAL THAT TRANSFORM ITSELF INTO ANY KIND OF USE BY ADAPTING OUR MOVES, CAN THIS IDEA BE APPLIED TO STRUCTURE AND PROGRAM ARRANGEMENT?
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WHAT CAN I GET IN CAUSEWAY BAY WITHIN $5000 ........
SHIT.. THERE ARE ALL OVER $5000..
WHAT I NEED IS A SPACE I CAN LAY ON. I DON’T EVEN NEED A LIVING ROOM AND A KITCHEN.... I JUST NEED A PLACE I CAN STAY AT NIGHT......
GO FIND KATHERINE. SHE IS A MASTER STUDENT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. SHE GOT A SOLUTION FOR THE NEW GENERATION LIKE YOU.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A NEW GENERATION LIKE ME??
LegCo Member Yau Wai-ching
EVEN WE WANNA HAVE SEX,
A GENERATION WITH NO SAVING BUT SO WANNA HAVE A PRIVATE SPACE. I WATCH TV TOO KID..
WE CAN’T FIND A ROOM
MAYBE..SOME OF THEM WILL NEED A ROOM FOR SEX.... BUT FOR ME, I JUST NEED A PLACE TO STAY.
SLEEP AND REST....
A PLACE I CAN SIT AND STAND.... READ AND THINK....
A PLACE THAT ALLOW ME TO HAVE PRIVACY AND HOPE....
IS IT JUST A DREAM? IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE?
GO FIND KATHERINE, THE MASTER STUDENT AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, SHE IS WORKING ON A SERIES OF LIVABLE PROTOTYPE. YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING THERE.
KNOWLES BUILDING HONG KONG UNIVERSITY
CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG 2017
THERE ARE DIFFERENT KIND OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING HERE. FROM TONG LAU TO THE LATEST CO-LIVING SPACE.
NON OF THE LIVABLE SPACE IS DEALING WITH THE KEY ISSUE OF TODAY UNAFFORDABLE FLAT PRICE. THERE JUST REPEATING THE SAME FORMULA BUT REDUCING THE FLAT SIZE IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE COST.
FROM WALKING CITY- THE CONCEPT OF MOBILITY AND INFORMAL TO CAPSULE TOWER- THE CONCEPT OF METABOLISM AND LATEST BARBA ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY, CAN WE THINK OF SOMETHING DIRECT TRANSLATE TODAY POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CIRCUMSTANCE?
NO FANTASY OF SPACE NEED TO BE DESIGN BUT ONLY A BASIC LIVABLE SPACE
A LIVABLE SPACE WORKS WITH ITS COMMUNITY
WHERE IS SHE......
DELL
KATHERINE
RING RING CALLING
RING RING
HI THIS IS KATHERINE HERE. I AM OUT FOR SOME RESEARCH BUT I GOT SOMETHING YOU NEED HERE IN MY COMPUTER. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE THESIS I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON RECENTLY. CALLING
SOME RESEARCH HAVE BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY WHICH SHOWS THE POTENTIAL OF INFORMAL LIVING IN CAUSEWAY BAY. LET ME SEND YOU THE FILES NOW. CALLING
I INVESTIGATE THE OPEN RESOURCES AROUND CAUSEWAY BAY AND THERE ARE LOTS OF SPACES ALLOWING DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EAT, READ, WORK AND REST.
MCDONALD
Portion of G/F, 1/F and 2/F, 46-54 Yee Wo Street
ESLITE
Hysan Place 11/F, 500 Hennessy Rd, East Point
1.5hrs
1-1.5hrs
30mins1.5hrs
24HOURS
FOOD COURT
Hysan Place 8/F-10/F, 500 Hennessy Rd, East Point
10AM-10PM
I-ONE INTERNET CAFE
2-6 Ying Kong Mansion, 9/F, Yee Wo Steet
11AM-11PM
HONG KONG CENTRAL LIBRARY
PACIFIC COFFEE
66 Causeway Road
Shop D, G/F, Midtown, 1 Tang Lung Street 30mins1.5hrs
1.5hrs
2-3.5hrs
24HOURS
1000-2200
0800-2200
VICTORIA PARK SWIMMING POOL
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Victoria Park Swimming Pool, 1 Hing Fat Street
Upper Basement, Parklane Hotel,310 Gloucester Road 30 mins -1hr
45 mins2.5 hrs
0630-2100
Reading
Lok Sing Centre, 2-8 Sugar Street, East Point
3-5 hrs
1030- 2230
Chatting
Singing
1030- 0545
Working
Showering
Showering
Net-surfing
IT REVEALS THE TRUTH THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REMOVE SOME DOMESTIC ELEMENTS THAT WE THOUGHT IT IS A MUST TO HAVE AND TO PROMOTE THE IDEA OF SHARING RESOURCES.
EVEN YOULOCKHART HAVE A TRADITIONAL FLAT, IT DOES NOT 503-505 ROAD MEAN CAN MAKING USEWHAT ALL IFTHE IF THEREYOU IS EFFICIENCY ON USABLE AREA, WE SPACE MOST ALSO TAKING TIME AS A ESTIMATION FACTOR? HERE, A OF THECASE TIME. FACT, MOST OF IT ARE IN VERY LOW VISUAL STUDYIN DEMONSTRATE THE DAILY ACTIVITY OF WITHIN TWO FLAT. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THEa MEASUREMENT OF WASTED SPACE CAN BE ESTABLISHED. EFFICIENCY. FLAT A ARTIST/ NIGHT SHIFT WORKER 25
ARTIST/ NIGHT SHIFT WORKER 25
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7 am
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7:10 Gehry starts working
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9:15 Mr Chan is up and gets dressed
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5 mins
9:30 Mr Chan has breakfast
9 am 15 mins
20 mins
9:35 Hadid takes shower
7 am Zzz
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10 mins
8:30 Gehry takes shower
7:00 Hadid starts painting 5 mins
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20 mins
8:35 Gehry goes to sleep
8 am 8:20 Mrs Chan goes to work
10:15 Mary gets dressed
9:45 Mr. Chan goes to work
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15 mins
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8 am 08:05 Mary makes coffee
10:35 Mary has breakfast 9:40 Hadid goes to sleep
11 am - 6 pm
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10:50 Mary goes to studio
Mrs Chan prepares dinner 19:25 Hadid prepares light dinner
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40 mins
10 am
19:15 Ghery gets dressed 19:45 Dinner together
7 pm
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25 mins 15 mins 20 mins
15 mins
8 pm
25 mins
11 am - 6 pm 30 mins
20:55 Mr. Chan takes shower 20:30 The couple has dinner
19:55 Ghery back to work
22:30 Mrs Chan takes shower 10 pm
15 mins
7 pm
40 mins
21:05 Hadid makes coffee
11 pm 8 pm
21:30 Take smoking break together
22:00 Hadid goes to work 10 pm
23:45 Mr Chan goes online 00:25 Mrs Chan reads book
12 am 9 pm
25 mins
01:30 Mary takes shower 1 am- 6am
11 pm 30 mins
00:45 Mrs Chan goes online Zzz
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06:00 Ghery takes smoking break
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10 am- 10 pm
10 mins
12 am 10 pm- 10 am 1 am- 6am
FLAT B ARCHITECTURE STUDENT 22
BUSINESSMAN 51
TEACHER 48
11 am- 11 pm
MARY
MR.CHAN
9 pm
5 mins
10 mins
21:45 Ghery goes to work
21:20 Hadid makes coffee
The couple watches TV
MRS.CHAN
11pm - 11am
I AM SEEKING AM ALTERNATIVE FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU. NEW GENERATION WHO DO NOT MIND TRYING SOMETHING NEW. THIS PROJECT IS A EXPERIMENTAL IDEA.
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WHY US ? THE NEW GENERATION?
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KATHERINE
YOU HAVE NO SAVING, CANNOT AFFORD THE MARKET PRICE AND YOU SO WANNA HAVE A PRIVATE SPACE. I WILL SHOW YOU THE 4 TYPES OF LIVABLE SPACE I DESIGNED IN S,M,L SCALE FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM ACCORDING TO YOUR NEED.
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BALCONY
BRIDGE
BUSTLE
IN BETWEEN
4 AREAS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THIS EXPLORATION.
BALCONY
BUSTLE
BRIDGE
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THE LARGE SCALE
THE SCALE IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SIZE. BOTH BRIDGE AND BALCONY ARE IN LARGE SCALE.
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KATHERINE
THEY ARE ALSO SITUATED AT THE MOST CHALLENGING POSITION IN TERMS OF OPERATION. THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH THE EXISTING BUILDINGS - THE BRIDGE AND TONG LAU.
“BRIDGE” FOCUS ON THE ISOLATION OF LIVABLE UNIT VERSUS EXISTING DYNAMIC TRAFFIC. THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THIS STRONG CONTRADISTINCTION IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL OF USING EXISTING FACILITIES EVEN IT IS LOCATED AT THE MOST BUSY DISTRICT.
“BALCONY” FOCUS ON THE ADAPTION OF “WASTED SPACE” AND THE COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBORHOOD. IT DEMONSTRATE THE IDEA OF CO-LIVING AND TRYING TO BRING IT FURTHER THAN THAT. CO-LIVING HERE MEANS TO LIVE IN TWO SEPARATED LIVING CULTURE.
IT SEEMS LIKE A COMPLICATED SYSTEM. IS IT SAFE LIVING THERE?
YES! LET ME SHOW YOU THE EXTREME CASE NOW!!
YES
IMAGINE THERE IS A FIRE AT THE MID NIGHT....
THE FIRE ALARMS WORK AND EVERYBODY NOTICE THE ACCIDENT
WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS TURN ON THE PARKING SYSTEM. THE WHOLE SYSTEM WILL LOCATE BACK TO THE PROPER LOCATION AND RELEASE THE ESCAPE CAT LADDER.
SOME MAY CALL THE POLICE AND THE FIREMEN WILL ARRIVE WITHIN 7 MINUTES AS PROMISED IN THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. ALL STRUCTURE ARE WITH 2 HOURS FIRE RESISTANCE.
THE MEDIUM SCALE
“IN BETWEEN” FOCUS ON THE ACCESSIBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF USING LEFTOVER SPACE. IT IS TO EXPLORE THE LIMITATION OF URBAN EXPANSION. ONE OF THE LIMITATION HERE IS THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A MAIN STRUCTURE FOR THE NEW ADD-ON.
LET ME SHOW YOU ANOTHER EXTREME CASE HERE.
IMAGINE TYPHOON ARRIVING HONG KONG....
WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS TURN ON THE PARKING SYSTEM. THE WHOLE SYSTEM WILL LOCATE BACK TO THE PROPER LOCATION AND CLOSE ALL THE OPENING AUTOMATICALLY.
THE SMALL SCALE
“BUSTLE” FOCUS ON THE MOBILITY AND THE SITELESS SITUATION. IT EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL OF WALKING HOUSE. LIVING LIKE A NOMADIC, MOVE AROUND THE CITY, DETACH WITH THE LIMITATION OF LAND AND BOUNDARY.
IF ALL THESE IDEAS CAN BE APPLIED IN CAUSEWAY BAY, WHAT WILL THE CITY LOOK LIKE??
THE INFORMAL LIVING CULTURE WILL SPREAD OUT WITH INCREDIBLE SPEED. IT ENHANCES THE INTENSITY OF THE CITY.
APPENDIX I
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND ARCHITECTURAL EVE POLITICAL/ EVENT IN JAPAN
JAPANESE CITIZENS ALLOWED TO FREELY TRAVEL OVERSWAS FOR THE FIRST TIME
US, JAPAN, GERMANY, FRANCE, BRITIAN AND ITALY FORM G6
POLITICAL/ EVENT IN HONG KONG
THE GOVERNMENT LOW-COST HOUSING PROGRAM
10 YEARS HOUSING PROGRAM
METABOLISTS REUNITE TO FORM KEIKAKU RENGO (PLANNINIG FEDERATION) FOR TSUKUBA SCIENCE EXPO’85
LONG TERM HOUSING STRATEGY
THE LOST DECADE
10 YEARS HOUSING PLAN WHICH AIMED TO ACHIEVE 70% HOME OWNERSHIP RATE
POPULATION DECLINE
REVIEW OF THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
ECONOMY
JAPAN BECOMES SECOND HIGHEST GDP IN THE WORLD
INTERNAT EVEN
MAY 19
HONG KONG GDP IS STILL LOW, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GROWING RAPIDLY
TOKYO REAL ESTATE PRICES UP 670% SINCE 1960 HONG KONG’S LAND PRICE RISING UP, REAL ESTATE BECOMES NEW INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
END OF VIETN
DENG XIAO BECOMES LEA CHINA, BE MARKET REF AND SAYS “T RICH IS GLO
GDP PER CAPITA (80) JAPAN $9,307 USD HK $5,700 USD
TIANANMEN PROTES
JAPANESE ASSET PRICE BUBBLE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP PER CAPITA (98) JAPAN $30,969 USD US$32,949 USD HK $25,808 USD
THE HONG SPECIA ADMINISTR REGION (H GOVERNME SET U
GDP PER CAPITA (05) JAPAN $35,781 USD US$43,514 USD
311 TOH EARTHQ AND TSU
HK $26,649 USD
ENTS TIMELINE
TIONAL NT
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CAPSULE TOWER FIRST 7-11 OPENS IN KOTO WARD, TOKYO
FIRST SUPERMARKET “WELCOME” OPENS IN CENTRAL AND MCDONALD IN CAUSEWAY BAY
HYPER BLOCK
INVENTION SUCH AS SONY WALKMAN, FLASH MEMORY, NINTENDO FAMICOM MASS IMMIGRATUION FROM HONG KONG
NEW TOKYO PLAN 2025
PODIUM TOWER
COMPENSATED DATING, JOBLESS PROTEST AGAINST HOUSING POLICY
HYPER PODIUM TOWER CAPSULE HOTEL
HIGH CELL PHONE USAGE CLSOE OF LOST DECADE OUTBREAK OF H5N1 AND SARS
00s-17s
HOKU UAKE UNAMI
MASSIVE BLOCK
90s
KONG AL RATIVE HKSAR) NT WAS UP
WALKING CITY
80s
SQUARE STS
HOUSING IN HONG KONG
70s
OPING ADER OF EGINS FORMS TO GET RIOUS”
25% OF LABOUR FORCE ATILL IN ARGICULTURE IN JAPAN MOST OF THE HONGKONGERS WORK IN THE FACTORY WITH A LONG WORKING HOUR
ARCHITECTURAL EVENT
60s
NAM WAR
SOCITY
SUB-DIVIDED UNITS
APPENDIX II
HONG KONG 2016 LIVING SITUATION
SUBDIVIDED HOUSING UNIT
STANELY PRISO
DENSITY : 4.45 m² / PP
DENSITY : 7.50 m² /
HONG KONG CASE STUDIES AVERAGE RENTAL PRICES (2016) : HKD 302 /m²
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AFFORDABLE SINGLE UNIT
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AFFORDABLE
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 1944.88
PROPOSED RENTAL PR
EXTRA CIRCULATION : ---
EXTRA CIRCULATION : -
DENSITY : 6.44 m² / PP
DENSITY : 5.7 m² / pp
TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES : 6.44 m²
TOTAL WITH CIRCULAT
ON SINGLE CELL
AVERAGE LIVING SPACE PER PERSON (HA/ PRH TENANTS)
PP
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DENSITY : 13.10 m² / PP
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YOUNG SINGLE PROFESSIONAL SUITE
ICE : HKD 3442.8
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 4228
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EXTRA CIRCULATION : 3.15m²
ION TOLERANCES: 11.40 m²
DENSITY : 14.00 m² / PP TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES: 14.00 m²
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MATURE SINGLE PROFESSIONAL SUITE
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YOUNG COUP
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 1944.88
PROPOSED RENTAL PR
EXTRA CIRCULATION : ---
EXTRA CIRCULATION : 8
DENSITY : 6.44 m² / PP
DENSITY : 15.1 m² / PP
TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES : 25.74 m²
TOTAL WITH CIRCULAT
PLE SUITE
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ICE : HKD 9120.4
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 16410.68
8.09 m²
EXTRA CIRCULATION : 15.89 m²
ION TOLERANCES : 30.20 m²
MATURE COUPLE SUITE
DENSITY : 27.1 m² / PP TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES : 54.34 m²
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3 PERSONS FAMILIES
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 19279.68 EXTRA CIRCULATION : 18.95 m² DENSITY : 21.28 m² / PP TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES : 63.84 m² *GZG LXUS .1 IUS
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4 PERSONS FAMILIES
PROPOSED RENTAL PRICE : HKD 20828.94 EXTRA CIRCULATION : 17.64 m² DENSITY : 17.24 m² / PP TOTAL WITH CIRCULATION TOLERANCES : 68.97 m²
JUNE, 2017